2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[2] For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames.^[3] The team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals.^[4] The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn.^[5] The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

2016–17 Vancouver Canucks
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2016–17 record	30–43–9
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	12–26–3
Goals for	182
Goals against	243
Team information
General manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Willie Desjardins
Captain	Henrik Sedin
Alternate captains	Alex Burrows (Oct.–Feb.) Alexander Edler (Feb.–Apr.) Bo Horvat (Feb.–Apr.) Daniel Sedin Brandon Sutter (Feb.–Apr.) Christopher Tanev (Feb.–Apr.)
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	18,509 (97.9%)^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Bo Horvat (20)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (36)
Points	Bo Horvat (52)
Penalty minutes	Nikita Tryamkin (64)
Plus/minus	Christopher Tanev (+3)
Wins	Ryan Miller (18)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.63)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Off-season

The Canucks made their first off-season move while the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs were still in action, sending centre Jared McCann and second and fourth round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenceman Erik Gudbranson and a fifth-round pick.^[6] On June 27, two days after the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.^[7]

Training camp

Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.^[8]

Regular season

During the team bye week in February, many Canucks players experienced mumps symptoms, with some being diagnosed with the disease. Compounded with ongoing injuries to other players at the time, the Canucks played their following game with 11 regulars out of the lineup, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks 4–1.^[9]

Preceding the 2017 NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded long-time forward Alex Burrows to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017.^[10] The following night, they traded another long-time forward, Jannik Hansen, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.^[11]

The Canucks finished their season with 69 points and had the second-best odds for the draft lottery of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	23	13	43	223	200	+23	105
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	47	26	9	43	247	212	+35	103
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	29	7	44	221	201	+20	99
4	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	33	4	41	226	221	+5	94
5	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	35	8	37	201	205	−4	86
6	Arizona Coyotes	82	30	42	10	24	197	260	−63	70
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	43	9	26	182	243	−61	69

Source: National Hockey League^[12]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	33	4	41	226	221	+5	94
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	29	12	39	240	224	+16	94
3	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	40	35	7	37	249	256	−7	87
4	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	35	8	37	201	205	−4	86
5	CE	Dallas Stars	82	34	37	11	33	223	262	−39	79
6	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	30	42	10	24	197	260	−63	70
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	43	9	26	182	243	−61	69
8	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	22	56	4	21	166	278	−112	48

