1991-92 Vancouver Canucks season
| Smythe Division Champions | |
| Division | 1st Smythe |
| Conference | 2nd |
| 1991-92 record | 42-26-12 |
| Home record | 23-10-7 |
| Road record | 19-16-5 |
| Goals for | 285 |
| Goals against | 250 |
| General Manager | |
| Coach | |
Ryan Walter |
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| Arena | |
| Average attendance | 15,768 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | |
| Assists | Cliff Ronning (47) |
| Penalties in minutes | Gino Odjick (348) |
| Wins | Kirk McLean (38) |
| Goals against average | Kirk McLean (2.74) |
The
In the off-season, the Canucks fourth round draft pick in 1989 was finally validated and the Canucks now officially held the
NHL rights to
The team season opened with a home-and-home series against the expansion
The Canucks would eventually win the first round against the Winnipeg Jets, in seven games, after trailing the series 3-1.
However, the Canucks would not get past the
If it was any consolation, the Canucks were pretty successful in post-season hardware. They didn't win the
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Regular season
| Smythe Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 285 | 250 | 96 |
| 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 287 | 296 | 84 | |
| 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 295 | 297 | 82 | |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 251 | 244 | 81 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 296 | 305 | 74 |
| 80 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 219 | 359 | 39 |
Game log
October
Monthly Record: 9-3-1 (Home 5-1-1; Road 4-2-0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 1 | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 1-0-0 | 2 | |||
| 2 | October 5 | Vancouver | 5 - 2 | McLean | 2-0-0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Vancouver | 3 - 2 | Winnipeg | OT | McLean | 3-0-0 | 6 | |
| 4 | October 10 | Vancouver | 6 - 7 | Chicago | Gamble | 3-1-0 | 6 | |
| 5 | October 12 | Vancouver | 2 - 1 | McLean | 4-1-0 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Vancouver | 3 - 1 | Buffalo | McLean | 5-1-0 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 - 3 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 5-1-1 | 11 | ||
| 8 | Calgary | 2 - 5 | Vancouver | McLean | 6-1-1 | 13 | ||
| 9 | October 21 | 1 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 7-1-1 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Washington | 1 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 8-1-1 | 17 | ||
| 11 | Vancouver | 4 - 5 | McLean | 8-2-1 | 17 | |||
| 12 | October 27 | 6 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 8-3-1 | 17 | ||
| 13 | October 29 | 3 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 9-3-1 | 19 |
November
Monthly Record: 7-4-2 (Home 6-2-1; Road 1-2-1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 14 | November 1 | 3 - 2 | Vancouver | McLean | 9-4-1 | 19 | ||
| 15 | November 3 | 2 - 7 | Vancouver | McLean | 10-4-1 | 21 | ||
| 16 | November 5 | Winnipeg | 2 - 2 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 10-4-2 | 22 |
| 17 | November 7 | Vancouver | 4 - 3 | McLean | 11-4-2 | 24 | ||
| 18 | November 10 | NY Islanders | 0 - 6 | Vancouver | McLean | 12-4-2 | 26 | |
| 19 | November 12 | 2 - 8 | Vancouver | McLean | 13-4-2 | 28 | ||
| 20 | November 14 | Vancouver | 2 - 2 | Calgary | OT | McLean | 13-4-3 | 29 |
| 21 | November 16 | 0 - 1 | Vancouver | McLean | 14-4-3 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 14-5-3 | 31 | |||
| 23 | November 21 | Vancouver | 2 - 3 | Calgary | McLean | 14-6-3 | 31 | |
| 24 | Calgary | 5 - 6 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 15-6-3 | 33 | |
| 25 | Vancouver | 1 - 4 | Gamble | 15-7-3 | 33 | |||
| 26 | November 29 | Vancouver | 5 - 2 | Chicago | McLean | 16-7-3 | 35 |
December
Monthly Record: 6-4-3 (Home 3-1-2; Road 3-3-1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 27 | Vancouver | 0 - 7 | McLean | 16-8-3 | 35 | |||
| 28 | Vancouver | 0 - 3 | Quebec | McLean | 16-9-3 | 35 | ||
| 29 | December 4 | Vancouver | 3 - 0 | McLean | 17-9-3 | 37 | ||
| 30 | Vancouver | 3 - 6 | Gamble | 17-10-3 | 37 | |||
| 31 | 7 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 17-11-3 | 37 | |||
| 32 | Minnesota | 5 - 7 | Vancouver | Gamble | 18-11-3 | 39 | ||
| 33 | Vancouver | 4 - 4 | OT | McLean | 18-11-4 | 40 | ||
| 34 | December 17 | Detroit | 1 - 2 | Vancouver | McLean | 19-11-4 | 42 | |
| 35 | December 19 | Winnipeg | 1 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 20-11-4 | 44 | |
| 36 | December 22 | Quebec | 6 - 6 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 20-11-5 | 45 |
| 37 | 1 - 1 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 20-11-6 | 46 | ||
| 38 | December 28 | Vancouver | 3 - 2 | McLean | 21-11-6 | 48 | ||
| 39 | December 31 | Vancouver | 5 - 3 | McLean | 22-11-6 | 50 |
January
Monthly Record: 7-3-1 (Home 2-2-0; Road 5-1-1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 40 | January 3 | Vancouver | 3 - 3 | Washington | OT | McLean | 22-11-7 | 51 |
| 41 | Vancouver | 3 - 4 | Minnesota | Gamble | 22-12-7 | 51 | ||
| 42 | January 7 | 1 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 23-12-7 | 53 | ||
| 43 | January 12 | Pittsburgh | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 23-13-7 | 53 | |
| 44 | January 14 | Vancouver | 4 - 2 | Winnipeg | McLean | 24-13-7 | 55 | |
| 45 | Vancouver | 5 - 3 | McLean | 25-13-7 | 57 | |||
| 46 | January 21 | Vancouver | 5 - 3 | Quebec | Gamble | 26-13-7 | 59 | |
| 47 | January 23 | Vancouver | 3 - 1 | Detroit | McLean | 27-13-7 | 61 | |
| 48 | January 25 | Vancouver | 1 - 0 | OT | McLean | 28-13-7 | 63 | |
| 49 | 5 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 28-14-7 | 63 | |||
| 50 | January 30 | Chicago | 1 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 29-14-7 | 65 |
February
Monthly Record: 5-6-2 (Home 3-2-1; Road 2-4-1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 51 | February 1 | 4 - 4 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 29-14-8 | 66 | |
| 52 | 3 - 5 | Vancouver | McLean | 30-14-8 | 68 | |||
| 53 | NY Islanders | 5 - 4 | Vancouver | OT | Gamble | 30-15-8 | 68 | |
| 54 | February 10 | Vancouver | 3 - 8 | McLean | 30-16-8 | 68 | ||
| 55 | February 12 | Vancouver | 2 - 5 | McLean | 30-17-8 | 68 | ||
| 56 | Vancouver | 3 - 5 | Gamble | 30-18-8 | 68 | |||
| 57 | Vancouver | 1 - 3 | NY Islanders | McLean | 30-19-8 | 68 | ||
| 58 | Vancouver | 3 - 3 | OT | McLean | 30-19-9 | 69 | ||
| 59 | Buffalo | 5 - 6 | Vancouver | McLean | 31-19-9 | 71 | ||
| 60 | February 21 | Vancouver | 5 - 3 | McLean | 32-19-9 | 73 | ||
| 61 | February 23 | 1 - 2 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 33-19-9 | 75 | |
| 62 | February 25 | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 33-20-9 | 75 | ||
| 63 | Winnipeg | 3 - 5 | Vancouver | McLean | 34-20-9 | 77 |
March
Monthly Record: 7-5-2 (Home 3-1-1; Road 4-4-1)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 64 | Calgary | 0 - 11 | Vancouver | McLean | 35-20-9 | 79 | ||
| 65 | March 2 | 5 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 35-21-9 | 79 | ||
| 66 | Vancouver | 2 - 2 | OT | Gamble | 35-21-10 | 80 | ||
| 67 | Vancouver | 5 - 1 | Gamble | 36-21-10 | 82 | |||
| 68 | March 8 | Vancouver | 7 - 3 | McLean | 37-21-10 | 84 | ||
| 69 | 1 - 2 | Vancouver | McLean | 38-21-10 | 86 | |||
| 70 | Vancouver | 6 - 4 | Calgary | McLean | 39-21-10 | 88 | ||
| 71 | 1 - 3 | Vancouver | Gamble | 40-21-10 | 90 | |||
| 72 | March 20 | Winnipeg | 2 - 2 | Vancouver | OT | Gamble | 40-21-11 | 91 |
| 73 | March 22 | Vancouver | 1 - 5 | Winnipeg | Gamble | 40-22-11 | 91 | |
| 74 | March 24 | Vancouver | 4 - 2 | Minnesota | McLean | 41-22-11 | 93 | |
| 75 | March 26 | Vancouver | 3 - 7 | Pittsburgh | Gamble | 41-23-11 | 93 | |
| 76 | March 28 | Vancouver | 1 - 3 | Detroit | McLean | 41-24-11 | 93 | |
| 77 | Vancouver | 4 - 7 | Washington | McLean | 41-25-11 | 93 |
April
Monthly Record: 1-1-1 (Home 1-0-1; Road 1-0-0)
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Record | Pts |
| 78 | April 12 | 6 - 1 | Vancouver | Gamble | 41-26-11 | 93 | ||
| 79 | April 14 | Vancouver | 3 - 2 | McLean | 42-26-11 | 95 | ||
| 80 | April 16 | Calgary | 4 - 4 | Vancouver | OT | Gamble | 42-26-12 | 96 |
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- White background indicates tie.
Playoffs
Smythe Division Semifinals: vs. (4) Winnipeg Jets
Vancouver wins series 4-3
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series |
| 1 | April 18 | Winnipeg | 3 - 2 | Vancouver | McLean | 0 - 1 | ||
| 2 | Winnipeg | 2 - 3 | Vancouver | McLean | 1 - 1 | |||
| 3 | Vancouver | 2 - 4 | Winnipeg | McLean | 1 - 2 | |||
| 4 | Vancouver | 1 - 3 | Winnipeg | McLean | 1 - 3 | |||
| 5 | Winnipeg | 2 - 8 | Vancouver | McLean | 2 - 3 | |||
| 6 | Vancouver | 8 - 3 | Winnipeg | McLean | 3 - 3 | |||
| 7 | April 30 | Winnipeg | 0 - 5 | Vancouver | McLean | 4 - 3 |
Smythe Division Final: vs. (3) Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton wins series 4-2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series |
| 1 | 4 - 3 | Vancouver | OT | McLean | 0 - 1 | |||
| 2 | May 4 | Edmonton | 0 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 1 - 1 | ||
| 3 | May 6 | Vancouver | 2 - 5 | Edmonton | McLean | 1 - 2 | ||
| 4 | May 8 | Vancouver | 2 - 3 | Edmonton | McLean | 1 - 3 | ||
| 5 | Edmonton | 3 - 4 | Vancouver | McLean | 2 - 3 | |||
| 6 | Vancouver | 0 - 3 | Edmonton | McLean | 2 - 4 |
Player stats
Scoring Leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 31 | 44 | 75 | |
| Cliff Ronning | 80 | 24 | 47 | 71 |
| Igor Larionov | 72 | 21 | 44 | 65 |
| 65 | 34 | 26 | 60 | |
| Greg Adams | 76 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Kirk McLean | 65 | 3,852 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 176 | 5 | .901 | 2.74 |
| Troy Gamble | 19 | 1,009 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 0 | .859 | 4.34 |
Playoffs
Scoring Leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Courtnall | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
| Cliff Ronning | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| Greg Adams | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Kirk McLean | 13 | 785 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .909 | 2.52 |
Awards and records
1992 Canuck Awards Winners
Molson Cup -Pavel Bure - President's Trophy - Kirk McLean
- Ram Tough Award - Gerald Diduck
- Cyclone Taylor Trophy - Kirk McLean
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy -Trevor Linden - Babe Pratt Trophy - Jyrki Lumme
- Fred J. Hume Award - Garry Valk
- Most Exciting Player - Pavel Bure
Kirk McLean
- Named NHL Player-of-the-Month for October after posting a 9-2-1 record and a 2.37 GAA. He became the first Canuck to achieve the honor on November 1, 1991.
- Records his 20th victory in a 3-2 win at
San Jose on December 22, 1991. Becoming the fastest Canuck goaltender to reach the 20-win mark. - Selected to represent the Campbell Conference at the
43rd NHL All-Star Game in
Philadelphia on January 18,1992 . - Played in his 250th career NHL game on March 8,
1992 atPhiladelphia . - Recorded 100th career NHL win on
March 14 ,1992 at Calgary. - Records his 38th win at Minnesota to set a single season franchise record for
most wins on March 24,
1992 . - Tied for NHL lead with most wins in the
1991-92 NHL season with 38. - Tied for the NHL lead for most shutouts in the 1991-92 NHL season with 5.
- Named on the NHL Second All-Star Team on June 16,
1992 . - Named on the Sporting News All-Star Second Team on June
16,
1992 . - Nominated for the Vezina Trophy, but lost to
Patrick Roy on June 16,1992 .
Pavel Bure
- Scored his first two NHL goals in an 8-2 victory vs.
Los Angeles on November 12, 1991. - Scored 34 goals to break Ivan Hlinka's franchise rookie goal-scoring record from the 1981-82 season.
- Tied with Ivan Hlinka for the franchise rookie points record with 60.
- Named NHL Rookie-of-the-Month for March/April on
April 18,
1992 . - Named on the NHL All-Rookie Team on June 16,
1992 . - Won the
Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year on June 16,1992 .
Geoff Courtnall
- Recorded his 200th career NHL assist on November 1, 1991
vs.
St. Louis . - Recorded his 400th career NHL point on November 3, 1991 vs.
Edmonton . - Scored his 200th career NHL goal on November 5, 1991 vs. Winnipeg.
