1990–91 Vancouver Canucks season
| 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Smythe |
| 1990–91 record | 28–43–9 |
| Goals for | 243 |
| Goals against | 315 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Pat Quinn |
| Coach |
Bob McCammon (19-30-5) Pat Quinn (9-13-4) |
| Captain |
Doug Lidster Trevor Linden Dan Quinn (Oct-Mar) |
| Alternate captains |
Garth Butcher Steve Bozek |
| Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
| Average attendance | 15,150 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Trevor Linden (33) |
| Assists | Trevor Linden (37) |
| Points | Trevor Linden (70) |
| Penalties in minutes | Gino Odjick |
Entering his last season as a player, Stan Smyl resigns the team captaincy. The position is rotated between defenceman Doug Lidster, forwards Trevor Linden and Dan Quinn.
The Canucks who were slumping in the first half of the regular season fired head coach Bob McCammon on January 31, 1991. He was fired immediately after a home game against the New York Rangers that ended in a 3-3 tie. The game was noted for a spectacular goal tending performance by Rangers goal tender Mike Richter who made 59 saves.
The next day McCammon was replaced by Pat Quinn who would fly down with the team to Los Angeles on board the Canadian Airlines charter to coach his first game for the club against the Los Angeles Kings. Upon landing at Los Angeles International Airport the team charter was nearly involved in the fatal collision USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 as the aircraft landed on a parallel runway approximately 100 meters from the collision.
Quinn and the team were badly shaken by the incident, the team was unable to cope with the disaster when they faced the Kings on February 2. The team suffered its worst defeat of the season 9-1. The crash was still bothering the team when the flew out of Los Angeles to another road in Washington D.C. to face the Washington Capitals. The Canucks would be held winless for their seventh straight game as hall of famer Dino Ciccarelli netted his 400th career regular season NHL goal.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
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