2018–19 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2018–19 Vancouver Canucks season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] On July 25, 2018, president of hockey operations, Trevor Linden left the organization and his role was assumed by general manager Jim Benning.[3] The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention on March 29, 2019, after the Colorado Avalanche's overtime win against the Arizona Coyotes.[4]

2018–19 Vancouver Canucks
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	12th Western
2018–19 record	35–36–11
Home record	20–16–5
Road record	15–20–6
Goals for	225
Goals against	254
Team information
General Manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Michael Del Zotto (Oct. 3 – Jan. 16) Alexander Edler Bo Horvat Brandon Sutter Christopher Tanev
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	18,022 (95.3%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Elias Pettersson (28)
Assists	Elias Pettersson (38)
Points	Elias Pettersson (66)
Penalty minutes	Antoine Roussel (118)
Plus/minus	Troy Stecher (+9)
Wins	Jacob Markstrom (28)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.77)

Off season

On June 22, the Canucks drafted Quinn Hughes with the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[5] They also selected Jett Woo, Tyler Madden, Toni Utunen, Artyom Manukyan and Matthew Thiessen.[6]

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	+62	107
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	+28	101
3	x – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	+19	93
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
5	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
6	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
8	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	+8	93
2	CE	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	+14	90
3	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	−10	86
4	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	−22	84
5	CE	Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	−26	83
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	−29	81
7	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	−52	80
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	−42	79
9	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	−61	71

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on June 13, 2018.[7]

2018 pre-season game log: 1–6–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 18	Edmonton	4–2	Vancouver		Nilsson	—	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 19	Calgary	4–1	Vancouver		Demko	15,371	0–2–0	Recap
3	September 20	Los Angeles	3–4	Vancouver	SO	Markstrom	15,903	1–2–0	Recap
4	September 22	Vancouver	2–5	Calgary		Demko	17,746	1–3–0	Recap
5^[a]	September 24	Vancouver	1–4	Los Angeles		Markstrom	12,367	1–4–0	Recap
6	September 25	Vancouver	0–6	Edmonton		Nilsson	18,347	1–5–0	Recap
7^[b]	September 29	Arizona	4–1	Vancouver		Markstrom	—	1–6–0	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. ^b Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[8]

