2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season

2009–10 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division Champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2009–10 record	49–28–5
Home record	30–8–3
Road record	19–20–2
Goals for	272
Goals against	222
Team information
General Manager	Mike Gillis
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Roberto Luongo
Alternate captains	Ryan Kesler Willie Mitchell Henrik Sedin
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	18,810 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexandre Burrows (35)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (83)
Points	Henrik Sedin (112)
Penalties in minutes	Darcy Hordichuk (142)
Plus/minus	Christian Ehrhoff Henrik Sedin (+36)
Wins	Roberto Luongo (40)
Goals against average	Andrew Raycroft (2.42)

<2008–09	2010–11>

The 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season was the 39th season the Vancouver Canucks franchise has played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Season events

Off-season

Entry draft

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft the Vancouver Canucks drafted seven players. The Canucks did not have their own seventh round draft pick as it had previously been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Jason LaBarbera.^[1] The Canucks acquired a sixth round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes in return for Shaun Heshka.^[2]

Free agency

On 1 July, the Vancouver re-signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to matching 5-year contracts worth $31 million each. The contracts will pay each Sedin $6.1 million per season.^[3]

Mikael Samuelsson was signed as an unrestricted free agent on 3 July 2009. His contract was for three years and worth $2.5 million per season.^[4]

However, the team lost free agent Mattias Ohlund, who signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ohlund spent the first eleven seasons of his NHL career with the Canucks. He was offered, and signed, a seven year contract with the Lightning worth $26.25 million,^[5] an offer which the Canucks could not match.

On 17 August 2009, the Canucks signed prospect Sergei Shirokov to a 2-year contract worth $1.75 million.^[6] Shirokov was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Trades

On 28 August 2009, Mike Gillis traded prospects, centre Patrick White and defenceman Daniel Rahimi to the San Jose Sharks for defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.^[7]

Pre-season

As part of the Kraft Hockeyville promotion, the Canucks played the New York Islanders in Terrace, British Columbia for their first pre-season game.^[8] The Canucks won by a score of 2–1.

On 2 September, General Manager Mike Gillis announced that he had re-signed starting goaltender Roberto Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million.^[9] With Luongo being 30 years old at the time of the extension, the contract effectively ensured Luongo would be with the Canucks for the rest of his career. The deal featured a no trade clause (NTC). The NTC had two additional clauses, however: in the fifth season, Luongo will be able to request a trade, and in the seventh season, the Canucks have the option to trade Luongo without needing Luongo to waive his NTC.^[10]

On 24 September 2009, Mike Gillis signed head coach Alain Vigneault to a three year contract extension.^[11] The extension will keep Vigneault behind the bench through the 2012–13. Alain Vigneault joined the club in the 2006–07 season and led the Canucks to their two Northwest Division titles in the previous three seasons.

Regular season

The 2010 Winter Olympics took place in Vancouver—the first Winter Olympics in an NHL market since the NHL began to allow its players to compete in Olympic competition. As a result, the Canucks undertook the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over six weeks, from January 27 to March 13, 2010^[12] to allow General Motors Place to be used for ice hockey during the games.^[13] GM Place was renamed "Canada Hockey Place" during the games, as the International Olympic Committee doesn't allow corporate sponorship for venues. The Canucks' former arena, Pacific Coliseum, was also a venue during the games, hosting figure skating and short track speed skating.

Forward Ryan Kesler was signed to a 6-year contract extension on March 19, 2010. The new contract was worth $30 million.^[14]

On the NHL trade deadline day, March 3, the Canucks acquired defenceman Andrew Alberts from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.^[15]

On March 17, 2010 the Canucks signed their first round draft pick from the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Jordan Schroeder.^[16] The deal was a standard entry-level contract for three years. The contract was for the entry-level maximum of US$900,000 per season along with a $270,000 signing bonus.^[17] However, because the contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline, Schroeder was ineligible to play for the Canucks for the remainder of the season. As a result, Schroeder signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

The Canucks clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive year with an shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 2. The Canucks also managed to clinch a second consecutive Northwest Division title when they defeated the Minnesota Wild in overtime on April 4. The win secured the Canucks a top three seed in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and home ice advantage in the first round.

On April 18, 2010 the Canucks signed their 2009 third round draft pick, Kevin Connauton. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.^[18] However, like Schroeder, Connauton was ineligible to play for the Canucks as his contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline.

