League: | NHL |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
Division: | Pacific |
Divisionrank: | 6th |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 11th |
Record: | 38–37–7 |
Homerecord: | 19–20–2 |
Roadrecord: | 19–17–5 |
Goalsfor: | 276 |
Goalsagainst: | 298 |
Generalmanager: | Patrik Allvin |
Coach: | Bruce Boudreau (Oct. 12 – Jan. 22) Rick Tocchet (Jan. 22 – Apr. 13) |
Captain: | Bo Horvat (Oct. 12 – Jan. 30) Vacant (Jan. 30 – Apr. 13) |
Altcaptain: | Oliver Ekman-Larsson Quinn Hughes (Feb–Apr) J. T. Miller Tyler Myers (Oct–Feb) Elias Pettersson (Feb–Apr) |
Arena: | Rogers Arena |
Attendance: | 18,702[1] |
Minorleague: | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) |
Goalsleader: | Andrei Kuzmenko Elias Pettersson (39) |
Assistsleader: | Quinn Hughes (69) |
Pointsleader: | Elias Pettersson (102) |
Plusminusleader: | Elias Pettersson (+16) |
Pimleader: | Tyler Myers (76) |
Winsleader: | Thatcher Demko (14) |
Gaaleader: | Arturs Silovs (2.75) |
The 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2023, when the Winnipeg Jets defeated the New Jersey Devils.[3]
The preseason schedule was published on July 5, 2022.[4]
2022 preseason game log: 2–3–2 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 0–3–0) | ||||||||||
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 25 | 3–2 | Vancouver | OT | 17,598 | 0–0–1 | [5] | |||
2 | September 25 | Vancouver | 0–4 | Calgary | 5,000 | 0–1–1 | [6] | |||
3 | September 29 | 4–3 | Vancouver | OT | Silovs | 16,480 | 0–1–2 | [7] | ||
4 | October 1 | Vancouver | 0–4 | Seattle | 17,151 | 0–2–2 | [8] | |||
5 | October 3 | Vancouver | 2–7 | Delia | 15,716 | 0–3–2 | [9] | |||
6 | October 5 | Edmonton | 4–5 | Vancouver | 7,046 | 1–3–2 | [10] | |||
7 | October 7 | 0–4 | Vancouver | Demko | 18,672 | 2–3–2 | [11] | |||
Notes: Indicates split-squad. Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia. |
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[12]
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Legend: |
80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | +16 | 14 | ||
81 | 32 | 50 | 82 | −7 | 60 | ||
78 | 7 | 69 | 76 | +15 | 34 | ||
81 | 39 | 35 | 74 | +9 | 8 | ||
74 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −20 | 24 | ||
‡ | 49 | 31 | 23 | 54 | +3 | 12 | |
81 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −5 | 31 | ||
46 | 13 | 15 | 28 | +3 | 2 | ||
79 | 11 | 12 | 23 | −16 | 60 | ||
54 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −24 | 22 | ||
‡ | 55 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +9 | 71 | |
† | 33 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −6 | 14 | |
63 | 11 | 6 | 17 | −9 | 29 | ||
78 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −16 | 76 | ||
68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −12 | 18 | ||
† | 61 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +6 | 25 | |
30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −1 | 14 | ||
25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −4 | 6 | ||
† | 47 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −11 | 12 | |
39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −5 | 9 | ||
‡ | 45 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 14 | |
48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 62 | ||
14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −9 | 21 | ||
‡ | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −14 | 23 | |
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 15 | ||
17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 6 | ||
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 | ||
16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 4 | ||
† | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | ||
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 | ||
† | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
† | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
‡ | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 0 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
32 | 32 | 1,878:31 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 99 | 3.16 | 1,005 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
29 | 27 | 1,610:11 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 107 | 3.99 | 830 | .871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | 18 | 1,135:40 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 3.28 | 526 | .882 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | 5 | 305:56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2.75 | 152 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Award | data-sort-type="date" | Awarded ! | Ref |
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December 24, 2022 | [97] | |||
NHL All-Star game selection | January 5, 2023 | [98] | ||
NHL All-Star game selection | January 19, 2023 | [99] |
Player | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached ! | Ref |
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1st career NHL game | October 12, 2022 | [100] | ||
1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 12, 2022 | [101] | ||
1st career NHL assist | October 17, 2022 | [102] | ||
100th career NHL goal | October 18, 2022 | [103] | ||
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 20, 2022 | [104] | ||
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | October 28, 2022 | [105] | ||
November 3, 2022 | [106] | |||
200th career NHL assist | November 5, 2022 | [107] | ||