Source: National Hockey League^[13]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 27	Vancouver	2–3	San Jose	OT	Garteig	14,865	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 28	Edmonton	3–5	Vancouver		Demko	17,058	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 30	Vancouver	1–2	Calgary		Bachman	19,102	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 2	San Jose	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Miller	17,301	1–1–2	Recap
5	October 3	Arizona	4–2	Vancouver		Markstrom	16,869	1–2–2	Recap
6	October 6	Calgary	0–4	Vancouver		Miller	17,960	2–2–2	Recap
7	October 8	Vancouver	3–2	Edmonton		Markstrom	18,500	3–2–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 game log
October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 15 Calgary 1–2 Vancouver SO Miller 18,865 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 16 Carolina 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,832 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 18 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,568 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 20 Buffalo 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,809 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 22 Vancouver 3–4 Los Angeles SO Markstrom 18,230 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 23 Vancouver 2–4 Anaheim Miller 17,174 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 25 Ottawa 3–0 Vancouver Miller 18,471 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 28 Edmonton 2–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 29 Washington 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,338 4–4–1 9 Recap
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Vancouver 0–3 Montreal Miller 21,288 4–5–1 9 Recap 11 November 3 Vancouver 0–1 Ottawa Markstrom 13,260 4–6–1 9 Recap 12 November 5 Vancouver 3–6 Toronto Miller 19,480 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 7 Vancouver 2–4 NY Islanders Miller 12,514 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 8 Vancouver 5–3 NY Rangers Markstrom 18,006 5–8–1 11 Recap 15 November 10 Vancouver 1–3 Detroit Miller 20,027 5–9–1 11 Recap 16 November 13 Dallas 4–5 Vancouver OT Miller 18,470 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 15 NY Rangers 7–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,814 6–10–1 13 Recap 18 November 17 Arizona 2–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,027 7–10–1 15 Recap 19 November 19 Chicago 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 7–10–2 16 Recap 20 November 23 Vancouver 4–1 Arizona Miller 11,256 8–10–2 18 Recap 21 November 25 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Miller 18,532 8–11–2 18 Recap 22 November 26 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado SO Markstrom 15,511 9–11–2 20 Recap 23 November 29 Minnesota 4–5 Vancouver Miller 17,917 10–11–2 22 Recap
December: 7–7–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Anaheim 3–1 Vancouver Miller 17,627 10–12–2 22 Recap 25 December 3 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver SO Miller 18,865 11–12–2 24 Recap 26 December 6 Vancouver 2–3 New Jersey Markstrom 13,126 11–13–2 24 Recap 27 December 8 Vancouver 5–1 Tampa Bay Miller 19,092 12–13–2 26 Recap 28 December 10 Vancouver 2–4 Florida Markstrom 17,585 12–14–2 26 Recap 29 December 11 Vancouver 0–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 13 Vancouver 6–8 Carolina Markstrom 11,721 12–16–2 26 Recap 31 December 16 Tampa Bay 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,685 13–16–2 28 Recap 32 December 18 Columbus 4–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,113 13–16–3 29 Recap 33 December 20 Winnipeg 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 22 Winnipeg 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,865 14–17–3 31 Recap 35 December 23 Vancouver 1–4 Calgary Markstrom 18,840 14–18–3 31 Recap 36 December 28 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 15–18–3 33 Recap 37 December 30 Anaheim 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,214 16–18–3 35 Recap 38 December 31 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton SO Markstrom 18,347 17–18–3 37 Recap
