1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 28th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After missing the playoffs the season before, the team responded by signing Mark Messier to a three-year contract. The signing of Messier did little to improve the team, however, as they finished even worse than the year before, costing Head Coach Tom Renney and General Manager Pat Quinn their jobs. For the first time in NHL history, regular season games were played outside of North America, with the Canucks playing the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Tokyo, Japan, to open up the regular season. Pavel Bure became the last Canuck to score 50 or more goals in a season. On April 9, 1998, the Canucks scored three short-handed goals in a 6–3 road win over the Calgary Flames.[1]

1997–98 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
1997–98 record25–43–14
Home record15–22–4
Road record10–21–10
Goals for224
Goals against273
Team information
General managerPat Quinn (16 games)
CoachTom Renney (19 games)
Mike Keenan (63 games)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsDave Babych (Oct-Mar)
Pavel Bure
Trevor Linden (Oct-Jan)
Bryan McCabe (Mar-Apr)
Dana Murzyn (Jan-Apr)
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance17,120
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Bure (51)
AssistsPavel Bure (39)
PointsPavel Bure (90)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (372)
Plus/minusPeter Zezel (+13)
WinsArturs Irbe (14)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.73)

In addition, the team introduced a new logo that would stay in use since its debut, with minor colour alterations.

The team was the last in NHL history to record over 2,000 penalty minutes, with 2,148.[2]

Off-season

Forward Trevor Linden resigned the team captaincy, in favour of new arrival Mark Messier.

Regular season

The Canucks finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities against, with 432. Although the Canucks allowed the most goals in the League, with 273, they scored the most short-handed goals, with 19.[3]

All-Star Game

The 48th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, home to the Vancouver Canucks, on January 18, 1998.

The International Showdown

The 48th game was held in the very same year as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, providing the NHL to show its players from all over the world. To this extent, the NHL had the All-Star teams consist of a team of North Americans playing against a team of stars from the rest of the world. The format change also helped to intensify the game, as national pride would also become a factor. These provisions only applied to the players — coaches would still be selected based on which teams were the best from each conference at the time of the break.

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche8239261723120595
2Los Angeles Kings8238331122722587
3Edmonton Oilers8235371021522480
4San Jose Sharks8234381021021678
5Calgary Flames8226411521725267
6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8226431320526165
7Vancouver Canucks8225431422427364

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[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsCEN82492211242167109
2x – Colorado AvalanchePAC8239261723120595
3Detroit Red WingsCEN82442315250196103
4St. Louis BluesCEN824529825620498
5Los Angeles KingsPAC8238331122722587
6Phoenix CoyotesCEN8235351222422782
7Edmonton OilersPAC8235371021522480
8San Jose SharksPAC8234381021021678
9Chicago BlackhawksCEN8230391319219973
10Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823043919423769
11Calgary FlamesPAC8226411521725267
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8226431320526165
13Vancouver CanucksPAC8225431422427364

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

1997–98 regular season[5]
October: 3–8–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1[a]WOctober 3, 19973–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)1–0–0Recap
2[a]LOctober 4, 19972–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)1–1–0Recap
3TOctober 9, 19972–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)1–1–1Recap
4LOctober 11, 19973–6New York Rangers (1997–98)1–2–1Recap
5WOctober 13, 19973–0Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)2–2–1Recap
6LOctober 17, 19970–2Boston Bruins (1997–98)2–3–1Recap
7TOctober 19, 19974–4 OTColorado Avalanche (1997–98)2–3–2Recap
8WOctober 21, 19975–1@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)3–3–2Recap
9LOctober 23, 19971–4@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)3–4–2Recap
10LOctober 25, 19972–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)3–5–2Recap
11LOctober 26, 19971–5Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)3–6–2Recap
12LOctober 29, 19970–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)3–7–2Recap
13LOctober 30, 19971–8@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)3–8–2Recap

Notes:
a At Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan

November: 6–6–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14LNovember 1, 19976–7 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)3–9–2Recap
15LNovember 3, 19973–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)3–10–2Recap
16LNovember 4, 19971–2@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)3–11–2Recap
17LNovember 8, 19972–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)3–12–2Recap
18LNovember 11, 19972–8@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)3–13–2Recap
19WNovember 12, 19975–2@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)4–13–2Recap
20TNovember 14, 19973–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)4–13–3Recap
21WNovember 16, 19974–1Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)5–13–3Recap
22WNovember 20, 19974–2Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)6–13–3Recap
23LNovember 22, 19974–5 OTChicago Blackhawks (1997–98)6–14–3Recap
24WNovember 25, 19974–2@ New York Rangers (1997–98)7–14–3Recap
25WNovember 28, 19975–2@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)8–14–3Recap
26WNovember 29, 19974–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)9–14–3Recap
December: 2–9–3 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–4–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27TDecember 1, 19973–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)9–14–4Recap
28LDecember 4, 19972–3San Jose Sharks (1997–98)9–15–4Recap
29LDecember 6, 19974–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)9–16–4Recap
30LDecember 8, 19971–5@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)9–17–4Recap
31LDecember 9, 19975–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)9–18–4Recap
32LDecember 13, 19972–5Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)9–19–4Recap
33WDecember 15, 19977–0Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)10–19–4Recap
34WDecember 17, 19975–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)11–19–4Recap
35TDecember 18, 19970–0 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)11–19–5Recap
36LDecember 20, 19970–5Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)11–20–5Recap
37LDecember 23, 19971–3Dallas Stars (1997–98)11–21–5Recap
38TDecember 27, 19973–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)11–21–6Recap
39LDecember 29, 19972–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)11–22–6Recap
40LDecember 31, 19970–8Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)11–23–6Recap
January: 3–9–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41LJanuary 3, 19982–4Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)11–24–6Recap
42WJanuary 5, 19983–2Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)12–24–6Recap
43LJanuary 7, 19982–3St. Louis Blues (1997–98)12–25–6Recap
44TJanuary 8, 19984–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)12–25–7Recap
45TJanuary 10, 19982–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1997–98)12–25–8Recap
46LJanuary 12, 19982–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)12–26–8Recap
47LJanuary 14, 19980–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)12–27–8Recap
48LJanuary 15, 19982–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)12–28–8Recap
49LJanuary 21, 19981–6Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)12–29–8Recap
50LJanuary 24, 19982–5@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)12–30–8Recap
51LJanuary 26, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)12–31–8Recap
52LJanuary 28, 19981–6@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)12–32–8Recap
53WJanuary 30, 19983–1New Jersey Devils (1997–98)13–32–8Recap
54WJanuary 31, 19986–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)14–32–8Recap
February: 4–1–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
55LFebruary 2, 19981–2Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)14–33–8Recap
56WFebruary 6, 19985–4Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)15–33–8Recap
57WFebruary 7, 19986–3San Jose Sharks (1997–98)16–33–8Recap
58WFebruary 25, 19985–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)17–33–8Recap
59TFebruary 27, 19984–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)17–33–9Recap
60WFebruary 28, 19986–4Ottawa Senators (1997–98)18–33–9Recap
March: 4–6–4 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–2–4)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61TMarch 2, 19982–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)18–33–10Recap
62LMarch 5, 19982–6Calgary Flames (1997–98)18–34–10Recap
63WMarch 7, 19985–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)19–34–10Recap
64LMarch 9, 19980–4St. Louis Blues (1997–98)19–35–10Recap
65TMarch 11, 19982–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)19–35–11Recap
66LMarch 12, 19982–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)19–36–11Recap
67WMarch 14, 19986–2@ New York Islanders (1997–98)20–36–11Recap
68WMarch 17, 19984–2@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)21–36–11Recap
69LMarch 18, 19982–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)21–37–11Recap
70TMarch 20, 19981–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)21–37–12Recap
71TMarch 21, 19981–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)21–37–13Recap
72WMarch 24, 19984–3New York Islanders (1997–98)22–37–13Recap
73LMarch 26, 19982–5Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)22–38–13Recap
74LMarch 28, 19982–3Washington Capitals (1997–98)22–39–13Recap
April: 3–4–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75WApril 1, 19984–2Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)23–39–13Recap
76WApril 4, 19985–3Dallas Stars (1997–98)24–39–13Recap
77LApril 6, 19982–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)24–40–13Recap
78WApril 9, 19986–3@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)25–40–13Recap
79TApril 11, 19981–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)25–40–14Recap
80LApril 15, 19980–2Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)25–41–14Recap
81LApril 17, 19982–4Calgary Flames (1997–98)25–42–14Recap
82LApril 19, 19981–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)25–43–14Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10Pavel BureRW82513990548
11Mark MessierC82223860−1058
89Alexander MogilnyRW51182745−636
19Markus NaslundLW76142034556
21Jyrki LummeD7492130−2534
2Mattias OhlundD7772330376
3Bret HedicanD7132427379
28Brian NoonanRW82101525−1962
20Dave ScatchardC76131124−4165
16Trevor LindenRW4271421−1349
26Mike SillingerC4810919−1434
8Donald BrashearLW779918−9372
22Peter ZezelC2551217132
27Todd BertuzziLW226915263
4Grant LedyardD3921315−214
24Scott WalkerC5931013−8164
9Brad MayLW279312041
23Bryan McCabeD26111121064
44Dave BabychD47099−1137
23Martin GelinasLW24448−610
5Dana MurzynD31527−342
25Steve StaiosRW77347−3134
6Adrian AucoinD35336−421
48Bert RobertssonLW30246224
29Gino OdjickLW35325−3181
14Lonny BohonosRW31213−94
36Chris McAllisterD36123−12106
18Geoff SandersonLW9033−14
7David RobertsLW13112−14
9Lubomir VaicC5112−22
26Brandon ConveryC702200
1Sean BurkeG1601114
39Enrico CicconeD13011−247
7Jamie HuscroftD701120
34Jason StrudwickD11011−329
22Larry CourvilleLW11000−75
31Corey HirschG10000
32Arturs IrbeG410002
1Kirk McLeanG290000
30Garth SnowG120004
27Mark WottonD5000−26

