1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season

1998–99 Vancouver Canucks
Division	4th Northwest
Conference	13th Western
1998–99 record	23–47–12
Home record	14–21–6
Road record	9–26–6
Goals for	192
Goals against	258
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Mark Messier
Alternate captains	Bryan McCabe Mattias Ohlund
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	15,806
Minor league affiliate(s)	Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Markus Naslund (36)
Assists	Mark Messier (35)
Points	Markus Naslund (66)
Penalty minutes	Donald Brashear (209)
Plus/minus	Bret Hedican (+7)
Wins	Garth Snow (20)
Goals against average	Garth Snow (2.93)

The 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.

Final standings

Northwest Division

R	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Colorado Avalanche	82	44	28	10	239	205	1619	98
2	8	Edmonton Oilers	82	33	37	12	230	226	1373	78
3	9	Calgary Flames	82	30	40	12	211	234	1389	72
4	13	Vancouver Canucks	82	23	47	12	192	258	1764	58

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	51	19	12	236	168	114
2	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	44	28	10	239	205	98
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	43	32	7	245	202	93
4	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	39	31	12	205	197	90
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	37	32	13	237	209	87
6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	34	13	215	206	83
7	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	31	33	18	196	191	80
8	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	33	37	12	230	226	78
9	Calgary Flames	NW	82	30	40	12	211	234	72
10	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	41	12	202	248	70
11	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	32	45	5	189	222	69
12	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	47	7	190	261	63
13	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	23	47	12	192	258	58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 12, 1998	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	1–0–0
2	L	October 14, 1998	1–4	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	1–1–0
3	W	October 17, 1998	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	2–1–0
4	L	October 20, 1998	1–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)	2–2–0
5	W	October 21, 1998	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)	3–2–0
6	W	October 23, 1998	5–0	@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)	4–2–0
7	L	October 25, 1998	2–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)	4–3–0
8	L	October 27, 1998	4–5	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	4–4–0
9	T	October 30, 1998	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	4–4–1
10	W	November 1, 1998	4–1	Washington Capitals (1998–99)	5–4–1
11	L	November 2, 1998	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	5–5–1
12	W	November 7, 1998	5–3	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	6–5–1
13	L	November 9, 1998	3–4	Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	6–6–1
14	W	November 12, 1998	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	7–6–1
15	W	November 13, 1998	5–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	8–6–1
16	L	November 15, 1998	1–2	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	8–7–1
17	L	November 18, 1998	2–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	8–8–1
18	W	November 19, 1998	5–0	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	9–8–1
19	L	November 21, 1998	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	9–9–1
20	L	November 23, 1998	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	9–10–1
21	L	November 25, 1998	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	9–11–1
22	L	November 27, 1998	1–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	9–12–1
23	L	November 29, 1998	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	9–13–1
24	T	December 1, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)	9–13–2
25	W	December 4, 1998	4–1	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	10–13–2
26	T	December 6, 1998	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	10–13–3
27	T	December 9, 1998	4–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	10–13–4
28	L	December 12, 1998	0–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	10–14–4
29	W	December 17, 1998	2–1	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	11–14–4
30	L	December 19, 1998	4–6	Nashville Predators (1998–99)	11–15–4
31	W	December 22, 1998	5–3	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	12–15–4
32	W	December 23, 1998	5–2	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	13–15–4
33	L	December 26, 1998	0–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	13–16–4
34	L	December 27, 1998	0–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	13–17–4
35	L	December 29, 1998	2–4	Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	13–18–4
36	L	December 31, 1998	2–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)	13–19–4
37	L	January 2, 1999	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	13–20–4
38	L	January 4, 1999	0–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	13–21–4
39	L	January 6, 1999	4–6	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	13–22–4
40	T	January 8, 1999	1–1 OT	Florida Panthers (1998–99)	13–22–5
41	W	January 10, 1999	2–0	Dallas Stars (1998–99)	14–22–5
42	L	January 14, 1999	1–3	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	14–23–5
43	T	January 16, 1999	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	14–23–6
44	W	January 18, 1999	5–3	@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)	15–23–6
45	L	January 19, 1999	1–4	@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)	15–24–6
46	L	January 28, 1999	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	15–25–6
47	W	January 30, 1999	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	16–25–6
48	L	February 1, 1999	0–1	Ottawa Senators (1998–99)	16–26–6
49	L	February 3, 1999	1–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	16–27–6
50	L	February 4, 1999	4–8	@ New York Rangers (1998–99)	16–28–6
51	T	February 7, 1999	3–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (1998–99)	16–28–7
52	W	February 9, 1999	4–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	17–28–7
53	L	February 11, 1999	5–6 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)	17–29–7
54	W	February 13, 1999	3–1	Boston Bruins (1998–99)	18–29–7
55	L	February 15, 1999	1–8	@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	18–30–7
56	L	February 17, 1999	0–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	18–31–7
57	L	February 20, 1999	1–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	18–32–7
58	T	February 23, 1999	4–4 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	18–32–8
59	T	February 24, 1999	1–1 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	18–32–9
60	W	February 26, 1999	1–0	Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)	19–32–9
61	L	February 28, 1999	0–2	Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)	19–33–9
62	L	March 3, 1999	3–4	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	19–34–9
63	L	March 5, 1999	1–5	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	19–35–9
64	T	March 7, 1999	2–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	19–35–10
65	T	March 10, 1999	4–4 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)	19–35–11
66	W	March 11, 1999	3–0	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	20–35–11
67	L	March 13, 1999	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)	20–36–11
68	L	March 15, 1999	1–2	New Jersey Devils (1998–99)	20–37–11
69	L	March 19, 1999	1–3	New York Islanders (1998–99)	20–38–11
70	L	March 20, 1999	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	20–39–11
71	L	March 24, 1999	2–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)	20–40–11
72	L	March 25, 1999	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1998–99)	20–41–11
73	W	March 27, 1999	5–1	Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)	21–41–11
74	W	March 29, 1999	1–0	Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)	22–41–11
75	L	March 31, 1999	5–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)	22–42–11
76	L	April 2, 1999	0–7	San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	22–43–11
77	L	April 3, 1999	2–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)	22–44–11
78	L	April 5, 1999	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)	22–45–11
79	L	April 7, 1999	1–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)	22–46–11
80	T	April 10, 1999	1–1 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)	22–46–12
81	W	April 12, 1999	2–0	@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)	23–46–12
82	L	April 14, 1999	4–5	Calgary Flames (1998–99)	23–47–12

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1998	To Vancouver Canucks Trent Klatt	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th round pick in 2000 (Jeff Dwyer)
January 18, 1999	To Vancouver Canucks Ed Jovanovski Dave Gagner Mike Brown rights to Kevin Weekes 1st round pick in 2000 (Nathan Smith)	To Florida Panthers Pavel Bure Bret Hedican the rights to Brad Ference 3rd round pick in 2000 (Robert Fried)
March 8, 1999	To Vancouver Canucks future considerations	To Phoenix Coyotes Jamie Huscroft

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Bryan Allen (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2	31	Artem Chubarov (C)	Russia	Vancouver Canucks	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3	68	Jarkko Ruutu (W)	Finland	Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders)	HIFK (Finland)
3	81	Justin Morrison (RW)	United States	Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia Flyers)	Colorado College (WCHA)
4	90	Regan Darby (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5	136	David Ytfeldt (D)	Sweden	Vancouver Canucks	Leksands IF (Sweden)
5	140	Rick Bertran (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6	149	Paul Cabana (W)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
7	177	Vince Malts (RW)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8	204	Craig Mischler (C)	United States	Vancouver Canucks (from Boston Bruins)	Northeastern University (Hockey East)
8	219	Curtis Valentine (LW)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Bowling Green University (CCHA)
9	232	Jason Metcalfe (D)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	London Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

See also

• 1998–99 NHL season

References

• Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.

Notes

• "1998–99 Vancouver Canucks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.