2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season

2008–09 Vancouver Canucks
2008–09 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2008–09 record	45–27–10
Home record	24–12–5
Road record	21–15–5
Goals for	246
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Mike Gillis
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Roberto Luongo
Alternate captains	Ryan Kesler; Willie Mitchell; Mattias Ohlund
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	18,630 (101.1%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Manitoba Moose (AHL); Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Daniel Sedin (31)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (60)
Points	Daniel Sedin (82); Henrik Sedin (82)
Penalty minutes	Shane O'Brien (196)
Plus/minus	Willie Mitchell (+29)
Wins	Roberto Luongo (33)
Goals against average	Roberto Luongo (2.34)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season was the 39th season in the National Hockey League.

Season events[]

Off-season[]

A collection of items at a makeshift Luc Bourdon memorial outside General Motors Place.

On June 17, 2008, the Canucks named Ryan Walter as an assistant coach. He joined head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Rick Bowness on the Canucks' coaching staff.^[2] Walter, 50, played in 1,003 NHL games over 15 seasons with Washington, Montreal, and Vancouver, scoring 264 goals and 382 assists. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986. A native of New Westminster, British Columbia, Walter was the second overall pick by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

The Canucks lost two key veterans to free agency. Markus Naslund, the Canucks' captain for the previous seven seasons, signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the New York Rangers, while Pitt Meadows native Brendan Morrison signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Canucks also lost a promising young defenceman in Luc Bourdon, who died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick. The Canucks honoured Bourdon with a tribute in the season opener, October 9, against the Calgary Flames.

Among the Canucks' roster additions was Steve Bernier, who was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres for a second- and third-round draft pick, and Pavol Demitra, who signed a two-year, $8 million contract.

The Canucks announced on September 4, 2008, that they will honour Linden in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008 before a game against the Edmonton Oilers. His jersey number, 16, will be retired by the team, joining former captain Stan Smyl as the second Canuck to have his number retired.

Pre-season[]

The Canucks' 2008 pre-season began on September 12 with the opening of their annual prospects training camp. The camp consisted of 22 players and was held in Vancouver, British Columbia at both General Motors Place and the University of British Columbia campus, as well as in Camrose, Alberta.^[3] The prospect camp was then followed by the main training camp, held over two days beginning September 20 in Whistler, British Columbia.^[4]

On September 30, 2008, the Canucks named Roberto Luongo as the twelfth captain in team history, with Luongo becoming only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named team captain. NHL rules prevent goaltenders from physically wearing the captain's letter "C", however, they do not prevent goaltenders from being named captain. The Canucks also named Willie Mitchell, Mattias Ohlund, and Ryan Kesler as alternate captains. Mitchell assumed the duties of dealing with officials during games, while Ohlund took faceoffs and performed other ceremonial duties.^[5]

2008 Pre-season Game Log: 6–0–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Vancouver	4–3	Edmonton	SO	Schneider	16,839	1–0–0	[1]
2	September 23	Edmonton	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–0–0	[2]
3	September 27	Vancouver	3–2	San Jose		Luongo	16,721	3–0–0	[3]
4	September 28	Vancouver	5–4	Anaheim	SO	Sanford	16,481	4–0–0	[4]
5	October 1	Calgary	1–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	5–0–0	[5]
6	October 2	San Jose	2–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	6–0–0	[6]
7	October 5	Anaheim	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,630	6–0–1	[7]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Northwest Division
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
2	Calgary Flames	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
3	Minnesota Wild	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
4	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
5	Colorado Avalanche	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

Conference standings[]

Western Conference
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
5	Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
6	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
8	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
8.5
9	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
10	Nashville Predators	CE	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
11	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

2008–09 Game log

October: 6–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Calgary	0–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0–0	2	[8]
2	October 11	Vancouver	5–4	Calgary	OT	Luongo	19,289	2–0–0	4	[9]
3	October 13	Vancouver	1–5	Washington		Luongo	16,847	2–1–0	4	[10]
4	October 16	Vancouver	4–3	Detroit	OT	Luongo	19,011	3–1–0	6	[11]
5	October 17	Vancouver	2–5	Buffalo		Sanford	18,449	3–2–0	6	[12]
6	October 19	Vancouver	2–4	Chicago		Luongo	21,193	3–3–0	6	[13]
7	October 21	Vancouver	2–4	Columbus		Luongo	12,057	3–4–0	6	[14]
8	October 25	Edmonton	3–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–4–0	8	[15]
9	October 28	Boston	1–0	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–5–0	8	[16]
10	October 30	Vancouver	4–0	Los Angeles		Luongo	13,652	5–5–0	10	[17]
11	October 31	Vancouver	7–6	Anaheim	SO	Luongo	16,704	6–5–0	12	[18]

November: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 2	Detroit	3–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	6–6–0	12	[19]
13	November 4	Nashville	0–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	7–6–0	14	[20]
14	November 6	Phoenix	0–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	8–6–0	16	[21]
15	November 8	Minnesota	0–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	9–6–0	18	[22]
16	November 12	Colorado	2–1	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	9–6–1	19	[23]
17	November 15	Toronto	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	10–6–1	21	[24]
18	November 17	Vancouver	1–2	NY Islanders	SO	Luongo	11,299	10–6–2	22	[25]
19	November 19	Vancouver	6–3	NY Rangers		Luongo	18,200	11–6–2	24	[26]
20	November 20	Vancouver	3–2	Minnesota		Sanford	18,568	12–6–2	26	[27]
21	November 22	Vancouver	3–1	Pittsburgh		Sanford	17,040	13–6–2	28	[28]
22	November 24	Detroit	2–3	Vancouver	OT	Sanford	18,630	14–6–2	30	[29]
23	November 27	Calgary	4–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	14–7–2	30	[30]
24	November 29	Vancouver	1–3	Calgary		Schneider	19,289	14–8–2	30	[31]

December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 1	Vancouver	2–3	Columbus		Schneider	13,299	14–9–2	30	[32]
26	December 4	Vancouver	5–6	Detroit		Sanford	19,116	14–10–2	30	[33]
27	December 5	Vancouver	2–1	Minnesota		Schneider	18,568	15–10–2	32	[34]
28	December 7	Vancouver	4–5	Colorado	SO	Schneider	13,411	15–10–3	33	[35]
29	December 9	Vancouver	3–1	Nashville		Sanford	12,441	16–10–3	35	[36]
30	December 13	Vancouver	0–3	Edmonton		Sanford	16,839	16–11–3	35	[37]
31	December 14	Florida	3–5	Vancouver		Schneider	18,630	17–11–3	37	[38]
32	December 17	Edmonton	2–4	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	18–11–3	39	[39]
33	December 20	Chicago	3–1	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	18–12–3	39	[40]
34	December 22	Anaheim	3–4	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	19–12–3	41	[41]
35	December 23	Vancouver	0–5	San Jose		Schneider	17,496	19–13–3	41	[42]
36	December 26	Edmonton	3–2	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	19–14–3	41	[43]
37	December 28	Ottawa	0–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	20–14–3	43	[44]
38	December 30	Philadelphia	3–2	Vancouver		Schneider	18,630	20–15–3	43	[45]