Goaltending

  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32Arturs Irbe4114116982912.73.90721999
1Kirk McLean296174800973.68.87911583
30Garth Snow12360262263.09.9010504
1Sean Burke16294396493.51.8760838
31Corey Hirsch10003456.05.853050

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Mattias Ohlund (Defence) [6]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Bure [7]
Mark Messier[lower-alpha 1]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Mattias Ohlund [8]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Pavel Bure [8]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Pavel Bure [8]
Fred J. Hume Award Brian Noonan [9]
Molson Cup Pavel Bure [10]
Most Exciting Player Award Pavel Bure [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
500th game played Kirk McLean October 19, 1997 [11]

Transactions

Trades

January 2, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Sean Burke
Geoff Sanderson
Enrico Ciccone
To Carolina Hurricanes
Kirk McLean
Martin Gelinas
February 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
conditional 5th round pick in 1998 (Garrett Prosofsky)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Sillinger
February 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Brad May
3rd round pick in 1999
To Buffalo Sabres
Geoff Sanderson
February 5, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Zezel
To New Jersey Devils
5th round pick in 1998 (Anton But)
February 6, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Bryan McCabe
Todd Bertuzzi
3rd round pick in 1999 (Jarkko Ruutu)
To New York Islanders
Trevor Linden
March 3, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
8th round pick in 1998 (Graig Mischler)
To Boston Bruins
Grant Ledyard
March 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Garth Snow
To Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Burke
March 7, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Brandon Convery
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Lonny Bohonos
March 14, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Jamie Huscroft
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Enrico Ciccone
March 23, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Jason Strudwick
To New York Islanders
Gino Odjick
March 24, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
3rd round pick in 1999 (Justin Morrison)
To Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Babych
6th round pick in 1998 (Antero Niittymaki)

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[12]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 10 Brad Ference (D)  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2 34 Ryan Bonni (D)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2 36 Harold Druken (D)  Canada Detroit Whalers (OHL)
3 64 Kyle Freadrich (LW)  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4 90 Chris Stanley (C)  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
5 114 David Darguzas (C)  Canada Edmonton Ice (WHL)
5 117 Matt Cockell (G)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 144 Matt Cooke (LW)  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6 148 Larry Shapley (D)  Canada Welland Jr. Canadians (Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League)
7 171 Rod Leroux (D)  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 201 Denis Martynyuk (LW)  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League)
9 227 Peter Brady (G)  Canada Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL)

Notes

  1. Commissioner’s selection.

References

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  8. Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 249
  9. Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250
  10. 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide, p. 217
  11. "New York Rangers Official Web-site -- Roster". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on May 22, 2000. Retrieved July 9, 2023. 1997-98… Appeared in his 500th career NHL game on Oct. 19 vs. Colorado
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