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | November 15, 2022 | [108] | ||
200th career NHL game | November 21, 2022 | [109] | ||
300th career NHL assist | December 5, 2022 | [110] | ||
600th career NHL game | December 10, 2022 | [111] | ||
400th career NHL point | December 23, 2022 | [112] [113] | ||
900th career NHL game | January 3, 2023 | [114] | ||
300th career NHL assist | January 5, 2023 | [115] | ||
200th career NHL goal | January 14, 2023 | [116] | ||
100th career NHL point | January 27, 2023 | [117] | ||
500th career NHL point | February 8, 2023 | [118] | ||
900th career NHL game | February 11, 2023 | [119] | ||
100th career NHL game | February 13, 2023 | [120] | ||
100th career NHL assist | February 13, 2023 | [121] | ||
1st career NHL game | February 15, 2023 | [122] | ||
1st career NHL win | February 18, 2023 | [123] | ||
300th career NHL game | February 21, 2023 | [124] | ||
100th career NHL game | February 27, 2023 | [125] | ||
300th career NHL game | February 27, 2023 | [126] | ||
1st career NHL assist | February 27, 2023 | [127] | ||
100th career NHL game | March 2, 2023 | [128] | ||
200th career NHL assist | March 4, 2023 | [129] | ||
900th career NHL game | March 6, 2023 | [130] | ||
300th career NHL point | March 6, 2023 | [131] | ||
700th career NHL game | March 8, 2023 | [132] | ||
300th career NHL point | March 14, 2023 | [133] | ||
1st career NHL goal | March 14, 2023 | |||
1st career NHL game | March 26, 2023 | [134] | ||
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | March 31, 2023 | [135] | ||
1st career NHL game | April 6, 2023 | [136] | ||
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | April 8, 2023 | [137] | ||
200th career NHL goal | April 11, 2023 | [138] | ||
1st career NHL hat-trick | April 13, 2023 | [139] |
Player | Record | data-sort-type="date" | Date ! | Ref |
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Fastest defenseman in NHL history to record 200 assists (263 games) | March 4, 2023 |
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Dickinson 2nd-round pick in 2024 | To Vancouver Canucks Riley Stillman | [140] | ||
To Boston Bruins Michael DiPietro Jonathan Myrenberg | To Vancouver Canucks Jack Studnicka | [141] | ||
To Carolina Hurricanes 5th-round pick in 2023 | To Vancouver Canucks Ethan Bear Lane Pederson | [142] | ||
To New York Islanders Bo Horvat | To Vancouver Canucks Anthony Beauvillier Aatu Raty Conditional 1st-round pick in 2023 | [143] | ||
To New York Rangers Will Lockwood 7th-round pick in 2026 | To Vancouver Canucks Vitali Kravtsov | [144] | ||
To Buffalo Sabres Riley Stillman | To Vancouver Canucks Josh Bloom | [145] | ||
To Toronto Maple Leafs Luke Schenn | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2023 | [146] | ||
To Detroit Red Wings NYI conditional 1st-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To Vancouver Canucks Filip Hronek 4th-round pick in 2023 | [147] | ||
To New Jersey Devils Curtis Lazar | To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2024 | [148] | ||
To New York Rangers Wyatt Kalynuk | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations | [149] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [150] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [151] | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [152] | |||
SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [153] | |||
3-year | Free agency | [154] | ||||
4-year | Free agency | [155] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [156] | ||||
Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) | 2-year | Free agency | [157] | |||
Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) | 1-year | Free agency | [158] | |||
Södertälje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan) | 2-year | Free agency | [159] | |||
Ohio State Buckeyes (B1G) | 2-year | Free agency | [160] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [161] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [162] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [163] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [164] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [165] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [166] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [167] | ||||
ZSC Lions (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [168] | |||
Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [169] | |||
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [170] | |||
Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [171] | |||
1-year | Buy-out | [172] [173] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1-year | [174] | |||
1-year | [175] | |||
7-year | [176] | |||
2-year | [177] | |||
2-year | [178] | |||
3-year | [179] | |||
2-year | [180] | |||
2-year | [181] | |||
2-year | [182] | |||
3–year | [183] | |||
3-year | [184] | |||
1-year | [185] |
See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks. Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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1 | 15 | Jonathan Lekkerimaki | RW | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) | ||
3 | 80 | Elias Pettersson | D | Örebro HK (J20 Nationell) | ||
4 | 112 | Daimon Gardner | C | Warroad High (USHS-MN) | ||
5 | 144 | Ty Young | G | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
6 | 176 | Jackson Dorrington | D | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) | ||
7 | 208 | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |