2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The Canucks missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. This was the last season for both Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who both announced their retirements on April 2, 2018, after 18-season NHL careers.[3]

2017–18 Vancouver Canucks
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2017–18 record	31–40–11
Home record	16–18–7
Road record	15–22–4
Goals for	218
Goals against	264
Team information
General Manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Henrik Sedin
Alternate captains	Michael Del Zotto Alexander Edler Daniel Sedin Brandon Sutter Christopher Tanev
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	18,059 (95.5%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brock Boeser (29)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (47)
Points	Brock Boeser Daniel Sedin (55)
Penalty minutes	Derek Dorsett (74)
Plus/minus	Brandon Sutter (+8)
Wins	Jacob Markstrom (23)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.71)

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100
4	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
5	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
3	CE	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
5	PA	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
9	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 14, 2017.[4]

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Vancouver	4–3	Los Angeles	OT	Nilsson	11,846	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 17	Vegas	9–4	Vancouver		Bachman	15,565	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 20	Vancouver	5–3	Calgary		Demko	18,232	2–1–0	Recap
4^[a]	September 21	Vancouver	2–5	Los Angeles		—	10,088	2–2–0	Recap
5	September 22	Vancouver	3–5	Edmonton		Bachman	18,347	2–3–0	Recap
6^[b]	September 23	Los Angeles	4–3	Vancouver	SO	—	12,759	2–3–1	Recap
7	September 28	Calgary	1–3	Vancouver		Nilsson	14,712	3–3–1	Recap
8	September 30	Edmonton	2–3	Vancouver		Markstrom	16,637	4–3–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. ^b Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[5]