- Had a 9-game point streak scoring 7 goals and recorded 7 assists for 14 points from October 27-November 16.
- Scored 2 goals and recorded 3 assists for 5 points on December 22, 1991 at Quebec.
- Set a club record with 281 shots on goal.
Trevor Linden
- Recorded his 200th career NHL and Canuck point on November 5 vs. Winnipeg.
- Selected to represent the Campbell Conference at the
43rd NHL All-Star Game in
Philadelphia on January 18,1992 . - Played in his 300th career NHL and Canuck game on
March 7 ,1992 atHartford . - Led the team in scoring for the second-straight season.
- Had a 8-game point streak scoring 2 goals and recorded 11 assists for 13 points.
Cliff Ronning
- Played 200th career NHL game on October 21, 1991 vs.
Toronto . - Had a 9-game point streak scoring 5 goals and recorded 8 assists for 13 points from
October 17 -November 5. - Recorded his 100th career NHL assist on
December 7 , 1991 atToronto . - Recorded his 200th career NHL point on March 8,
1992 atPhiladelphia . Molson Cup Player of the Month for October andDecember .
Pat Quinn
- Sets club record with 42 wins in a single-season.
- Sets club record with 96 points in a single-season.
- Won the Jack Adams Award for Coach of the Year on June
16,
1992 . - Received Coach of the Year honors by the Sporting News on June 16,
1992 .
Petr Nedved
- Scored first multiple goal game on January 7,
1992 vs.San Jose . - Played in his 100th career NHL and Canuck game on January 7,
1992 vs.San Jose . - Had 6 multiple point games.
Jyrki Lumme
- Scored career high 4 points (1-3-4) vs. Minnesota on
December 12 , 1991. - Three game goal streak and 3 game point streak (3-4-7) from
Dec. 7 -12 . - Played in his 200th career NHL game on December 31, 1991
vs.
Los Angeles .
Greg Adams
- Played in his 500th career NHL game on
February 13 ,1992 atNew Jersey . - Recorded his 400th career NHL point on
March 14 ,1992 at Calgary.
Igor Larionov
- Played in his 200th career NHL and Canuck game.
- Recorded his 100th career NHL and Canuck point.
Dave Babych
- Scored his 1st career hat-trick including the game winner on
November 22 , 1991 vs. Calgary. - Played in his 800th career NHL game on
March 5 ,1992 atBoston .
Gerald Diduck
- Played his 400th career NHL game on November 21, 1991 at Calgary.
- Recorded his 100th career NHL assist on
February 28 ,1992 vs. Winnipeg.
Gino Odjick
- Broke Dave "Tiger" Williams 11-year old single-season penalty minutes record with 348
doing it in only 65 games on March 2,
1992 vs.St. Louis . - Played in his 100th career NHL game on
March 14 ,1992 at Calgary.
Others
- Ryan Walter won the Bud Light NHL Man of the Year for
his work in the community on
May 27 ,1992 . Sergio Momesso had a 5 game point streak scoring 2 goals and recorded 3 assists for 5 points.- Dana Murzyn played his 400th career NHL game on
October 19 , 1991 vs Calgary.
Transactions
Trades
| To Vancouver Canucks
Dave Babych |
To Minnesota North Stars
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| To Vancouver Canucks
Robin Bawa |
To Washington Capitals
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| December 19, 1991 | To Vancouver Canucks
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To |
| To Vancouver Canucks
Ken Hammond |
To 8th round pick in |
Free Agents Acquired
| Player | Former Team |
| C Ryan Walter | |
| D |
Free Agents Lost
| Player | New Team |
| LW |
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| D |
Expansion draft
Vancouver's losses at the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | Drafted by | Drafted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Craig Coxe (C) | Vancouver Canucks |
Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL Team | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Alek Stojanov (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 2 | 29 | Vancouver Canucks | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||
| 3 | 51 | Vancouver Canucks | |||
| 5 | 95 | Dan Kesa (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 6 | 117 | Evgeny Namestnikov (D) | Vancouver Canucks | Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (Vysshaya Liga) | |
| 7 | 139 | Brent Thurston (LW) | Vancouver Canucks | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |
| 8 | 161 | Eric Johnson (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | St. Cloud State University (NCAA) | |
| 9 | 183 | David Neilson (LW) | Vancouver Canucks | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 10 | 205 | Brad Barton (RW) | Vancouver Canucks | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
| 11 | 227 | Vancouver Canucks | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
| 12 | 249 | Xavier Majic (C) | Vancouver Canucks |
Farm teams
Milwaukee Admirals
Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Chill
Vancouver Canucks ECHL affiliate that play in Columbus, Ohio and their home arena is the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.
External links
See also
1991-92 NHL Season
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