2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season
| 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks | |
|---|---|
| Division | TBD Pacific |
| Conference | TBD Western |
| 2016–17 record | 30–42–9 |
| Home record | 18–17–6 |
| Road record | 12–25–3 |
| Goals for | 180 |
| Goals against | 238 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Jim Benning |
| Coach | Willie Desjardins |
| Captain | Henrik Sedin |
| Alternate captains |
Alexandre Burrows (Oct–Feb) Alexander Elder (Feb- ) Bo Horvat (Feb- ) Daniel Sedin Brandon Sutter (Feb- ) Christopher Tanev (Feb- ) |
| Arena | Rogers Arena |
| Average attendance | 18,509 (97.9%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bo Horvat (20) |
| Assists | Henrik Sedin (35) |
| Points | Bo Horvat (51) |
| Penalties in minutes | Nikita Tryamkin (62) |
| Plus/minus | Christopher Tanev (+6) |
| Wins | Ryan Miller (18) |
| Goals against average | Richard Bachman (2.04) |
The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season is the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames.
The Canucks made their first off-season move while the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs were still in action, sending centre Jared McCann and second and fourth round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenceman Erik Gudbranson and a fifth-round pick. On June 27, two days after the 2016 NHL Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.
Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia on September 22–26, 2016.
During the team bye week in February, many Canucks players experienced mumps symptoms, with some being diagnosed with the disease. Compounded with ongoing injuries to other players at the time, the Canucks played their following game with 11 regulars out of the lineup, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks 4–1.
Preceding the 2017 NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded longtime forward Alexandre Burrows to the Ottawa Senators for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017. The following night, they traded another longtime forward, Jannik Hansen, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
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