2017–18 game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Ottawa 3–2 Vancouver SO Markstrom 17,273 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 12 Winnipeg 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 15,589 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 14 Calgary 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,074 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 17 Vancouver 3–0 Ottawa Nilsson 13,430 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 19 Vancouver 3–6 Boston Nilsson 17,565 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 20 Vancouver 4–2 Buffalo Markstrom 18,050 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 22 Vancouver 4–1 Detroit Markstrom 19,515 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 24 Vancouver 1–0 Minnesota Nilsson 18,694 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 26 Washington 2–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,293 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 October 30 Dallas 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,109 6–3–2 14 Recap
November: 6–7–2 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 New Jersey 2–0 Vancouver Markstrom 16,855 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 4 Pittsburgh 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 6 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,836 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 7 Vancouver 5–3 Calgary Markstrom 18,160 8–5–2 18 Recap 16 November 9 Vancouver 1–4 Anaheim Markstrom 16,038 8–6–2 18 Recap 17 November 11 Vancouver 0–5 San Jose Markstrom 17,562 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 14 Vancouver 3–2 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 16 Vegas 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,119 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 18 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,865 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 21 Vancouver 5–2 Philadelphia Markstrom 19,278 10–8–3 23 Recap 22 November 22 Vancouver 5–2 Pittsburgh Nilsson 18,606 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 24 Vancouver 2–3 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 11–9–3 25 Recap 24 November 26 Vancouver 3–4 NY Rangers SO Markstrom 17,632 11–9–4 26 Recap 25 November 28 Vancouver 2–5 NY Islanders Nilsson 11,194 11–10–4 26 Recap 26 November 30 Vancouver 5–3 Nashville Nilsson 17,113 12–10–4 28 Recap
December: 4–8–1 (Home: 4–6–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Toronto 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 13–10–4 30 Recap 28 December 5 Carolina 0–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,860 14–10–4 32 Recap 29 December 7 Philadelphia 4–1 Vancouver Markstrom 16,515 14–11–4 32 Recap 30 December 9 Vancouver 2–4 Calgary Nilsson 18,552 14–12–4 32 Recap 31 December 11 Vancouver 1–5 Winnipeg Markstrom 15,321 14–13–4 32 Recap 32 December 13 Nashville 7–1 Vancouver Nilsson 16,806 14–14–4 32 Recap 33 December 15 San Jose 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,278 15–14–4 34 Recap 34 December 17 Calgary 6–1 Vancouver Markstrom 18,236 15–15–4 34 Recap 35 December 19 Montreal 7–5 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 15–16–4 34 Recap 36 December 21 Vancouver 4–5 San Jose OT Markstrom 17,562 15–16–5 35 Recap 37 December 23 St. Louis 3–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,919 15–17–5 35 Recap 38 December 28 Chicago 2–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–17–5 37 Recap 39 December 30 Los Angeles 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–18–5 37 Recap
January: 4–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Anaheim 5–0 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 16–19–5 37 Recap 41 January 6 Vancouver 2–3 Toronto SO Markstrom 19,361 16–19–6 38 Recap 42 January 7 Vancouver 2–5 Montreal Nilsson 21,302 16–20–6 38 Recap 43 January 9 Vancouver 1–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 16–21–6 38 Recap 44 January 12 Vancouver 5–2 Columbus Markstrom 16,705 17–21–6 40 Recap 45 January 14 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Markstrom 18,927 18–21–6 42 Recap 46 January 20 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 18–22–6 42 Recap 47 January 21 Vancouver 0–1 Winnipeg Nilsson 15,321 18–23–6 42 Recap 48 January 23 Los Angeles 2–6 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 19–23–6 44 Recap 49 January 25 Buffalo 4–0 Vancouver Markstrom 18,340 19–24–6 44 Recap 50 January 30 Colorado 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,257 20–24–6 46 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 2–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Chicago 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,144 21–24–6 48 Recap 52 February 3 Tampa Bay 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 21–25–6 48 Recap 53 February 6 Vancouver 1–3 Florida Markstrom 10,758 21–26–6 48 Recap 54 February 8 Vancouver 2–5 Tampa Bay Nilsson 19,092 21–27–6 48 Recap 55 February 9 Vancouver 1–4 Carolina Markstrom 13,123 21–28–6 48 Recap 56 February 11 Vancouver 6–0 Dallas Markstrom 17,889 22–28–6 50 Recap 57 February 14 Florida 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,412 22–29–6 50 Recap 58 February 15 Vancouver 1–4 San Jose Nilsson 17,274 22–30–6 50 Recap 59 February 17 Boston 1–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 23–30–6 52 Recap 60 February 20 Colorado 5–4 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,107 23–30–7 53 Recap 61 February 23 Vancouver 3–6 Vegas Nilsson 18,207 23–31–7 53 Recap 62 February 25 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Markstrom 10,935 24–31–7 55 Recap 63 February 26 Vancouver 1–3 Colorado Markstrom 12,654 24–32–7 55 Recap 64 February 28 NY Rangers 6–5 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,044 24–32–8 56 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Nashville 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,470 24–32–9 57 Recap 66 March 5 NY Islanders 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,307 25–32–9 59 Recap 67 March 7 Arizona 2–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,742 25–33–9 59 Recap 68 March 9 Minnesota 5–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,918 25–34–9 59 Recap 69 March 11 Vancouver 0–1 Arizona Markstrom 11,697 25–35–9 59 Recap 70 March 12 Vancouver 0–3 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 25–36–9 59 Recap 71 March 14 Vancouver 0–3 Anaheim Markstrom 16,561 25–37–9 59 Recap 72 March 17 San Jose 5–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,332 25–38–9 59 Recap 73 March 20 Vancouver 1–4 Vegas Markstrom 18,214 25–39–9 59 Recap 74 March 22 Vancouver 5–2 Chicago Markstrom 21,526 26–39–9 61 Recap 75 March 23 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Nilsson 17,724 26–40–9 61 Recap 76 March 25 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Markstrom 18,112 27–40–9 63 Recap 77 March 27 Anaheim 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,405 28–40–9 65 Recap 78 March 29 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,883 29–40–9 67 Recap 79 March 31 Columbus 4–5 Vancouver OT Demko 18,865 30–40–9 69 Recap
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Vegas 5–4 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,865 30–40–10 70 Recap 81 April 5 Arizona 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 31–40–10 72 Recap 82 April 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Nilsson 18,347 31–40–11 73 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 2–0–0 1–0–0 3–0–0 6 14 6 Colorado Avalanche 1–0–1 0–1–0 1–1–1 3 9 11 Dallas Stars 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–1 5 11 3 Minnesota Wild 0–1–0 2–0–0 2–1–0 4 6 7 Nashville Predators 0–1–1 1–0–0 1–1–1 3 9 14 St. Louis Blues 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–2–1 2 5 11 Winnipeg Jets 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–3–0 0 3 10 Total 3–3–4 6–4–0 9–7–4 22 56 59 Pacific Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 5 13 Arizona Coyotes 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 8 7 Calgary Flames 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 2 10 18 Edmonton Oilers 2–0–0 0–1–1 2–1–1 5 9 11 Los Angeles Kings 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 12 11 San Jose Sharks 1–1–0 0–2–1 1–3–1 3 12 22 Vegas Golden Knights 0–1–1 0–2–0 0–3–1 1 10 20 Vancouver Canucks — — — — — — Total 6–7–1 3–10–2 9–17–3 21 66 102

