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2024–25 Vancouver Canucks season

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2024–25 Vancouver Canucks
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record0–0–2
Home record0–0–2
Road record0–0–0
Goals for7
Goals against9
Team information
General managerPatrik Allvin
CoachRick Tocchet
CaptainQuinn Hughes
Alternate captainsJ. T. Miller
Elias Pettersson
ArenaRogers Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrock Boeser (2)
AssistsQuinn Hughes (2)
Points5 tied (2)
Penalty minutesJ. T. Miller (5)
Plus/minusQuinn Hughes (+2)
Goals against averageKevin Lankinen (1.85)
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The 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks season is 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.

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 1 8 4 +4 2
2 Los Angeles Kings 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3 Calgary Flames 1 1 0 0 0 6 5 +1 2
4 Vancouver Canucks 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 −1 1
5 San Jose Sharks 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 −1 1
6 Anaheim Ducks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seattle Kraken 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 −1 0
8 Edmonton Oilers 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 −6 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 10, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Dallas Stars 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 +1 2
2 CE Minnesota Wild 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 2
3 PA Vancouver Canucks 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 −1 1
4 PA San Jose Sharks 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 −1 1
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CE Nashville Predators 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 −1 0
7 PA Seattle Kraken 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 −1 0
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 −3 0
9 CE Colorado Avalanche 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 −4 0
10 PA Edmonton Oilers 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 −6 0
Updated to game(s) played on October 10, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[4]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[11]

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–2 (Home: 0–0–2 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Calgary 6–5 Vancouver OT Silovs 18,850 0–0–1 1 [12]
2 October 11 Philadelphia 3–2 Vancouver SO Lankinen 18,875 0–0–2 2 [13]
3 October 15 Vancouver Tampa Bay
4 October 17 Vancouver Florida
5 October 19 Vancouver Philadelphia
6 October 22 Vancouver Chicago
7 October 26 Pittsburgh Vancouver
8 October 28 Carolina Vancouver
9 October 30 New Jersey Vancouver

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season [15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Kevin Lankinen 1 1 65:00 0 0 1 2 1.85 31 .935 0 0 0 0
Arturs Silovs 1 1 60:37 0 0 1 6 5.94 26 .769 0 0 0 0

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

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded Ref

Milestones

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Records

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Regular season
Player Record Date Ref

Transactions

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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.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
August 18, 2024 (2024-08-18) To Edmonton Oilers
Vasily Podkolzin
To Vancouver Canucks
OTT 4th-round pick in 2025
[17]
October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06) To Colorado Avalanche
Tucker Poolman1
4th-round pick in 2025
To Vancouver Canucks
Erik Brannstrom
[18]

Notes

  • Canucks retain 20% of Poolman's remaining salary.

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake DeBrusk Boston Bruins 7-years Free agency [19]
Danton Heinen 2-years Free agency [20]
Derek Forbort 1-year Free agency [21]
Kiefer Sherwood Nashville Predators 2-years Free agency [22]
Jiri Patera Vegas Golden Knights 2-years Free agency [23]
Nathan Smith Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [24]
Vincent Desharnais Edmonton Oilers 2-years Free agency [25]
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) Daniel Sprong Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [26]
September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21) Kevin Lankinen Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [27]
October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) Jiri Patera Boston Bruins Waivers [28]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Elias Lindholm Boston Bruins 7-years Free agency [29]
Nikita Zadorov 6-years Free agency [29]
Ian Cole Utah Hockey Club 1-year Free agency [30]
Casey DeSmith Dallas Stars 3-years Free agency [31]
Sheldon Dries Detroit Red Wings 2-years Free agency [32]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Aidan McDonough Charlotte Checkers (AHL) 1-year Free agency [33]
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) Zach Sawchenko Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [34]
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18) Nick Cicek Adler Mannheim (DEL) 1-year Free agency [35]
October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02) Jiri Patera Boston Bruins Waivers [36]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) Arturs Silovs 2-year [37]
September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) Vilmer Alriksson 3-year† [38]
October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06) Nils Hoglander 3-year‡ [39]

Draft picks

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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.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
3 93 Melvin Fernstrom RW  Sweden Örebro HK (J20 Nationell)
4 125 Riley Patterson C  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
6 162[A] Anthony Romani RW  Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)
189 Parker Alcos D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
7 221 Basile Sansonnens D   Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gottéron (U20-Elit)

Notes

  1. ^ The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on December 15, 2023, that sent Jack Studnicka to San Jose in exchange for Nick Cicek and this pick.[40]

References

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