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2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season

NHL hockey team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season2008–09
year2008
TeamVancouver Canucks
ConferenceWestern
ConferenceRank3rd
DivisionNorthwest
DivisionRank1st
Record45–27–10
HomeRecord24–12–5
RoadRecord21–15–5
GoalsFor246
GoalsAgainst220
GeneralManagerMike Gillis
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainRoberto Luongo
AltCaptainRyan Kesler
Willie Mitchell
Mattias Ohlund
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Attendance18,630 (101.1%)
MinorLeagueManitoba Moose (AHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
GoalsLeaderDaniel Sedin (31)
AssistsLeaderHenrik Sedin (60)
PointsLeaderDaniel Sedin (82)
Henrik Sedin (82)
PIMLeaderShane O'Brien (196)
PlusMinusLeaderWillie Mitchell (+29)
WinsLeaderRoberto Luongo (33)
GAALeaderRoberto Luongo (2.34)
DivisionWinYes

Willie Mitchell Mattias Ohlund Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) Henrik Sedin (82) The 2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season was the 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Season events

Off-season

On June 17, 2008, the Canucks named Ryan Walter as an assistant coach. He joined 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 seasons, 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. The Canucks honoured Bourdon with a tribute in the season opener, October 9, against the Calgary Flames.

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.

The Canucks announced on September 4, 2008, that they would honour Trevor Linden in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008 before a game against the Edmonton Oilers. His jersey number, 16, was retired by the team, joining former captain Stan Smyl as the second Canuck to have his number retired.

Pre-season

The Canucks' 2008 pre-season began on September 12 with the opening of their annual prospects training camp. The camp consisted of 22 players and was held in Vancouver, British Columbia at both General Motors Place and the University of British Columbia campus, as well as in Camrose, Alberta. The prospect camp was then followed by the main training camp, held over two days beginning September 20 in Whistler, British Columbia.

On September 30, 2008, the Canucks named Roberto Luongo as the twelfth captain in team history, with Luongo becoming only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named team captain. NHL rules prevent goaltenders from physically wearing the captain's letter "C", however, they do not prevent goaltenders from being named captain. The Canucks also named Willie Mitchell, Mattias Ohlund, and Ryan Kesler as alternate captains. Mitchell assumed the duties of dealing with officials during games, while Ohlund took faceoffs and performed other ceremonial duties.

2008 Pre-season Game Log: 6–0–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–0–0)
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Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

October: 6–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 4–4–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 9Calgary0–6VancouverLuongo18,6301–0–02http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020007
2October 11Vancouver5–4CalgaryOTLuongo19,2892–0–04http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020026
3October 13Vancouver1–5WashingtonLuongo16,8472–1–04http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020036
4October 16Vancouver4–3DetroitOTLuongo19,0113–1–06http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020053
5October 17Vancouver2–5BuffaloSanford18,4493–2–06http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020059
6October 19Vancouver2–4ChicagoLuongo21,1933–3–06http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020076
7October 21Vancouver2–4ColumbusLuongo12,0573–4–06http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020084
8October 25Edmonton3–6VancouverLuongo18,6304–4–08http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020118
9October 28Boston1–0VancouverLuongo18,6304–5–08http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020131
10October 30Vancouver4–0Los AngelesLuongo13,6525–5–010http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020146
11October 31Vancouver7–6AnaheimSOLuongo16,7046–5–012http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020149

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November: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–1)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
12November 2Detroit3–2VancouverLuongo18,6306–6–012http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020167
13November 4Nashville0–4VancouverLuongo18,6307–6–014http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020175
14November 6Phoenix0–1VancouverLuongo18,6308–6–016http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020189
15November 8Minnesota0–2VancouverLuongo18,6309–6–018http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020205
16November 12Colorado2–1VancouverSOLuongo18,6309–6–119http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020227
17November 15Toronto2–4VancouverLuongo18,63010–6–121http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020246
18November 17Vancouver1–2NY IslandersSOLuongo11,29910–6–222http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020257
19November 19Vancouver6–3NY RangersLuongo18,20011–6–224http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020269
20November 20Vancouver3–2MinnesotaSanford18,56812–6–226http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020274
21November 22Vancouver3–1PittsburghSanford17,04013–6–228http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020285
22November 24Detroit2–3VancouverOTSanford18,63014–6–230http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020304
23November 27Calgary4–3VancouverSanford18,63014–7–230http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020322
24November 29Vancouver1–3CalgarySchneider19,28914–8–230http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020345