2018–19 game log
October: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Calgary 2–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,870 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 6 Vancouver 4–7 Calgary Markstrom 18,688 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 9 Vancouver 3–5 Carolina Markstrom 11,932 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 11 Vancouver 4–1 Tampa Bay Nilsson 19,092 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 13 Vancouver 3–2 Florida Nilsson 11,953 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 16 Vancouver 3–2 Pittsburgh OT Nilsson 18,492 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 18 Vancouver 1–4 Winnipeg Nilsson 15,321 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 20 Boston 1–2 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,871 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 22 Washington 5–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,227 5–4–0 10 Recap 10 October 24 Vancouver 3–2 Vegas SO Markstrom 18,189 6–4–0 12 Recap 11 October 25 Vancouver 1–4 Arizona Nilsson 12,955 6–5–0 12 Recap 12 October 27 Pittsburgh 5–0 Vancouver Markstrom 17,537 6–6–0 12 Recap 13 October 29 Minnesota 2–5 Vancouver Markstrom 16,546 7–6–0 14 Recap 14 October 31 Chicago 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 16,955 8–6–0 16 Recap
November: 3–8–3 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Colorado 6–7 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,334 9–6–0 18 Recap 16 November 6 Vancouver 2–3 Detroit SO Markstrom 18,640 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 8 Vancouver 8–5 Boston Markstrom 17,565 10–6–1 21 Recap 18 November 10 Vancouver 3–4 Buffalo SO Markstrom 17,541 10–6–2 22 Recap 19 November 12 Vancouver 1–2 NY Rangers Markstrom 17,100 10–7–2 22 Recap 20 November 13 Vancouver 2–5 NY Islanders Markstrom 8,806 10–8–2 22 Recap 21 November 15 Vancouver 2–6 Minnesota Bachman 19,014 10–9–2 22 Recap 22 November 17 Montreal 3–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,880 10–10–2 22 Recap 23 November 19 Winnipeg 6–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,917 10–11–2 22 Recap 24 November 21 Vancouver 3–4 Anaheim Markstrom 16,091 10–12–2 22 Recap 25 November 23 Vancouver 0–4 San Jose Nilsson 17,056 10–13–2 22 Recap 26 November 24 Vancouver 4–2 Los Angeles Markstrom 17,725 11–13–2 24 Recap 27 November 27 Los Angeles 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,790 11–13–3 25 Recap 28 November 29 Vegas 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 16,880 11–14–3 25 Recap
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–4–0 ; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 1 Dallas 2–1 Vancouver Nilsson 17,387 11–15–3 25 Recap 30 December 4 Minnesota 3–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,122 11–16–3 25 Recap 31 December 6 Nashville 3–5 Vancouver Markstrom 16,894 12–16–3 27 Recap 32 December 9 Vancouver 6–1 St. Louis Markstrom 16,841 13–16–3 29 Recap 33 December 11 Vancouver 3–2 Columbus Markstrom 14,689 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 13 Vancouver 3–4 Nashville OT Nilsson 17,206 14–16–4 32 Recap 35 December 15 Philadelphia 1–5 Vancouver Markstrom 17,328 15–16–4 34 Recap 36 December 16 Edmonton 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,036 16–16–4 36 Recap 37 December 18 Tampa Bay 5–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,193 16–17–4 36 Recap 38 December 20 St. Louis 1–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,261 17–17–4 38 Recap 39 December 22 Winnipeg 1–0 Vancouver Markstrom 18,028 17–18–4 38 Recap 40 December 27 Vancouver 4–2 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 18–18–4 40 Recap 41 December 29 Vancouver 3–2 Calgary OT Markstrom 19,289 19–18–4 42 Recap 42 December 31 Vancouver 0–4 New Jersey Nilsson 15,772 19–19–4 42 Recap
