2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season was 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 team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals. The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn. The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Off-season
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 Entry Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.Training camp
Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.Regular season
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 long-time forward Alex Burrows to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017. The following night, they traded another long-time 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.
The Canucks finished their season with 69 points and had the second-best odds for the draft lottery of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Detailed records
Roster
Player statistics
Final statsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 81 | 20 | 32 | 52 | −7 | 27 | |
| 82 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −27 | 28 | |
| 82 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −16 | 32 | |
| 68 | 18 | 17 | 35 | −6 | 8 | |
| 81 | 17 | 17 | 34 | −20 | 12 | |
| 69 | 19 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 14 | |
| 65 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −9 | 8 | |
| 71 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −16 | 25 | |
| 68 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −20 | 36 | |
| ‡ | 55 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −3 | 53 |
| 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −22 | 31 | |
| ‡ | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 82 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −1 | 40 | |
| 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |
| 55 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |
| 68 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −12 | 29 | |
| 66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −7 | 64 | |
| 58 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
| † | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 6 |
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −14 | 18 | |
| 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 33 | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 33 | |
| † | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 18 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| † | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 9 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 21 | |
| Totals | 82 | 178 | 292 | 470 | −233 | 638 |
Goaltenders
†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.‡Acquired by another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL All-Star Game selection | January 10, 2017 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Date |
| 1st career NHL assist | ||
| 100th career NHL goal | ||
| 300th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL game | ||
| 200th career NHL point | ||
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | ||
| 1st career NHL goal | ||
| 400th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL assist | ||
| 300th career NHL assist | ||
| 1200th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL game | ||
| 800th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | ||
| 600th career NHL assist | ||
| 1,000th career NHL point | ||
| 200th career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL point | ||
| 1,200th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL game | ||
| 700th career NHL game | ||
| 100th career NHL game | ||
| 200th career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | ||
| 1st career NHL game | ||
| 1st career NHL assist | ||
| 700th career NHL start | ||
| 300th career NHL point |
Transactions
The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 5 | Olli Juolevi | D | London Knights | |
| 3 | 64 | William Lockwood | RW | U.S. NTDP | |
| 5 | 140 | Cole Candella | D | Hamilton Bulldogs | |
| 6 | 154 | Jakob Stukel | LW | Calgary Hitmen | |
| 7 | 184 | Rodrigo Abols | C | Portland Winterhawks | |
| 7 | 194 | Brett McKenzie | C | North Bay Battalion |
;Draft notes
- The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Dmitri Kulikov and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
- The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.
- The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.
- The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.