January: 6–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Colorado 2–3 Vancouver Miller 18,865 18–18–3 39 Recap 40 January 4 Arizona 0–3 Vancouver Miller 18,215 19–18–3 41 Recap 41 January 6 Calgary 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,865 20–18–3 43 Recap 42 January 7 Vancouver 1–3 Calgary Markstrom 18,685 20–19–3 43 Recap 43 January 10 Vancouver 1–2 Nashville OT Miller 17,113 20–19–4 44 Recap 44 January 12 Vancouver 4–5 Philadelphia SO Miller 19,757 20–19–5 45 Recap 45 January 15 New Jersey 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 20–19–6 46 Recap 46 January 17 Nashville 0–1 Vancouver Miller 18,312 21–19–6 48 Recap 47 January 20 Florida 1–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 22–19–6 50 Recap 48 January 22 Vancouver 2–4 Chicago Miller 21,689 22–20–6 50 Recap 49 January 25 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado Markstrom 12,819 23–20–6 52 Recap 50 January 26 Vancouver 0–3 Arizona Miller 11,203 23–21–6 52 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles
February: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,865 23–22–6 52 Recap 52 February 4 Minnesota 6–3 Vancouver Miller 18,212 23–23–6 52 Recap 53 February 7 Vancouver 2–4 Nashville Markstrom 17,113 23–24–6 52 Recap 54 February 9 Vancouver 3–0 Columbus Miller 13,979 24–24–6 54 Recap 55 February 11 Vancouver 3–4 Boston Miller 17,565 24–25–6 54 Recap 56 February 12 Vancouver 4–2 Buffalo Markstrom 18,876 25–25–6 56 Recap 57 February 14 Vancouver 0–4 Pittsburgh Miller 18,653 25–26–6 56 Recap 58 February 16 Vancouver 3–4 St. Louis Markstrom 19,291 25–27–6 56 Recap 59 February 18 Calgary 1–2 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 26–27–6 58 Recap 60 February 19 Philadelphia 3–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 26–28–6 58 Recap 61 February 25 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,139 26–29–6 58 Recap 62 February 28 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 26–29–7 59 Recap
March: 4–9–2 (Home: 0–5–2 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose Miller 17,488 26–30–7 59 Recap 64 March 4 Vancouver 4–3 Los Angeles Miller 18,230 27–30–7 61 Recap 65 March 5 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim Bachman 14,523 28–30–7 63 Recap 66 March 7 Montreal 2–1 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 28–30–8 64 Recap 67 March 9 NY Islanders 4–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,406 28–30–9 65 Recap 68 March 11 Pittsburgh 3–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–31–9 65 Recap 69 March 13 Boston 6–3 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–32–9 65 Recap 70 March 16 Dallas 4–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–33–9 65 Recap 71 March 18 Vancouver 0–2 Edmonton Bachman 18,347 28–34–9 65 Recap 72 March 21 Vancouver 5–4 Chicago OT Miller 21,607 29–34–9 67 Recap 73 March 23 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Miller 19,356 29–35–9 67 Recap 74 March 25 Vancouver 4–2 Minnesota Bachman 19,184 30–35–9 69 Recap 75 March 26 Vancouver 1–2 Winnipeg Miller 15,294 30–36–9 69 Recap 76 March 28 Anaheim 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,262 30–37–9 69 Recap 77 March 31 Los Angeles 2–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 30–38–9 69 Recap
April: 0–5–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver Miller 18,295 30–39–9 69 Recap 79 April 4 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose Bachman 17,459 30–40–9 69 Recap 80 April 6 Vancouver 3–4 Arizona Miller 11,959 30–41–9 69 Recap 81 April 8 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 30–42–9 69 Recap 82 April 9 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Bachman 18,347 30–43–9 69 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Western Conference Central Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Chicago Blackhawks 0–0–1 1–1–0 1–1–1 3 10 12 Colorado Avalanche 1–0–0 2–0–0 3–0–0 6 8 6 Dallas Stars 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 8 10 Minnesota Wild 1–1–0 1–0–0 2–1–0 4 11 12 Nashville Predators 1–0–0 0–1–1 1–1–1 3 4 6 St. Louis Blues 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–2–0 2 6 9 Winnipeg Jets 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 6 7 Total 6–3–1 4–6–1 10–9–2 22 54 62 Pacific Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Anaheim Ducks 1–2–0 1–1–0 2–3–0 4 9 14 Arizona Coyotes 2–0–0 1–2–0 3–2–0 6 13 10 Calgary Flames 3–0–0 0–2–0 3–2–0 6 9 11 Edmonton Oilers 0–2–0 1–2–0 1–4–0 2 6 14 Los Angeles Kings 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–1–1 5 9 9 San Jose Sharks 0–3–0 0–2–0 0–5–0 0 5 17 Vancouver Canucks – – – – – – Total 7–8–0 4–9–1 11–17–1 23 51 75

