2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season

2008–09 Vancouver Canucks
Division	TBD Northwest
Conference	TBD Western
2008–09 record	TBD
Home record	TBD
Road record	TBD
Goals for	TBD
Goals against	TBD
Team information
General manager	Mike Gillis
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	TBD
Team leaders
Goals	TBD
Assists	TBD
Points	TBD
Penalty minutes	TBD
Plus/minus	TBD
Wins	TBD
Goals against average	TBD

The 2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season will be the Canucks' 38th season in the National Hockey League. Template:NHLSeasonTOC

Offseason

On June 17, 2008, the Canucks named Ryan Walter as an assistant coach. He joins head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Rick Bowness on the Canucks' coaching staff. Walter, 50, played in 1,003 NHL games over 15 seasons with Washington, Montreal, and Vancouver, scoring 264 goals and 382 assists. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986. A native of New Westminster, British Columbia, Walter was the second overall pick by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

The Canucks lost two key veterans to free agency. Markus Naslund, the Canucks' captain for the previous seven season, signed a two-year, $8-million contract with the New York Rangers, while Pitt Meadows native Brendan Morrison signed a one-year, $2.75-million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Canucks also lost a promising young defenceman in Luc Bourdon, who died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick.

Among the Canucks' roster additions was Steve Bernier, who was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres for a second and third round draft pick, and Pavol Demitra, who signed a two-year, $8-million contract.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
2	Calgary Flames	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
3	Minnesota Wild	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
4	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
5	Colorado Avalanche	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
5	Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
6	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
8	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
8.5
9	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
10	Nashville Predators	CE	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
11	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

Trades

June 4, 2008

To Vancouver Canucks Steve Bernier

To Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles's 3rd round pick in 2009 2nd round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Darcy Hordichuk	Nashville Predators
Ryan Johnson	St. Louis Blues	Two-year, $2.3-million
Nolan Baumgartner	Dallas Stars
Mark Cullen	Detroit Red Wings
Pavol Demitra	Minnesota Wild	Two-year, $8-million
Rob Davison	New York Islanders
Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract Terms
Drew MacIntyre	Nashville Predators
Markus Naslund	New York Rangers	Two-year, $8-million
Brendan Morrison	Anaheim Ducks	One-year, $2.75-million
Mike Weaver	St. Louis Blues

Received from Waivers

Player	From
Kyle Wellwood	Toronto Maple Leafs

Placed on Waivers

Player

New Team

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Cody Hodgson (C)	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2	41	Yann Sauve (D)	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5	131	Prab Rai (C)	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	161	Mats Frøshaug (C)	Norway	Linköpings Jr. (Sweden)
7	191	Morgan Clark (G)	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Roster

Updated July 5, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32		Vyacheslav Buteyets	G	L	22	2022	Chelyabinsk, Russia
91		Leo Carlsson	C	L	19	2023	Karlstad, Sweden
75		Judd Caulfield	RW	R	23	2023	Grand Forks, North Dakota
31		Calle Clang	G	L	22	2022	Olofström, Sweden
68		Damian Clara	G	L	19	2023	Brunico, Italy
64		Sam Colangelo	RW	R	22	2020	Stoneham, Massachusetts
76		Rodwin Dionicio	D	L	20	2023	Newark, New Jersey
1		Lukas Dostal	G	L	24	2018	Brno, Czech Republic
–		Brian Dumoulin	D	L	32	2024	Biddeford, Maine
–		Robby Fabbri	C	L	28	2024	Mississauga, Ontario
4		Cam Fowler (A)	D	L	32	2010	Windsor, Ontario
41		Nathan Gaucher	C	R	20	2022	Chambly, Quebec
61		Cutter Gauthier	LW	L	20	2024	Skellefteå, Sweden
36		John Gibson	G	L	31	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7		Radko Gudas	D	R	34	2023	Prague, Czechoslovakia
–		Jansen Harkins	C	L	27	2024	Cleveland, Ohio
43		Drew Helleson	D	R	23	2022	Farmington, Minnesota
–		Tyson Hinds	D	L	21	2021	Gatineau, Quebec
44		Ross Johnston	LW	L	30	2023	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
17		Alex Killorn (A)	LW	L	34	2023	Halifax, Nova Scotia
60		Jackson LaCombe (RFA)	D	L	23	2019	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
20		Brett Leason	RW	R	25	2022	Calgary, Alberta
85		Josh Lopina	C	R	23	2021	Minooka, Illinois
21		Isac Lundestrom	C	L	24	2018	Gällivare, Sweden
67		Tristan Luneau	D	R	20	2022	Victoriaville, Quebec
26		Brock McGinn	LW	L	30	2023	Fergus, Ontario
23		Mason McTavish	C	L	21	2021	Zürich, Switzerland
–		Carson Meyer	RW	R	26	2024	Powell, Ohio
34		Pavel Mintyukov	D	L	20	2022	Moscow, Russia
48		Nico Myatovic	LW	L	19	2023	Prince George, British Columbia
73		Jan Mysak	C	L	22	2024	Litvinov, Czech Republic
62		Nikita Nesterenko (RFA)	C	L	22	2023	Brooklyn, New York
59		Sasha Pastujov	RW	L	20	2021	Bradenton, Florida
55		Coulson Pitre	RW	R	19	2023	Newmarket, Ontario
40		Pavol Regenda	LW	L	25	2022	Michalovce, Slovakia
38		Beckett Sennecke	RW	R	18	2024	Toronto, Ontario
57		Yegor Sidorov	RW	L	20	2023	Vitebsk, Belarus
50		Stian Solberg	D	L	18	2024	Oslo, Norway
16		Ryan Strome	C	R	31	2022	Mississauga, Ontario
78		Tomas Suchanek	G	L	21	2024	Přerov, Czech Republic
19		Troy Terry	RW	R	26	2015	Denver, Colorado
5		Urho Vaakanainen	D	L	25	2022	Joensuu, Finland
77		Frank Vatrano	RW	L	30	2022	East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
47		Noah Warren	D	R	19	2022	Montreal, Quebec
83		Jaxsen Wiebe	RW	L	22	2023	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
11		Trevor Zegras	C	L	23	2019	Bedford, New York
51		Olen Zellweger	D	L	20	2021	Calgary, Alberta

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season

Farm teams

Manitoba Moose

AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.

Victoria Salmon Kings

ECHL affiliate that is based in Victoria, British Columbia and their home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.