January: 2–5–5 (Home: 0–5–3 ; Road: 2–0–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 1	Vancouver	2–1	Nashville		LaBarbera	16,502	21–15–3	45	[46]
40	January 2	Vancouver	3–4	Atlanta	SO	LaBarbera	14,902	21–15–4	46	[47]
41	January 4	Dallas	3–2	Vancouver	SO	LaBarbera	18,630	21–15–5	47	[48]
42	January 7	Vancouver	4–2	Edmonton		LaBarbera	16,839	22–15–5	49	[49]
43	January 9	St. Louis	6–4	Vancouver		LaBarbera	18,630	22–16–5	49	[50]
44	January 10	San Jose	4–2	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	22–17–5	49	[51]
45	January 13	New Jersey	5–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	22–18–5	49	[52]
46	January 15	Phoenix	4–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	22–19–5	49	[53]
47	January 18	Columbus	6–5	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	22–19–6	50	[54]
48	January 20	Vancouver	1–2	San Jose	OT	Luongo	17,496	22–19–7	51	[55]
49	January 28	Nashville	5–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	22–20–7	51	[56]
50	January 31	Minnesota	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,630	22–20–8	52	[57]

February: 9–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 3	Carolina	3–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	23–20–8	54	[58]
52	February 7	Chicago	3–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	24–20–8	56	[59]
53	February 10	Vancouver	6–4	St. Louis		Luongo	16,431	25–20–8	58	[60]
54	February 12	Vancouver	4–3	Phoenix		Luongo	14,872	26–20–8	60	[61]
55	February 13	Vancouver	1–2	Dallas		LaBarbera	18,532	26–21–8	60	[62]
56	February 15	Montreal	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	27–21–8	62	[63]
57	February 17	Vancouver	4–3	Calgary	SO	Luongo	19,289	28–21–8	64	[64]
58	February 19	Vancouver	5–2	Ottawa		Luongo	19,716	29–21–8	66	[65]
59	February 21	Vancouver	3–2	Toronto	SO	Luongo	19,504	30–21–8	68	[66]
60	February 24	Vancouver	0–3	Montreal		Luongo	21,273	30–22–8	68	[67]
61	February 27	Tampa Bay	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	31–22–8	70	[68]

March: 11–3–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 1	Columbus	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	32–22–8	72	[69]
63	March 3	Minnesota	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	33–22–8	74	[70]
64	March 7	San Jose	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	34–22–8	76	[71]
65	March 9	Vancouver	2–3	Los Angeles		Luongo	16,995	34–23–8	76	[72]
66	March 11	Vancouver	3–4	Anaheim	OT	Luongo	16,967	34–23–9	77	[73]
67	March 13	Los Angeles	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	35–23–9	79	[74]
68	March 15	Colorado	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	36–23–9	81	[75]
69	March 17	Dallas	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	37–23–9	83	[76]
70	March 19	St. Louis	0–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	38–23–9	85	[77]
71	March 21	Vancouver	1–5	Phoenix		Luongo	17,125	38–24–9	85	[78]
72	March 24	Vancouver	5–2	Dallas		Luongo	17,276	39–24–9	87	[79]
73	March 26	Vancouver	2–4	St. Louis		Luongo	19,250	39–25–9	87	[80]
74	March 27	Vancouver	4–1	Colorado		LaBarbera	16,177	40–25–9	89	[81]
75	March 29	Vancouver	4–0	Chicago		Luongo	21,673	41–25–9	91	[82]
76	March 31	Vancouver	2–1	Minnesota	OT	Luongo	18,568	42–25–9	93	[83]

April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 2	Anaheim	6–5	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	42–25–10	94	[84]
78	April 4	Vancouver	3–5	Edmonton		Luongo	16,839	42–26–10	94	[85]
79	April 5	Colorado	4–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	42–27–10	94	[86]
80	April 7	Calgary	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	43–27–10	96	[87]
81	April 9	Los Angeles	0–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	44–27–10	98	[88]
82	April 11	Vancouver	1–0	Colorado	OT	Luongo	13,397	45–27–10	100	[89]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference quarter-final vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Vancouver won series 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 15	St. Louis	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0	[90]
2	April 17	St. Louis	0–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–0	[91]
3	April 19	Vancouver	3–2	St. Louis		Luongo	19,500	3–0	[92]
4	April 21	Vancouver	3–2	St. Louis	OT	Luongo	19,250	4–0	[93]