The Canucks finished the regular season third overall in the Western Conference.^[19] They were the second highest scoring team, with 268 goals for, averaging 3.27 goals per game.^[20]

Playoffs

The Canucks entered the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference. This was the first time the Canucks made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. In the first round, the Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games. The Canucks lost the following round, the Conference Semifinals, to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 7–0–2 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–0-1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 14	NY Islanders	1–2	Vancouver ^[1]		Schneider	1,200	1–0–0
2	September 17	Vancouver	3–0	Anaheim		Luongo	14,528	2–0–0
3	September 18	Vancouver	6–2	San Jose		Raycroft	15,782	3–0–0
4	September 19	Edmonton	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–0–0
5	September 21	Calgary	4–5	Vancouver	SO	Schneider	18,630	5–0–0
6	September 23	San Jose	3–4	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	6–0–0
7	September 24	Anaheim	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Raycroft	18,630	6–0–1
8	September 26	Vancouver	2–1	Calgary	SO	Luongo	19,289	7–0–1
9	September 27	Vancouver	4–5	Edmonton	OT	Schneider	16,839	7–0–2

1.^ Game played in Terrace, British Columbia as part of Kraft Hockeyville promotion

Regular season

2009–10 Game log

October: 7–7–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 1	Vancouver	3–5	Calgary		Luongo	19,289	0–1–0	0
2	October 3	Vancouver	0–3	Colorado		Luongo	13,416	0–2–0	0
3	October 5	Columbus	5–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	0–3–0	0
4	October 7	Montreal	1–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	1–3–0	2
5	October 11	Dallas	3–4	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,810	2–3–0	4
6	October 16	Vancouver	3–5	Calgary		Luongo	19,289	2–4–0	4
7	October 17	Minnesota	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	3–4–0	6
8	October 19	Vancouver	1–2	Edmonton		Luongo	16,839	3–5–0	6
9	October 21	Vancouver	3–2	Chicago		Luongo	20,077	4–5–0	8
10	October 24	Toronto	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	5–5–0	10
11	October 25	Edmonton	0–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	6–5–0	12
12	October 27	Detroit	5–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	6–6–0	12
13	October 29	Vancouver	2–1	Los Angeles	SO	Raycroft	16,838	7–6–0	14
14	October 30	Vancouver	2–7	Anaheim		Raycroft	14,756	7–7–0	14

November: 7–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
15	November 1	Colorado	0–3	Vancouver		Raycroft	18,810	8–7–0	16
16	November 3	NY Rangers	1–4	Vancouver		Raycroft	18,810	9–7–0	18
17	November 5	Vancouver	5–2	Minnesota		Raycroft	18,105	10–7–0	20
18	November 6	Vancouver	1–2	Dallas		Schneider	17,235	10–8–0	20
19	November 10	Vancouver	1–6	St. Louis		Raycroft	17,175	10–9–0	20
20	November 12	Vancouver	1–3	Detroit		Luongo	20,066	10–10–0	20
21	November 14	Vancouver	8–2	Colorado		Luongo	15,823	11–10–0	22
22	November 20	Colorado	2–5	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	12–10–0	24
23	November 22	Chicago	1–0	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	12–11–0	24
24	November 26	Los Angeles	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	13–11–0	26
25	November 28	Edmonton	3–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	14–11–0	28
26	November 29	San Jose	4–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	14–12–0	28

December: 10–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
27	December 2	Vancouver	5–2	New Jersey		Luongo	13,586	15–12–0	30
28	December 3	Vancouver	3–0	Philadelphia		Luongo	18,892	16–12–0	32
29	December 5	Vancouver	3–5	Carolina		Raycroft	14,990	16–13–0	32
30	December 8	Vancouver	2–4	Nashville		Luongo	12,565	16–14–0	32
31	December 10	Atlanta	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	17–14–0	34
32	December 12	Minnesota	3–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	18–14–0	36
33	December 14	Los Angeles	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	19–14–0	38
34	December 16	Anaheim	3–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	19–15–0	38
35	December 18	Washington	2–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	20–15–0	40
36	December 20	St. Louis	3–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	20–16–0	40
37	December 22	Nashville	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	21–16–0	42
38	December 26	Edmonton	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	22–16–0	44
39	December 27	Vancouver	5–1	Calgary		Luongo	19,289	23–16–0	46
40	December 29	Vancouver	2–3	Phoenix	SO	Luongo	13,976	23–16–1	47
41	December 31	Vancouver	4–3	St. Louis		Luongo	19,150	24–16–1	49