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Boston Bruins 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 9 7 Buffalo Sabres 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 4 6 Detroit Red Wings 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 4 Florida Panthers 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 7 Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 7 12 Ottawa Senators 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 5 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 4 4 Total 2–5–1 3–4–1 5–8–2 12 43 48 Metropolitan Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 6 New Jersey Devils 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 2 5 New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 8 New York Rangers 0–0–1 0–0–1 0–0–2 2 8 10 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 9 4 Washington Capitals 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 5 Total 5–2–1 3–4–1 8–6–2 18 52 48

Player statistics

Final stats[6]

Skaters

Regular season[6] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Brock Boeser 62 29 26 55 −5 16 Daniel Sedin 81 23 32 55 −21 40 Henrik Sedin 82 3 47 50 −22 30 Bo Horvat 64 22 22 44 −1 10 Thomas Vanek^‡ 61 17 24 41 −12 28 Alexander Edler 70 6 28 34 −18 68 Sam Gagner 74 10 21 31 −18 31 Sven Bartschi 53 14 15 29 3 20 Brandon Sutter 61 11 15 26 8 8 Loui Eriksson 50 10 13 23 0 4 Michael Del Zotto 82 6 16 22 −8 48 Derrick Pouliot 71 3 19 22 −22 39 Jake Virtanen 75 10 10 20 −11 46 Nikolay Goldobin 38 8 6 14 −14 6 Markus Granlund 53 8 4 12 −10 8 Christopher Tanev 42 2 9 11 7 8 Troy Stecher 68 1 10 11 −7 35 Jussi Jokinen^† 14 4 6 10 7 2 Derek Dorsett 20 7 2 9 −1 74 Darren Archibald 27 4 5 9 −1 14 Brendan Leipsic^† 14 3 6 9 −3 10 Alex Biega 43 1 8 9 3 32 Brendan Gaunce 37 4 2 6 0 10 Alexander Burmistrov 24 2 4 6 −5 12 Ben Hutton 61 0 6 6 −9 23 Reid Boucher 20 3 2 5 −12 0 Erik Gudbranson 52 2 3 5 −7 35 Nic Dowd^† 40 3 0 3 −7 16 Tyler Motte^† 15 2 0 2 −1 4 Ashton Sautner 5 0 2 2 4 2 Jayson Megna 1 0 0 0 0 0 Philip Holm^‡ 1 0 0 0 −2 0 Adam Gaudette 5 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Chaput 9 0 0 0 −4 5

Goaltenders

Regular season[6]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	60	57	3,413:43	23	26	7	154	2.71	1,745	.912	2	0	3	4
Anders Nilsson	27	24	1,463:41	7	14	4	84	3.44	850	.901	2	0	1	0
Thatcher Demko	1	1	61:21	1	0	0	4	3.91	30	.867	0	0	0	0