Western Conference semi-final vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 30	Chicago	3–5	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0	[94]
2	May 2	Chicago	6–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–1	[95]
3	May 5	Vancouver	3–1	Chicago		Luongo	22,659	2–1	[96]
4	May 7	Vancouver	1–2	Chicago	OT	Luongo	22,682	2–2	[97]
5	May 9	Chicago	4–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–3	[98]
6	May 11	Vancouver	5–7	Chicago		Luongo	22,687	2–4	[99]

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Daniel Sedin	82	31	51	82	+24	36
Henrik Sedin	82	22	60	82	+22	48
Ryan Kesler	82	26	33	59	+8	61
Pavol Demitra	69	20	33	53	+6	20
Alex Burrows	82	28	23	51	+23	150
Kevin Bieksa	72	11	32	43	-4	97
Alexander Edler	80	10	27	37	+11	54
Steve Bernier	81	15	17	32	+4	27
Mats Sundin	41	9	19	28	-5	28
Kyle Wellwood	74	18	9	27	+2	4
Mattias Ohlund	82	6	19	25	+14	105
Sami Salo	60	5	20	25	+5	26
Mason Raymond	72	11	12	23	+2	24
Willie Mitchell	82	3	20	23	+29	59
Jannik Hansen	55	6	15	21	+5	37
Taylor Pyatt	69	10	9	19	0	43
Shane O'Brien^†	76	0	10	10	+6	196
Ryan Johnson	62	2	7	9	+1	12
Darcy Hordichuk	73	4	1	5	+1	109
Jason Jaffray	14	2	2	4	-2	14
Rick Rypien	12	3	0	3	-3	19
Rob Davison	23	0	2	2	-4	51
Jason Krog	4	1	0	1	0	2
Ossi Vaananen^†	3	0	1	1	+1	0
Alexandre Bolduc	7	0	1	1	+1	4
Lawrence Nycholat^‡	14	0	1	1	+3	6
Mike Brown^‡	20	0	1	1	-5	85
Michel Ouellet	3	0	0	0	+1	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Henrik Sedin	10	4	6	10	+2	2
Daniel Sedin	10	4	6	10	+4	8
Mats Sundin	8	3	5	8	-1	2
Alexander Edler	10	1	7	8	-2	6
Sami Salo	7	3	4	7	0	2
Kyle Wellwood	10	1	5	6	-1	0
Kevin Bieksa	10	0	5	5	+3	14
Alex Burrows	10	3	1	4	+3	20
Steve Bernier	10	2	2	4	-1	7
Ryan Kesler	10	2	2	4	-2	14
Mason Raymond	10	2	1	3	-2	2
Pavol Demitra	6	1	2	3	-2	2
Mattias Ohlund	10	1	2	3	+5	6
Ryan Johnson	10	1	1	2	0	2
Shane O'Brien	10	1	1	2	-3	24
Willie Mitchell	10	0	2	2	-2	22
Rick Rypien	10	0	2	2	-1	40
Darcy Hordichuk	10	1	0	1	+1	14
Jannik Hansen	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ossi Vaananen	3	0	0	0	0	2
Taylor Pyatt	4	0	0	0	-3	2

Goaltenders[]

Note: Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Roberto Luongo	54	3181	33	13	7	124	2.34	1542	1418	.920	9
Curtis Sanford	19	973	7	8	0	42	2.59	448	406	.906	1
Jason LaBarbera^†	9	451	3	2	2	20	2.66	235	215	.915	0
Cory Schneider	8	355	2	4	1	20	3.38	162	142	.877	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Roberto Luongo	10	618	6	4	26	2.52	304	278	.914	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
^‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending October 12, 2008.^[6]
Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending November 9, 2008.^[7]
Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending November 23, 2008.^[8]
Roberto Luongo was named to the Western Conference roster for the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Montreal.^[9]
Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending March 29, 2009.^[10]
Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the month for March.^[11]
Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending April 12, 2009.^[12]