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December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
25December 1Vancouver2–3ColumbusSchneider13,29914–9–230http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020351
26December 4Vancouver5–6DetroitSanford19,11614–10–230http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020372
27December 5Vancouver2–1MinnesotaSchneider18,56815–10–232http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020376
28December 7Vancouver4–5ColoradoSOSchneider13,41115–10–333http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020395
29December 9Vancouver3–1NashvilleSanford12,44116–10–335http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020404
30December 13Vancouver0–3EdmontonSanford16,83916–11–335http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020439
31December 14Florida3–5VancouverSchneider18,63017–11–337http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020443
32December 17Edmonton2–4VancouverSanford18,63018–11–339http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020458
33December 20Chicago3–1VancouverSanford18,63018–12–339http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020484
34December 22Anaheim3–4VancouverSanford18,63019–12–341http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020493
35December 23Vancouver0–5San JoseSchneider17,49619–13–341http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020506
36December 26Edmonton3–2VancouverSanford18,63019–14–341http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020514
37December 28Ottawa0–3VancouverSanford18,63020–14–343http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020532
38December 30Philadelphia3–2VancouverSchneider18,63020–15–343http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020546

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January: 2–5–5 (Home: 0–5–3; Road: 2–0–2)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
39January 1Vancouver2–1NashvilleLaBarbera16,50221–15–345http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020558
40January 2Vancouver3–4AtlantaSOLaBarbera14,90221–15–446http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020561
41January 4Dallas3–2VancouverSOLaBarbera18,63021–15–547http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020582
42January 7Vancouver4–2EdmontonLaBarbera16,83922–15–549http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020597
43January 9St. Louis6–4VancouverLaBarbera18,63022–16–549http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020612
44January 10San Jose4–2VancouverSanford18,63022–17–549http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020624
45January 13New Jersey5–3VancouverSanford18,63022–18–549http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020640
46January 15Phoenix4–1VancouverLuongo18,63022–19–549http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020653
47January 18Columbus6–5VancouverSOLuongo18,63022–19–650http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020676
48January 20Vancouver1–2San JoseOTLuongo17,49622–19–751http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020691
49January 28Nashville5–3VancouverLuongo18,63022–20–751http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020715
50January 31Minnesota4–3VancouverOTLuongo18,63022–20–852http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020740

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February: 9–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–2–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
51February 3Carolina3–4VancouverLuongo18,63023–20–854http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020758
52February 7Chicago3–7VancouverLuongo18,63024–20–856http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020788
53February 10Vancouver6–4St. LouisLuongo16,43125–20–858http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020801
54February 12Vancouver4–3PhoenixLuongo14,87226–20–860http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020816
55February 13Vancouver1–2DallasLaBarbera18,53226–21–860http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020823
56February 15Montreal2–4VancouverLuongo18,63027–21–862http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020840
57February 17Vancouver4–3CalgarySOLuongo19,28928–21–864http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020852
58February 19Vancouver5–2OttawaLuongo19,71629–21–866http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020863
59February 21Vancouver3–2TorontoSOLuongo19,50430–21–868http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020880
60February 24Vancouver0–3MontrealLuongo21,27330–22–868http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020897
61February 27Tampa Bay1–2VancouverLuongo18,63031–22–870http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020922

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March: 11–3–1 (Home: 7–0–0; Road: 4–3–1)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
62March 1Columbus1–3VancouverLuongo18,63032–22–872http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020939
63March 3Minnesota2–4VancouverLuongo18,63033–22–874http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020951
64March 7San Jose1–3VancouverLuongo18,63034–22–876http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020978
65March 9Vancouver2–3Los AngelesLuongo16,99534–23–876http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020988
66March 11Vancouver3–4AnaheimOTLuongo16,96734–23–977http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021002
67March 13Los Angeles2–4VancouverLuongo18,63035–23–979http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021017
68March 15Colorado2–4VancouverLuongo18,63036–23–981http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021037
69March 17Dallas2–4VancouverLuongo18,63037–23–983http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021049
70March 19St. Louis0–3VancouverLuongo18,63038–23–985http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021060
71March 21Vancouver1–5PhoenixLuongo17,12538–24–985http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021077
72March 24Vancouver5–2DallasLuongo17,27639–24–987http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021094
73March 26Vancouver2–4St. LouisLuongo19,25039–25–987http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021107
74March 27Vancouver4–1ColoradoLaBarbera16,17740–25–989http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021114
75March 29Vancouver4–0ChicagoLuongo21,67341–25–991http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021131
76March 31Vancouver2–1MinnesotaOTLuongo18,56842–25–993http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021141

