1996–97 Vancouver Canucks season

1996–97 Vancouver Canucks
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	9th Western
1996–97 record	35–40–7
Goals for	257
Goals against	273
Team information
General manager	Pat Quinn
Coach	Tom Renney
Captain	Trevor Linden
Team leaders
Goals	Martin Gelinas (35)
Assists	Alexander Mogilny (42)
Points	Alexander Mogilny (73)
Penalty minutes	Gino Odjick (371)
Wins	Kirk McLean (21)
Goals against average	Kirk McLean (3.21)

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	36	33	13	243	231	85
3	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
4	9	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
5	10	Calgary Flames	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
6	12	Los Angeles Kings	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
7	13	San Jose Sharks	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	36	33	13	245	233	85
5	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
6	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	34	35	13	223	210	81
9	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
10	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	44	8	230	273	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 1996	3–1	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	1–0–0
2	L	October 6, 1996	0–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	1–1–0
3	L	October 9, 1996	1–2	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	1–2–0
4	W	October 12, 1996	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	2–2–0
5	L	October 14, 1996	4–5 OT	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	2–3–0
6	W	October 17, 1996	6–1	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	3–3–0
7	L	October 19, 1996	2–9	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	3–4–0
8	L	October 23, 1996	1–4	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	3–5–0
9	W	October 26, 1996	2–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	4–5–0
10	W	October 30, 1996	6–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	5–5–0
11	W	November 1, 1996	5–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	6–5–0
12	W	November 2, 1996	4–3	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	7–5–0
13	L	November 8, 1996	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	7–6–0
14	W	November 11, 1996	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	8–6–0
15	L	November 13, 1996	4–5 OT	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	8–7–0
16	W	November 14, 1996	3–0	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	9–7–0
17	L	November 16, 1996	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	9–8–0
18	W	November 19, 1996	2–0	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	10–8–0
19	W	November 21, 1996	2–1 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	11–8–0
20	W	November 23, 1996	5–3	New York Rangers (1996–97)	12–8–0
21	L	November 26, 1996	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	12–9–0
22	W	November 27, 1996	6–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	13–9–0
23	L	November 29, 1996	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	13–10–0
24	L	December 1, 1996	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	13–11–0
25	T	December 3, 1996	2–2 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	13–11–1
26	W	December 4, 1996	7–6 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	14–11–1
27	L	December 7, 1996	2–3	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	14–12–1
28	L	December 11, 1996	1–6	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	14–13–1
29	L	December 13, 1996	1–2	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	14–14–1
30	W	December 15, 1996	8–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	15–14–1
31	L	December 18, 1996	1–2	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	15–15–1
32	W	December 20, 1996	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	16–15–1
33	L	December 23, 1996	0–7	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	16–16–1
34	L	December 26, 1996	1–6	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	16–17–1
35	L	December 27, 1996	4–7	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	16–18–1
36	L	December 31, 1996	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	16–19–1
37	W	January 2, 1997	4–3	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	17–19–1
38	W	January 4, 1997	7–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	18–19–1
39	W	January 6, 1997	5–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	19–19–1
40	L	January 7, 1997	2–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	19–20–1
41	W	January 10, 1997	5–3	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	20–20–1
42	L	January 12, 1997	2–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	20–21–1
43	T	January 14, 1997	4–4 OT	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	20–21–2
44	W	January 20, 1997	6–1	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	21–21–2
45	W	January 22, 1997	4–3 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	22–21–2
46	L	January 23, 1997	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	22–22–2
47	L	January 25, 1997	0–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	22–23–2
48	W	January 27, 1997	5–2	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	23–23–2
49	W	January 30, 1997	2–1 OT	New York Islanders (1996–97)	24–23–2
50	L	February 1, 1997	0–3	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	24–24–2
51	L	February 3, 1997	4–6	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	24–25–2
52	L	February 4, 1997	4–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	24–26–2
53	W	February 6, 1997	7–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	25–26–2
54	L	February 8, 1997	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	25–27–2
55	L	February 11, 1997	2–5	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	25–28–2
56	W	February 15, 1997	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	26–28–2
57	L	February 18, 1997	5–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	26–29–2
58	W	February 20, 1997	6–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	27–29–2
59	L	February 22, 1997	0–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	27–30–2
60	L	February 23, 1997	2–5	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	27–31–2
61	L	February 25, 1997	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	27–32–2
62	W	February 27, 1997	6–2	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	28–32–2
63	L	March 1, 1997	0–3	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	28–33–2
64	L	March 3, 1997	1–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	28–34–2
65	T	March 5, 1997	1–1 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	28–34–3
66	L	March 8, 1997	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	28–35–3
67	T	March 10, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	28–35–4
68	L	March 11, 1997	1–4	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	28–36–4
69	L	March 13, 1997	4–5	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	28–37–4
70	W	March 15, 1997	5–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	29–37–4
71	L	March 18, 1997	2–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	29–38–4
72	L	March 20, 1997	1–2	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	29–39–4
73	W	March 22, 1997	3–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	30–39–4
74	T	March 24, 1997	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	30–39–5
75	W	March 26, 1997	5–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	31–39–5
76	W	March 29, 1997	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	32–39–5
77	L	March 30, 1997	2–3	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	32–40–5
78	T	April 4, 1997	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	32–40–6
79	T	April 5, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	32–40–7
80	W	April 7, 1997	3–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	33–40–7
81	W	April 9, 1997	6–4	Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)	34–40–7
82	W	April 12, 1997	5–4	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	35–40–7

Playoffs

The Canucks failed to qualify for the playoffs by 3 points, this is the first of 4 seasons that the Canucks failed to qualify.

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Alexander Mogilny	76	31	42	73	9	18
Martin Gelinas	74	35	33	68	6	42
Pavel Bure	63	23	32	55	-14	40
Mike Ridley	75	20	32	52	0	42
Markus Naslund	78	21	20	41	-15	30
Trevor Linden	49	9	31	40	5	27
Mike Sillinger	78	17	20	37	-3	25
Jyrki Lumme	66	11	24	35	8	32
Russ Courtnall	47	9	19	28	4	24
Esa Tikkanen	62	12	15	27	-9	66

See also

• 1996–97 NHL season

References

• "1996–97 Vancouver Canucks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.