Records[]

Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes with 242:36 on November 12, 2008 versus the Colorado Avalanche.^[13]
The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home losses with 7 on January 18, 2009 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.^[14]
Mattias Ohlund set a franchise record for the most points scored by a defenceman with 322 points on March 15, 2009 versus the Colorado Avalanche.^[15]
The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home wins with 11 on March 19, 2009 versus the St. Louis Blues.
Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for most shutouts in a season with 8 on April 9, 2009 versus the Los Angeles Kings, and ended the season with one more, for a total of 9 shutouts and tying Kirk McLean for the all-time franchise lead in shutouts.

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Pavol Demitra	700th point	October 11, 2008
Alexander Edler	100th game	October 13, 2008
Jannik Hansen	1st goal	October 16, 2008
Roberto Luongo	200th win	October 16, 2008
Alain Vigneault	200th win	October 16, 2008
Jason Krog	200th game	October 25, 2008
Roberto Luongo	500th game	October 31, 2008
Mattias Ohlund	700th game	November 2, 2008
Henrik Sedin	300th assist	November 4, 2008
Kyle Wellwood	200th game	November 12, 2008
Rob Davison	200th game	November 20, 2008
Daniel Sedin	400th point	November 24, 2008
Alexandre Bolduc	1st game	November 27, 2008
Henrik Sedin	400th point	November 27, 2008
Steve Bernier	200th game	November 29, 2008
Cory Schneider	1st game	November 29, 2008
Steve Bernier	100th point	December 4, 2008
Cory Schneider	1st win	December 5, 2008
Curtis Sanford	100th game	December 17, 2008
Ryan Kesler	100th point	December 22, 2008
Henrik Sedin	600th game	December 26, 2008
Jason LaBarbera	100th game	January 2, 2009
Daniel Sedin	600th game	January 2, 2009
Alexandre Bolduc	1st point 1st assist	January 4, 2009
Shane O'Brien	200th game	January 7, 2009
Willie Mitchell	500th game	January 10, 2009
Taylor Pyatt	500th game	January 13, 2009
Willie Mitchell	100th point	January 18, 2009
Henrik Sedin	100th goal	March 13, 2009
Alain Vigneault	500th game	March 19, 2009
Pavol Demitra	300th goal	March 31, 2009
Alex Burrows	100th point	April 2, 2009

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 4, 2008	To Vancouver Canucks Steve Bernier	To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2009 – Brayden McNabb 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Petr Straka
September 2, 2008	To Vancouver Canucks Lawrence Nycholat	To Ottawa Senators Ryan Shannon
October 6, 2008	To Vancouver Canucks Shane O'Brien Michel Ouellet	To Tampa Bay Lightning Lukas Krajicek Juraj Simek
December 9, 2008	To Vancouver Canucks Conditional pick in 2009	To Chicago Blackhawks Jimmy Sharrow
December 30, 2008	To Vancouver Canucks Jason LaBarbera	To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2009 – Jordan Samuels-Thomas
February 4, 2009	To Vancouver Canucks Nathan McIver	To Anaheim Ducks Mike Brown

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Darcy Hordichuk	Carolina Hurricanes	Three-year, $2.25-million
Ryan Johnson	St. Louis Blues	Two-year, $2.3-million
Nolan Baumgartner	Dallas Stars	Two-way deal, $1.2-million
Mark Cullen	Detroit Red Wings	One-year, $500,000
Pavol Demitra	Minnesota Wild	Two-year, $8-million
Rob Davison	New York Islanders	One-year, $560,000
Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers	One-year, $700,000
Mats Sundin	Toronto Maple Leafs	One-year, $5-million