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April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–1–0)#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
77April 2Anaheim6–5VancouverSOLuongo18,63042–25–1094http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021156
78April 4Vancouver3–5EdmontonLuongo16,83942–26–1094http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021172
79April 5Colorado4–1VancouverLuongo18,63042–27–1094http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021180
80April 7Calgary1–4VancouverLuongo18,63043–27–1096http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021194
81April 9Los Angeles0–1VancouverLuongo18,63044–27–1098http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021208
82April 11Vancouver1–0ColoradoOTLuongo13,39745–27–10100http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021217

|- Legend: |}

Playoffs

Western Conference quarter-final vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Vancouver won series 4–0#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 15St. Louis1–2VancouverLuongo18,6301–0http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030171
2April 17St. Louis0–3VancouverLuongo18,6302–0http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030172
3April 19Vancouver3–2St. LouisLuongo19,5003–0http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030173
4April 21Vancouver3–2St. LouisOTLuongo19,2504–0http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030174

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Western Conference semi-final vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 30Chicago3–5VancouverLuongo18,6301–0http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030241
2May 2Chicago6–3VancouverLuongo18,6301–1http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030242
3May 5Vancouver3–1ChicagoLuongo22,6592–1http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030243
4May 7Vancouver1–2ChicagoOTLuongo22,6822–2http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030244
5May 9Chicago4–2VancouverLuongo18,6302–3http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030245
6May 11Vancouver5–7ChicagoLuongo22,6872–4http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030246

Legend: |}

Player statistics

Skaters

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

PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
82315182+2436
82226082+2248
82263359+861
69203353+620
82282351+23150
72113243-497
80102737+1154
81151732+427
4191928-528
7418927+24
8261925+14105
6052025+526
72111223+224
8232023+2959
5561521+537
6910919043
†7601010+6196
62279+112
73415+1109
14224-214
12303-319
23022-451
410102
†3011+10
7011+14
‡14011+36
‡20011-585
3000+10

|}

PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
104610+22
104610+48
8358-12
10178-26
734702
10156-10
10055+314
10314+320
10224-17
10224-214
10213-22
6123-22
10123+56
1011202
10112-324
10022-222
10022-140
10101+114
200000
300002
4000-32

|}

Goaltenders

PlayerGPMinWLOTGAGAASASVSv%SO
543181331371242.3415421418.9209
19973780422.59448406.9061
†9451322202.66235215.9150
8355241203.38162142.8770

|}

PlayerGPMinWLGAGAASASVSv%SO
1061864262.52304278.9141

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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records

Awards

  • Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending October 12, 2008.
  • Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending November 9, 2008.
  • Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending November 23, 2008.
  • Roberto Luongo was named to the Western Conference roster for the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Montreal.
  • Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending March 29, 2009.
  • Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the month for March.
  • Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending April 12, 2009.

Records

  • Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes with 242:36 on November 12, 2008 versus the Colorado Avalanche.
  • The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home losses with 7 on January 18, 2009 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  • Mattias Ohlund set a franchise record for the most points scored by a defenceman with 322 points on March 15, 2009 versus the Colorado Avalanche.
  • The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home wins with 11 on March 19, 2009 versus the St. Louis Blues.
  • Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for most shutouts in a season with 8 on April 9, 2009 versus the Los Angeles Kings, and ended the season with one more, for a total of 9 shutouts and tying Kirk McLean for the all-time franchise lead in shutouts.

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

February 4, 2009To Vancouver CanucksNathan McIverTo Anaheim DucksMike Brown

Free agents acquired

Mats SundinToronto Maple LeafsOne-year, $5-million

Free agents lost

Trevor LindenRetired

Received from waivers

Ossi VaananenPhiladelphia Flyers

Lost on waivers

Lawrence NycholatCalgary Flames

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
110Cody Hodgson (C)CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
241Yann Sauve (D)CanadaSaint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5131Prab Rai (C)CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6161Mats Frøshaug (C)Linköpings HC Jr. (Sweden)
7191Morgan Clark (G)CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)

7th Canuck

On October 25, 2008, the Canucks retired the jersey number '7' in honour of the fans, the "seventh Canuck". Originally, the plan was to have a randomly selected season ticket holder unveil the banner before every home game and have it raised to the rafters, but after the first game it was abandoned.

Farm teams

Manitoba Moose

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

Victoria Salmon Kings

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

References

References

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  4. Pap, Elliott. (2008-09-20). "Bernier not playing with twins as camp opens in Whistler". [[The Vancouver Sun]].
  5. (2008-09-30). "Canucks name goaltender Luongo as team captain". [[The Sports Network.
  6. [[The Sports Network (wire service). (2008-10-13). "Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars". [[The Sports Network.
  7. Ziemer, Brad. (2008-11-10). "Luongo sets 'good example' with NHL star of the week honours". [[The Vancouver Sun]].
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  10. [[National Hockey League. (2009-03-30). "Chris Mason, Daniel Sedin and Cam Ward named NHL's stars of the week". [[National Hockey League.
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