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1978–79 Vancouver Canucks
Division2nd Smythe
Conference6th Campbell
1978–79 record25–42–13
Home record15-18-7
Road record10-24-6
Goals for217
Goals against291
Team information
General managerJake Milford
CoachHarry Neale
CaptainDon Lever
Alternate captainsHarold Snepsts
Chris Oddleifson
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance13,622
Team leaders
GoalsRon Sedlbauer (40)
AssistsThomas Gradin (31)
Dennis Kearns (31)
PointsRon Sedlbauer (56)
Penalty minutesHarold Snepsts (130)
WinsGlen Hanlon (12)
Goals against averageGlen Hanlon (3.10)

The 1978–79 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's ninth in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

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New Vancouver Canucks Logo

The Canucks radically changed their appearance by changing the team's colors, logo and jersey. The blue and green scheme was replaced with gold, red and black. The logo of a stylized 'C' was replaced by a stylized ice skate in the new colors with the blade over top the name 'Canucks'. For the jersey, the logo was displayed on shoulder patches while the main body had the team's new colors arranged in a 'V' pattern, for Vancouver. The home jerseys were primarily yellow, a rarity at the time as most teams used white as the primary color for their home uniforms.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks 80 29 36 15 244 277 73
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 42 13 217 291 63
St. Louis Blues 80 18 50 12 249 348 48
Colorado Rockies 80 15 53 12 210 331 42

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Record vs. opponents

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Smythe Division record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 11, 1978 8–2 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 1–0–0
2 W October 13, 1978 8–4 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 2–0–0
3 T October 15, 1978 3–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 2–0–1
4 L October 17, 1978 6–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 2–1–1
5 L October 18, 1978 2–7 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 2–2–1
6 L October 20, 1978 1–5 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 2–3–1
7 W October 22, 1978 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 3–3–1
8 L October 25, 1978 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 3–4–1
9 L October 28, 1978 2–5 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 3–5–1
10 W October 29, 1978 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 4–5–1
11 W November 1, 1978 1–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 5–5–1
12 L November 3, 1978 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 5–6–1
13 L November 5, 1978 2–5 New York Rangers (1978–79) 5–7–1
14 L November 7, 1978 2–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 5–8–1
15 W November 8, 1978 6–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 6–8–1
16 L November 10, 1978 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 6–9–1
17 L November 12, 1978 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 6–10–1
18 L November 16, 1978 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 6–11–1
19 L November 18, 1978 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 6–12–1
20 W November 21, 1978 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 7–12–1
21 W November 23, 1978 7–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 8–12–1
22 L November 25, 1978 2–5 New York Islanders (1978–79) 8–13–1
23 W November 28, 1978 6–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 9–13–1
24 T November 29, 1978 1–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 9–13–2
25 W December 1, 1978 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 10–13–2
26 W December 5, 1978 3–0 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 11–13–2
27 W December 7, 1978 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 12–13–2
28 L December 9, 1978 5–7 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 12–14–2
29 L December 12, 1978 3–7 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 12–15–2
30 L December 13, 1978 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 12–16–2
31 L December 16, 1978 5–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 12–17–2
32 L December 17, 1978 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 12–18–2
33 L December 19, 1978 3–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 12–19–2
34 L December 20, 1978 2–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 12–20–2
35 W December 23, 1978 2–0 Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 13–20–2
36 T December 28, 1978 3–3 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 13–20–3
37 L December 30, 1978 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 13–21–3
38 L January 2, 1979 0–9 @ New York Islanders (1978–79) 13–22–3
39 W January 3, 1979 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 14–22–3
40 L January 5, 1979 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1978–79) 14–23–3
41 L January 6, 1979 0–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 14–24–3
42 W January 8, 1979 5–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 15–24–3
43 W January 11, 1979 4–3 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 16–24–3
44 T January 13, 1979 3–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 16–24–4
45 L January 14, 1979 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 16–25–4
46 T January 16, 1979 2–2 Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 16–25–5
47 T January 19, 1979 3–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 16–25–6
48 L January 24, 1979 0–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 16–26–6
49 W January 26, 1979 4–1 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 17–26–6
50 T January 27, 1979 2–2 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 17–26–7
51 L January 30, 1979 3–5 New York Rangers (1978–79) 17–27–7
52 L February 1, 1979 1–4 @ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 17–28–7
53 W February 3, 1979 5–1 @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 18–28–7
54 L February 4, 1979 1–6 @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 18–29–7
55 T February 13, 1979 3–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 18–29–8
56 L February 14, 1979 1–8 @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 18–30–8
57 L February 17, 1979 3–5 New York Islanders (1978–79) 18–31–8
58 T February 20, 1979 3–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 18–31–9
59 W February 22, 1979 3–0 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 19–31–9
60 L February 24, 1979 3–4 Boston Bruins (1978–79) 19–32–9
61 L February 26, 1979 0–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 19–33–9
62 T February 28, 1979 4–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 19–33–10
63 L March 2, 1979 2–6 Washington Capitals (1978–79) 19–34–10
64 L March 4, 1979 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 19–35–10
65 L March 7, 1979 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) 19–36–10
66 L March 8, 1979 1–11 @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 19–37–10
67 L March 10, 1979 1–3 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 19–38–10
68 L March 13, 1979 3–9 Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 19–39–10
69 L March 15, 1979 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 19–40–10
70 W March 16, 1979 4–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 20–40–10
71 W March 18, 1979 2–1 Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 21–40–10
72 T March 21, 1979 1–1 St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 21–40–11
73 L March 23, 1979 3–4 Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 21–41–11
74 W March 25, 1979 2–1 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 22–41–11
75 W March 27, 1979 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 23–41–11
76 L March 29, 1979 0–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 23–42–11
77 W March 31, 1979 2–0 @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 24–42–11
78 T April 1, 1979 2–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 24–42–12
79 W April 3, 1979 2–1 Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 25–42–12
80 T April 6, 1979 2–2 Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 25–42–13

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Vancouver's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Bill Derlago  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2 22 Curt Fraser  United States Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3 40 Stan Smyl  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
4 56 Harald Luckner  Sweden Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
4 57 Brad Smith  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
6 90 Gerry Minor  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
7 107 Dave Ross  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
8 124 Steve O'Neill  United States Providence College (ECAC)
9 141 Charlie Antetomaso  United States Boston College (ECAC)
10 158 Richard Martens  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vancouver Canucks 1978-79". NHL Uniforms. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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