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Boston Bruins 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 5 10 Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 6 3 Detroit Red Wings 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 3 6 Florida Panthers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 5 Montreal Canadiens 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 1 5 Ottawa Senators 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 0 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 9 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 5 8 Total 4–2–2 2–6–0 6–8–2 14 34 44 Metropolitan Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 10 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 6 4 New Jersey Devils 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 3 5 New York Islanders 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 5 8 New York Rangers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 7 10 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 6 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 0 7 Washington Capitals 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 2 8 Total 1–4–3 2–5–1 3–9–4 10 39 60

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season^[14] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Bo Horvat 81 20 32 52 −7 27 Henrik Sedin 82 15 35 50 −27 28 Daniel Sedin 82 15 29 44 −16 32 Sven Baertschi 68 18 17 35 −6 8 Brandon Sutter 81 17 17 34 −20 12 Markus Granlund 69 19 13 32 −19 14 Loui Eriksson 65 11 13 24 −9 8 Troy Stecher 71 3 21 24 −16 25 Alexander Edler 68 6 15 21 −20 36 Alex Burrows^‡ 55 9 11 20 −3 53 Ben Hutton 71 5 14 19 −22 31 Jannik Hansen^‡ 28 6 7 13 2 27 Luca Sbisa 82 2 11 13 −1 40 Christopher Tanev 53 2 8 10 3 14 Jack Skille 55 5 4 9 0 12 Michael Chaput 68 4 5 9 −12 29 Nikita Tryamkin 66 2 7 9 −7 64 Jayson Megna 58 4 4 8 −4 6 Reid Boucher^† 27 5 2 7 −7 6 Erik Gudbranson 30 1 5 6 −14 18 Philip Larsen 26 1 5 6 −8 4 Brock Boeser 9 4 1 5 0 0 Brendan Gaunce 57 0 5 5 −2 33 Derek Dorsett 14 1 3 4 −6 33 Nikolay Goldobin^† 12 3 0 3 1 0 Alex Biega 36 0 3 3 −4 18 Drew Shore 14 0 2 2 −3 4 Anton Rodin 3 0 1 1 1 0 Jake Virtanen 10 0 1 1 1 2 Borna Rendulic 1 0 0 0 0 0 Evan McEneny 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Mike Zalewski 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Alexandre Grenier 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Griffen Molino 5 0 0 0 −2 0 Joseph Cramarossa^† 10 0 0 0 −1 9 Joseph LaBate 13 0 0 0 −2 21 Totals 82 178 292 470 −233 638

Goaltenders

Regular season^[15]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	26	23	1416:58	10	11	3	62	2.63	692	.910	0	0	0	2
Ryan Miller	54	54	3211:51	18	29	6	150	2.80	1737	.914	3	0	1	22
Richard Bachman	5	5	295:11	2	3	0	13	2.64	162	.920	0	0	0	0
Totals		82	4924:59	30	43	9	225	2.74	2,591	0.913	3	0	1	24

^†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Acquired by another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Bo Horvat NHL All-Star Game selection^[16] January 10, 2017