January: 4–3–2 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 Vancouver 4–3 Ottawa OT Markstrom 16,358 20–19–4 44 Recap 44 January 3 Vancouver 0–2 Montreal Markstrom 21,302 20–20–4 44 Recap 45 January 5 Vancouver 0–5 Toronto Markstrom 19,388 20–21–4 44 Recap 46 January 10 Arizona 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,527 20–21–5 45 Recap 47 January 13 Florida 1–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,610 21–21–5 47 Recap 48 January 16 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,166 21–21–6 48 Recap 49 January 18 Buffalo 3–4 Vancouver Demko 18,176 22–21–6 50 Recap 50 January 20 Detroit 2–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 23–21–6 52 Recap 51 January 23 Carolina 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,373 23–22–6 52 Recap
February: 4–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Vancouver 5–1 Colorado Markstrom 18,027 24–22–6 54 Recap 53 February 4 Vancouver 1–2 Philadelphia Markstrom 18,671 24–23–6 54 Recap 54 February 5 Vancouver 2–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 24–24–6 54 Recap 55 February 7 Vancouver 3–4 Chicago OT Markstrom 21,540 24–24–7 55 Recap 56 February 9 Calgary 3–4 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,410 25–24–7 57 Recap 57 February 11 San Jose 7–2 Vancouver DiPietro 18,576 25–25–7 57 Recap 58 February 13 Vancouver 0–1 Anaheim Markstrom 17,174 25–26–7 57 Recap 59 February 14 Vancouver 4–3 Los Angeles SO Markstrom 18,230 26–26–7 59 Recap 60 February 16 Vancouver 2–3 San Jose Markstrom 17,562 26–27–7 59 Recap 61 February 21 Arizona 3–2 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,568 26–27–8 60 Recap 62 February 23 NY Islanders 4–0 Vancouver Markstrom 18,871 26–28–8 60 Recap 63 February 25 Anaheim 0–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,542 27–28–8 62 Recap 64 February 27 Vancouver 2–3 Colorado SO Markstrom 14,867 27–28–9 63 Recap 65 February 28 Vancouver 2–5 Arizona Demko 12,767 27–29–9 63 Recap
March: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–4–1 ; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 3 Vancouver 0–3 Vegas Markstrom 18,303 27–30–9 63 Recap 67 March 6 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,871 28–30–9 65 Recap 68 March 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Demko 18,347 28–31–9 65 Recap 69 March 9 Vegas 6–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,286 28–32–9 65 Recap 70 March 13 NY Rangers 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,225 29–32–9 67 Recap 71 March 15 New Jersey 3–2 Vancouver SO Markstrom 17,552 29–32–10 68 Recap 72 March 17 Vancouver 3–2 Dallas SO Markstrom 18,125 30–32–10 70 Recap 73 March 18 Vancouver 3–2 Chicago OT Demko 21,496 31–32–10 72 Recap 74 March 20 Ottawa 4–7 Vancouver Markstrom 18,500 32–32–10 74 Recap 75 March 23 Calgary 3–1 Vancouver Markstrom 18,685 32–33–10 74 Recap 76 March 24 Columbus 5–0 Vancouver Demko 17,805 32–34–10 74 Recap 77 March 26 Anaheim 5–4 Vancouver Markstrom 17,633 32–35–10 74 Recap 78 March 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Vancouver SO Demko 18,524 33–35–10 76 Recap 79 March 30 Dallas 2–3 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,663 34–35–10 78 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 San Jose 2–4 Vancouver Demko 18,524 35–35–10 80 Recap 81 April 4 Vancouver 2–3 Nashville Markstrom 17,669 35–36–10 80 Recap 82 April 6 Vancouver 2–3 St. Louis SO Demko 17,970 35–36–11 81 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Western Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts GF GA Central Division Chicago Blackhawks 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–1 5 10 8 Colorado Avalanche 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–1 5 14 10 Dallas Stars 1–1–0 1–0–0 2–1–0 4 7 6 Minnesota Wild 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 9 11 Nashville Predators 1–0–0 0–1–1 1–1–1 3 10 10 St. Louis Blues 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–1 5 13 5 Winnipeg Jets 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–3–0 0 4 8 Total 6–4–0 4–3–4 10–7–4 24 67 61 Pacific Division Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 11 10 Arizona Coyotes 0–0–2 0–2–0 0–2–2 2 8 16 Calgary Flames 2–1–0 1–1–0 3–2–0 6 17 17 Edmonton Oilers 1–0–1 1–1–0 2–1–1 5 12 10 Los Angeles Kings 1–0–1 2–0–0 3–0–1 7 12 9 San Jose Sharks 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 8 16 Vancouver Canucks — — — — — — Vegas Golden Knights 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 2 8 15 Total 6–5–4 5–9–0 11–14–4 26 76 93