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Contract Terms
Drew MacIntyre	Nashville Predators
Markus Naslund	New York Rangers	Two-year, $8-million
Brendan Morrison	Anaheim Ducks	One-year, $2.75-million
Mike Weaver	St. Louis Blues
Brad Isbister	Ottawa Senators	Two-way deal
Trevor Linden		Retired

Received from waivers[]

Player	From
Kyle Wellwood	Toronto Maple Leafs
Ossi Vaananen	Philadelphia Flyers

Lost on waivers[]

Player	New Team
Nathan McIver	Anaheim Ducks
Matt Pettinger	Tampa Bay Lightning
Lawrence Nycholat	Calgary Flames

Draft picks[]

Vancouver's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Cody Hodgson (C)	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2	41	Yann Sauve (D)	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5	131	Prab Rai (C)	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	161	Mats Frøshaug (C)	Norway	Linköpings HC Jr. (Sweden)
7	191	Morgan Clark (G)	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

7th Canuck[]

On October 25, 2008, the Canucks retired the jersey number '7' in honour of the fans, the "seventh Canuck". Originally, the plan was to have a randomly selected season ticket holder unveil the banner before every home game and have it raised to the rafters, but after the first game it was abandoned.

Farm teams[]

Manitoba Moose[]

The Canucks' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Moose' home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.

Victoria Salmon Kings[]

The Canucks' ECHL affiliate based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Salmon Kings' home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.

References[]

^ "NHL Attendance Report - 2008-09". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Vancouver - Canucks hire Walter as assistant
^ "Vancouver Canucks prospects camp opens Friday, September 12". Vancouver Canucks. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ Pap, Elliott (2008-09-20). "Bernier not playing with twins as camp opens in Whistler". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ "Canucks name goaltender Luongo as team captain". TSN. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ Sports Network (2008-10-13). "Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars". TSN. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ Ziemer, Brad (2008-11-10). "Luongo sets 'good example' with NHL star of the week honours". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Savard, Henrik Sedin, Khabibulin are Three Stars". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Luongo only Canuck all-star". The Vancouver Sun. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ NHL (2009-03-30). "Chris Mason, Daniel Sedin and Cam Ward named NHL's stars of the week". NHL. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
^ NHL (2009-04-01). "Ward, Sedin and Nash named 'Three Stars' for March". NHL. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ NHL (2009-04-13). "Canucks' Luongo NHL's first star of the week". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ "Luongo's shutout streak snapped as Avs edge Canucks". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
^ "Blue Jackets shootout victory adds to Canucks home woes". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
^ "Ohlund is a 'real stats boy'". Vancouver Sun. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

External links[]

Vancouver Canucks official website

[1] "NHL Attendance Report - 2008-09". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[2] CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Vancouver - Canucks hire Walter as assistant

[3] "Vancouver Canucks prospects camp opens Friday, September 12". Vancouver Canucks. 2008-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[4] Pap, Elliott (2008-09-20). "Bernier not playing with twins as camp opens in Whistler". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[5] "Canucks name goaltender Luongo as team captain". TSN. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[6] Sports Network (2008-10-13). "Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars". TSN. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[7] Ziemer, Brad (2008-11-10). "Luongo sets 'good example' with NHL star of the week honours". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[8] "Savard, Henrik Sedin, Khabibulin are Three Stars". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[9] "Luongo only Canuck all-star". The Vancouver Sun. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[10] NHL (2009-03-30). "Chris Mason, Daniel Sedin and Cam Ward named NHL's stars of the week". NHL. Retrieved 2009-03-31.

[11] NHL (2009-04-01). "Ward, Sedin and Nash named 'Three Stars' for March". NHL. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

[12] NHL (2009-04-13). "Canucks' Luongo NHL's first star of the week". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-04-14.

[13] "Luongo's shutout streak snapped as Avs edge Canucks". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-14.

[14] "Blue Jackets shootout victory adds to Canucks home woes". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

[15] "Ohlund is a 'real stats boy'". Vancouver Sun. 2009-03-15. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

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