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Date Brendan Gaunce 1st career NHL assist October 16, 2016 Jannik Hansen 100th career NHL goal October 20, 2016 Christopher Tanev 300th career NHL game October 22, 2016 Troy Stecher 1st career NHL game October 25, 2016 Brandon Sutter 200th career NHL point November 5, 2016 Troy Stecher 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 5, 2016 Troy Stecher 1st career NHL goal November 13, 2016 Luca Sbisa 400th career NHL game November 15, 2016 Joseph LaBate 1st career NHL game November 23, 2016 Ben Hutton 100th career NHL game December 3, 2016 Jacob Markstrom 100th career NHL game December 13, 2016 Brandon Sutter 100th career NHL assist December 13, 2016 Loui Eriksson 300th career NHL assist December 16, 2016 Henrik Sedin 1200th career NHL game December 22, 2016 Anton Rodin 1st career NHL game December 23, 2016 Alex Burrows 800th career NHL game December 30, 2016 Anton Rodin 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point January 2, 2017 Daniel Sedin 600th career NHL assist January 2, 2017 Henrik Sedin 1,000th career NHL point January 20, 2017 Bo Horvat 200th career NHL game January 26, 2017 Michael Chaput 100th career NHL game February 9, 2017 Bo Horvat 100th career NHL point February 11, 2017 Daniel Sedin 1,200th career NHL game February 14, 2017 Evan McEneny 1st career NHL game February 25, 2017 Jayson Megna 100th career NHL game March 5, 2017 Ryan Miller 700th career NHL game March 13, 2017 Reid Boucher 100th career NHL game March 16, 2017 Sven Baertschi 200th career NHL game March 25, 2017 Brock Boeser 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point March 25, 2017 Griffen Molino 1st career NHL game March 31, 2017 Brock Boeser 1st career NHL assist April 4, 2017 Ryan Miller 700th career NHL start April 6, 2017 Alexander Edler 300th career NHL point April 8, 2017 Transactions The Canucks been involved in the following transactions: Trades Date Details Ref May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) To Vancouver Canucks: Erik Gudbranson NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016 To Florida Panthers: Jared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016 ^[6] February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Vancouver Canucks: Jonathan Dahlen To Ottawa Senators: Alex Burrows ^[10] February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Vancouver Canucks: Nikolay Goldobin Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017 To San Jose Sharks: Jannik Hansen ^[11] Free agents acquired Player Date Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref Troy Stecher April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) University of North Dakota 2-year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[17] Michael Garteig April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) Quinnipiac University 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[18] Yan-Pavel Laplante May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16) Gatineau Olympiques 3-year, $836,667 entry-level contract ^[19] Loui Eriksson July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Boston Bruins 6-year, $36 million ^[20] Jayson Megna July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 ^[21] Michael Chaput July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000 ^[22] Borna Rendulic July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $575,000 ^[22] Chad Billins July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Linkopings HC (SHL) 1 year, $600,000 ^[22] Michael Carcone July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) Drummondville Voltigeurs 3-year, $675,000 entry-level contract ^[23] Jack Skille October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13) Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $700,000 ^[24] Zack MacEwen March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) Gatineau Olympiques 3-year, $847,500 entry-level contract ^[25] Drew Shore March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) EHC Kloten 1 year, $600,000 ^[26] Jalen Chatfield March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13) Windsor Spitfires 3-year, $765,000 entry-level contract ^[27] Griffen Molino March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28) Western Michigan University 2-year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[28] Philip Holm May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26) Vaxjo Lakers 1 year, $925,000 entry-level ^[29] Free agents lost Player Date New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref Dan Hamhuis July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Dallas Stars 2 years, $7.5 million ^[30] Yannick Weber July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Nashville Predators 1 year, $575,000 ^[31] Linden Vey July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Calgary Flames 1 year, $700,000 ^[32] Radim Vrbata August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $1 million ^[33] Brandon Prust August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22) Toronto Maple Leafs Professional Tryout (PTO) ^[34] Chris Higgins August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) Calgary Flames Professional Tryout (PTO) ^[35] Matt Bartkowski September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) Ottawa Senators Professional Tryout (PTO) ^[36] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Reid Boucher New Jersey Devils January 4, 2017 ^[37] Joseph Cramarossa Anaheim Ducks March 1, 2017 ^[38] Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Emerson Etem Anaheim Ducks October 13, 2016 ^[39] Player signings Player Date Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref Anton Rodin March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) 1 year, $950,000 ^[40] Thatcher Demko April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[41] Sven Baertschi June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) 2 years, $3.7 million ^[42] Emerson Etem June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) 1 year, $775,000 ^[43] Philip Larsen July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year, $1.025 million ^[44] Jacob Markstrom July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) 3-year, $11 million contract extension ^[45] Olli Juolevi August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[46] Ben Hutton November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) 2-year, $5.6 million contract extension ^[47] Brock Boeser March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract ^[48] Jayson Megna April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) 1 year, $675,000 contract extension ^[49] Jonathan Dahlen April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level ^[50] Andrey Pedan May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03) 1 year, $750,000 contract extension ^[51] Erik Gudbranson June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) 1 year, $3.5 million contract extension ^[52] Draft picks See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 5 Olli Juolevi D   Finland London Knights (OHL) 3 64 William Lockwood RW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) 5 140^[a] Cole Candella D   Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) 6 154 Jakob Stukel LW   Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 7 184 Rodrigo Abols C   Latvia Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 7 194^[b] Brett McKenzie C   Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL) Draft notes^[53] The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for Dmitri Kulikov and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[6] The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.^[6] The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.^[54] ^a The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick.^[6] Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick. ^b The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[55] References "NHL Attendance Report - 2016-17". 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