Eastern Conference Opponent Home Away Total Pts GF GA Atlantic Division Boston Bruins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 5 Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 7 7 Detroit Red Wings 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 5 5 Florida Panthers 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 3 Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 2 5 Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 11 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 3 7 Total 6–2–0 4–2–2 10–4–2 22 52 46 Metropolitan Division Carolina Hurricanes 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 5 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 3 7 New Jersey Devils 0–0–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 1 2 7 New York Islanders 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 2 9 New York Rangers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 5 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 3 7 Washington Capitals 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 8 Total 2–5–1 2–6–0 4–11–1 9 30 54

Player statistics

Final stats[9][10][11]

Skaters

Regular season[9]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Elias Pettersson	71	28	38	66	3	12
Bo Horvat	82	27	34	61	−4	33
Brock Boeser	69	26	30	56	−2	22
Alexander Edler	56	10	24	34	3	54
Antoine Roussel	65	9	22	31	5	118
Loui Eriksson	81	11	18	29	−11	22
Nikolay Goldobin	63	7	20	27	−10	18
Jake Virtanen	70	15	10	25	−4	44
Troy Stecher	78	2	21	23	9	32
Markus Granlund	77	12	10	22	−4	20
Ben Hutton	69	5	15	20	−23	43
Josh Leivo^†	49	10	8	18	4	25
Tyler Motte	74	9	7	16	−12	10
Alex Biega	41	2	14	16	0	22
Sven Baertschi	26	9	5	14	−9	6
Jay Beagle	57	3	10	13	−8	18
Tanner Pearson^†	19	9	3	12	0	4
Adam Gaudette	56	5	7	12	−8	18
Derrick Pouliot	62	3	9	12	−1	30
Christopher Tanev	55	2	10	12	3	18
Tim Schaller	47	3	7	10	−2	9
Erik Gudbranson^‡	57	2	6	8	−27	83
Brandon Sutter	26	4	2	6	−12	6
Brendan Leipsic^‡	17	2	3	5	−10	2
Michael Del Zotto^‡	23	1	3	4	3	8
Ryan Spooner^†	11	0	4	4	−1	0
Sam Gagner^‡	7	1	2	3	−3	4
Brendan Gaunce	3	1	2	3	3	0
Quinn Hughes	5	0	3	3	0	2
Darren Archibald^‡	9	1	1	2	−1	12
Luke Schenn^†	18	0	2	2	−4	9
Ashton Sautner	17	0	1	1	−2	2
Zack MacEwen	4	0	1	1	−4	5
Brogan Rafferty	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Guillaume Brisebois	8	0	0	0	−4	0
Reid Boucher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Teves	1	0	0	0	−1	2

Goaltenders

Regular season[9]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	60	60	3,599:21	28	23	9	166	2.77	1,896	.912	1	0	3	2
Thatcher Demko	9	8	534:09	4	3	1	25	2.81	288	.913	0	0	1	0
Anders Nilsson^‡	12	12	717:56	3	8	1	37	3.09	353	.895	0	0	0	0
Richard Bachman	1	1	60:00	0	1	0	6	6.00	29	.793	0	0	0	0
Michael DiPietro	1	1	60:00	0	1	0	7	7.00	24	.708	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Elias Pettersson	NHL Rookie of the Month for October	November 1, 2018[12]
Elias Pettersson	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 5, 2018[13]
Elias Pettersson	NHL First Star of the Week	December 10, 2018[14]
Elias Pettersson	NHL Rookie of the Month for December	January 2, 2019[15]
Elias Pettersson	NHL All-Star game selection	January 2, 2019[16]

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Elias Pettersson	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 3, 2018[17]
Bo Horvat	300th career NHL game	October 13, 2018[18]
Erik Gudbranson	400th career NHL game	October 22, 2018[19]
Christopher Tanev	400th career NHL game	October 24, 2018[20]
Adam Gaudette	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	October 25, 2018[21]
Bo Horvat	100th career NHL assist	November 21, 2018[22]
Adam Gaudette	1st career NHL goal	November 24, 2018[23]
Brock Boeser	100th career NHL game	December 31, 2018[24]
Elias Pettersson	1st career NHL hat-trick	January 2, 2019[25]
Josh Leivo	100th career NHL game	January 16, 2019[26]
Bo Horvat	200th career NHL point	January 18, 2019[27]
Jay Beagle	500th career NHL game	February 4, 2019[28]
Michael DiPietro	1st career NHL game	February 11, 2019[29]
Zack MacEwen	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	February 11, 2019[29]
Guillaume Brisebois	1st career NHL game	February 14, 2019[30]
Loui Eriksson	900th career NHL game	February 16, 2019[31]
Brock Boeser	100th career NHL point	February 16, 2019[32]
Troy Stecher	200th career NHL game	February 28, 2019[33]
Alexander Edler	800th career NHL game	March 7, 2019[34]
Jake Virtanen	200th career NHL game	March 13, 2019[35]
Josh Teves	1st career NHL game	March 26, 2019[36]
Quinn Hughes	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 28, 2019[37]
Brogan Rafferty	1st career NHL game	April 4, 2019[38]
Markus Granlund	300th career NHL game	April 4, 2019[39]