^†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Statistics reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Canucks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Ref Brock Boeser NHL Rookie of the Month for November December 1, 2017 [7] Brock Boeser NHL Rookie of the Month for December January 2, 2018 [8] Brock Boeser NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2018 [9] Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Ref Brandon Sutter 600th career NHL game October 14, 2017 [10] Sam Gagner 700th career NHL game October 14, 2017 [10] Jacob Markstrom 100th career NHL start October 14, 2017 Derek Dorsett 500th career NHL game October 17, 2017 [11] Thomas Vanek 700th career NHL point October 17, 2017 [12] Sven Bartschi 100th career NHL point October 26, 2017 [13] Alexander Burmistrov 100th career NHL point October 26, 2017 [14] Alex Biega 100th career NHL game November 4, 2017 Brock Boeser 1st career NHL hat-trick November 4, 2017 [15] Thomas Vanek 900th career NHL game November 7, 2017 [16] Michael Del Zotto 500th career NHL game November 9, 2017 [17] Loui Eriksson 800th career NHL game November 22, 2017 [18] Alexander Edler 700th career NHL game November 26, 2017 [19] Daniel Sedin 1000th career NHL point November 30, 2017 [20] Jacob Markstrom 1st career NHL shutout December 5, 2017 [21] Markus Granlund 200th career NHL game December 9, 2017 [22] Michael Del Zotto 200th career NHL point December 9, 2017 [23] Henrik Sedin 800th career NHL assist December 13, 2017 [24] Derrick Pouliot 100th career NHL game December 21, 2017 Nic Dowd 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [25] Brendan Gaunce 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [26] Jake Virtanen 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [27] Troy Stecher 100th career NHL game January 9, 2018 [28] Henrik Sedin 1300th career NHL game February 3, 2018 Anders Nilsson 100th career NHL game February 23, 2018 Ben Hutton 200th career NHL game March 2, 2018 Daniel Sedin 1300th career NHL game March 25, 2018 [29] Ashton Sautner 1st career NHL game March 25, 2018 [30] Adam Gaudette 1st career NHL game March 29, 2018 [31] Thatcher Demko 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win March 31, 2018 [32] Ashton Sautner 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point March 31, 2018 [33] Records Player Record Date Alexander Edler Most points by Canucks defenceman March 2, 2018[34] Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Erik Gudbranson Boarding Boston forward Frank Vatrano 1 game $18,817.20 October 20, 2017[35] Transactions The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season. Trades Date Details Ref October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) To Vancouver Canucks Derrick Pouliot To Pittsburgh Penguins Andrey Pedan 4th-round pick in 2018 [36] December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) To Vancouver Canucks Nic Dowd To Los Angeles Kings Jordan Subban [37] February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Vancouver Canucks Brendan Leipsic To Vegas Golden Knights Philip Holm [38] February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Vancouver Canucks Jussi Jokinen Tyler Motte To Columbus Blue Jackets Thomas Vanek [39] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref Sam Gagner July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year, $9.45 million [40] Michael Del Zotto July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Philadelphia Flyers 2-year, $6 million [41] Patrick Wiercioch July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Colorado Avalanche 1-year, $650,000 [42] Alexander Burmistrov July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $900,000 [43] Anders Nilsson July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $5 million Thomas Vanek September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01) Florida Panthers 1-year, $2 million [44] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref Chad Billins April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19) Linkopings HC 2-year [45] Tom Nilsson May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Djurgardens IF 2-year [46] Ryan Miller July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Anaheim Ducks 2-year, $4 million [47] Alexandre Grenier July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Florida Panthers 1-year, $725,000 [48] Mike Zalewski July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) Straubing Tigers 1-year [49] Borna Rendulic August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11) Lahti Pelicans 1-year [50] Michael Garteig August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24) Utica Comets 1-year [51] Jack Skille September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) Dinamo Minsk Unknown [52] Joseph Cramarossa September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) Stockton Heat Unknown [53] Alexander Burmistrov December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27) Ak Bars Kazan 1-year [54] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Players released Date Player Via Ref November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) Anton Rodin Mutual agreement [55] Lost via retirement Date Player Ref November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) Derek Dorsett [56] December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24) Alexander Burmistrov [57] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Anton Rodin 1-year, $700,000 [58] July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) Joseph LaBate 1-year, $650,000 [59] July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Evan McEneny 2-year, $1.315 million [60] July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Michael Chaput 1-year, $687,500 [61] July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Reid Boucher 2-year, $1.315 million [62] August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09) Brendan Gaunce 2-year, $1.5 million [63] September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) Bo Horvat 6-year, $33 million [64] October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16) Jonah Gadjovich 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [65] February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) Erik Gudbranson 3-year, $12 million contract extension [66] February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) Alex Biega 2-year, $1.65 million contract extension [67] March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) Kole Lind 3-year, $3.375 million entry-level contract [68] March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) Ashton Sautner 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [69] March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Adam Gaudette 3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract [70] April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) Lukas Jasek 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [71] May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Elias Pettersson 3-year, $11.325 million entry-level contract [72] May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) Petrus Palmu 2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [73] May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) Michael DiPietro 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [74] June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) Reid Boucher 1-year, $725,000 contract extension [75] June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) Richard Bachman 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [76] Draft picks See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks The Vancouver Canucks selected Elias Pettersson at 5th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. 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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 5 Elias Pettersson C  Sweden Timra IK (Allsvenskan) 2 33 Kole Lind RW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 2 55^1 Jonah Gadjovich LW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 3 64 Michael DiPietro G  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 4 95 Jack Rathbone D  United States Dexter School (USHS) 5 135^2 Kristoffer Gunnarsson D  Sweden IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan) 6 181^3 Petrus Palmu LW  Finland Owen Sound Attack (OHL) 7 188 Matt Brassard D  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) Draft notes[77] The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as compensation for Columbus hiring John Tortorella as their head coach on October 21, 2015.[78][79] The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (181st overall) and this pick.[80] The Chicago Blackhawks' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2017 (135th overall) and this pick.[80] References "NHL Attendance Report - 2017-18". 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