2024–25 Vancouver Canucks season explained

The 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks season will be the 55th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

The Canucks will look to improve from their 2023–24 season, where they finished first place in the Pacific Division but were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[2]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[3]

2024–25 game log
Legend:

Player statistics

Goaltenders

Regular season [5] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award data-sort-type="date"Awarded !Ref

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone data-sort-type="date"Reached !Ref

Records

Regular season
Player Record data-sort-type="date"Date !Ref

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
7-years Free agency [7]
2-years Free agency [8]
2-years Free agency [9]
Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [10]
2-years Free agency [11]
1-year Free agency [12]
2-years Free agency [13]
1-year Free agency [14]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
7-years Free agency [15]
6-years Free agency
1-year Free agency [16]
3-years Free agency [17]
2-years Free agency [18]
Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 1-year Free agency [19]
1-year Free agency [20]
Adler Mannheim (DEL) 1-year Free agency [21]

Signings

Draft picks

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks. Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club (League)
393Melvin FernstromRWÖrebro HK (J20 Nationell)
4125Riley PattersonCBarrie Colts (OHL)
6162Anthony RomaniRWNorth Bay Battalion (OHL)
189DEdmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
7221DHC Fribourg-Gottéron (U20-Elit)
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. . 129. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. News: Cole . Tyson . June 21, 2024 . Canucks announce 2024-2025 pre-season schedule . Canucks Army . July 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: Canucks Announce 2024.25 Regular Season Schedule. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 2, 2024. July 2, 2024.
  4. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Regular Season - Skaters Stats . NHL.com . NHL . July 1, 2024.
  5. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Regular Season - Goalie Stats . NHL.com . NHL . July 1, 2024.
  6. Web site: Canucks Acquire Fourth-Round Pick from Edmonton in Exchange for Vasily Podkolzin. NHL.com. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
  7. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Jake DeBrusk on a Seven-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  8. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Danton Heinen on a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  9. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Kiefer Sherwood on a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  10. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Defenceman Derek Forbort on a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  11. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Goaltender Jiří Patera on a Two-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  12. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Nate Smith on a One-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  13. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Defenceman Vincent Desharnais on a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  14. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Daniel Sprong on a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 20, 2024. July 21, 2024.
  15. Web site: Bruins Announce July 1 Transactions . NHL.com . Boston Bruins . July 1, 2024.
  16. Web site: Utah Hockey Club Signs Defenseman Ian Cole to One-Year Contract . NHL.com . Utah Hockey Club . July 1, 2024.
  17. Web site: Stars sign Casey DeSmith to a three-year contract . NHL.com . Dallas Stars . July 1, 2024.
  18. Web site: Red Wings sign goaltender Jack Campbell to one-year contract and forward Sheldon Dries to two-year, two-way contract . NHL.com . . July 1, 2024.
  19. Web site: Aidan McDonough inks one-year AHL deal with Charlotte . . July 5, 2024.
  20. Web site: Blue Jackets sign Zach Sawchenko to one-year contract . NHL.com . . July 7, 2024.
  21. Web site: Adlerm complete the defense with Nick Cicek . . July 18, 2024.
  22. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Goaltender Artūrs Šilovs on a 2-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 16, 2024. July 21, 2024.