Records

Player	Record	Date
Alexander Edler	Most games played by Canucks defenceman	December 22, 2018[40]
Elias Pettersson	Most points by Canucks rookie in single season	March 18, 2019[41]
Alexander Edler	Most goals scored by Canucks defenceman	March 28, 2018[42]

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Washington Capitals 6th-round pick in 2018	To Vancouver Canucks 6th-round pick in 2018 6th-round pick in 2019	[43]
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	To Chicago Blackhawks Michael Chaput	To Vancouver Canucks Tanner Kero	[44]
December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Michael Carcone	To Vancouver Canucks Josh Leivo	[45]
January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)	To Ottawa Senators Darren Archibald Anders Nilsson	To Vancouver Canucks Mike McKenna Tom Pyatt 6th-round pick in 2019	[46]
January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)	To Anaheim Ducks Michael Del Zotto	To Vancouver Canucks Luke Schenn 7th-round pick in 2020	[47]
February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)	To New York Rangers 7th-round pick in 2020	To Vancouver Canucks Marek Mazanec	[48]
February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)	To Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Spooner	[49]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Gudbranson	To Vancouver Canucks Tanner Pearson	[50]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To San Jose Sharks Jonathan Dahlen	To Vancouver Canucks Linus Karlsson	[51]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jay Beagle	from Washington Capitals	4-year	[52]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Nic Dowd	to Washington Capitals	1-year	[53]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Antoine Roussel	from Dallas Stars	4-year	[54]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Tim Schaller	from Boston Bruins	2-year	[55]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Jayson Megna	to Washington Capitals	1-year	[56]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)	Griffen Molino	to Toronto Marlies (AHL)	Unknown	[57]
July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)	Patrick Wiercioch	to Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	Unknown	[58]
July 31, 2018 (2018-07-31)	Cole Cassels	to Grizzlys Wolfsburg (DEL)	1-year	[59]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	Joseph LaBate	to Belleville Senators (AHL)	1-year	[60]
September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)	Mackenze Stewart	to Toledo Walleye (ECHL)	1-year	[61]
December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)	Mitch Eliot	from Sarnia Sting (OHL)	3-year	[62]
February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)	Michael Leighton	from Utica Comets (AHL)	1-year	[63]
March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)	Josh Teves	from Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)	1-year	[64]
April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	Jake Kielly	from Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey)	2-year	[65]
April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)	Brogan Rafferty	from Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey)	1-year	[66]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)	Brendan Leipsic	to Los Angeles Kings	[67]
January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)	Mike McKenna	to Philadelphia Flyers	[68]

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref

Retirement Date Player Ref April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07) Daniel Sedin [69] April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07) Henrik Sedin [69]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)	Markus Granlund	1-year	[70]
June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)	Derrick Pouliot	1-year	[71]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Sven Bartschi	3-year	[72]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Darren Archibald	1-year	[73]
July 20, 2018 (2018-07-20)	Troy Stecher	2-year	[74]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)	Jake Virtanen	2-year	[75]
March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)	Quinn Hughes	3-year	[76]
March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	Jett Woo	3-year	[77]
April 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)	Thatcher Demko	2-year	[78]
June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)	Alexander Edler	2-year	[79]

Draft picks

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	7	Quinn Hughes	D	United States	University of Michigan (B1G)
2	37	Jett Woo	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
3	68	Tyler Madden	C	United States	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5	130	Toni Utunen	D	Finland	LeKi (Mestis)
6	186^1	Artyom Manukyan	RW	Russia	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
7	192	Matthew Thiessen	G	Canada	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)

Notes:

1. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2018 (161st overall) to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[80]

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