January: 10–2–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
42	January 2	Vancouver	3–1	Dallas		Luongo	17,059	25–16–1	51
43	January 5	Columbus	3–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	26–16–1	53
44	January 7	Phoenix	0–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	27–16–1	55
45	January 9	Calgary	3–2	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,810	27–16–2	56
46	January 11	Nashville	3–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	27–17–2	56
47	January 13	Vancouver	2–5	Minnesota		Luongo	18,356	27–18–2	56
48	January 16	Pittsburgh	2–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	28–18–2	58
49	January 20	Vancouver	3–2	Edmonton	OT	Luongo	16,839	29–18–2	60
50	January 21	Dallas	3–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	30–18–2	62
51	January 23	Chicago	1–5	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	31–18–2	64
52	January 25	Buffalo	2–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	32–18–2	66
53	January 27	St. Louis	2–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	33–18–2	68
54	January 30	Vancouver	5–3	Toronto		Raycroft	19,534	34–18–2	70

February: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
55	February 2	Vancouver	2–3	Montreal		Luongo	21,273	34–19–2	70
56	February 4	Vancouver	1–3	Ottawa		Raycroft	18,803	34–20–2	70
57	February 6	Vancouver	3–2	Boston	SO	Luongo	17,565	35–20–2	72
58	February 9	Vancouver	1–3	Tampa Bay		Luongo	14,226	35–21–2	72
59	February 11	Vancouver	3–0	Florida		Luongo	13,787	36–21–2	74
60	February 12	Vancouver	4–3	Columbus		Raycroft	16,564	37–21–2	76
61	February 14	Vancouver	2–6	Minnesota		Luongo	19,342	37–22–2	76

March: 9–4–2 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 4–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
62	March 2	Vancouver	4–3	Columbus	OT	Raycroft	14,513	38–22–2	78
63	March 3	Vancouver	6–3	Detroit		Luongo	19,536	39–22–2	80
64	March 5	Vancouver	3–6	Chicago		Luongo	22,235	39–23–2	80
65	March 7	Vancouver	4–2	Nashville		Luongo	16,096	40–23–2	82
66	March 9	Vancouver	6–4	Colorado		Luongo	12,861	41–23–2	84
67	March 10	Vancouver	3–4	Phoenix	SO	Raycroft	15,883	41–23–3	85
68	March 13	Ottawa	1–5	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	42–23–3	87
69	March 14	Calgary	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	43–23–3	89
70	March 16	NY Islanders	5–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	43–24–3	89
71	March 18	San Jose	2–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	44–24–3	91
72	March 20	Detroit	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,810	44–24–4	92
73	March 23	Vancouver	2–3	Edmonton		Luongo	16,839	44–25–4	92
74	March 24	Anaheim	1–4	Vancouver		Raycroft	18,810	45–25–4	94
75	March 27	Vancouver	2–4	San Jose		Luongo	17,562	45–26–4	94
76	March 30	Phoenix	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	46–26–4	96

April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
77	April 1	Vancouver	3–8	Los Angeles		Luongo	18,118	46–27–4	96
78	April 2	Vancouver	5–4	Anaheim	SO	Raycroft	16,534	47–27–4	98
79	April 4	Minnesota	3–4	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,810	48–27–4	100
80	April 6	Colorado	4–3	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,810	48–27–5	101
81	April 8	Vancouver	2–4	San Jose		Raycroft	17,562	48–28–5	101
82	April 10	Calgary	3–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,810	49–28–5	103

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

Playoffs

Standings

Divisional standings

**Northwest Division^[21]**
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	3	y–Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
2	8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
3	10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
4	13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
5	15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

Conference standings

**Western Conference^[22]**
R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z–San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y–Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y–Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Player stats

Skaters

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

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin	82	29	83	112	+35	48
Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin	63	29	56	85	+36	28
Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler	82	25	50	75	+1	104
Burrows, AlexandreAlexandre Burrows	82	35	32	67	+34	121
Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson	74	30	23	53	+10	64
Raymond, MasonMason Raymond	82	25	28	53	0	48
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff	80	14	30	44	+36	42
Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler	76	5	37	42	0	40
Salo, SamiSami Salo	68	9	19	28	+14	18
Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood	75	14	11	25	+6	12
Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier	59	11	11	22	0	21
Bieksa, KevinKevin Bieksa	55	3	19	22	-5	85
Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra	28	3	13	16	+3	0
Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen	47	9	6	15	-5	18
Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell	48	4	8	12	+13	48
Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner	20	5	6	11	+2	8
Glass, TannerTanner Glass	67	4	7	11	+5	115
Rypien, RickRick Rypien	69	4	4	8	-3	126
O'Brien, ShaneShane O'Brien	65	2	6	8	+15	79
Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson	58	1	4	5	-4	12
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider^‡	17	2	3	5	0	12
Rome, AaronAaron Rome	49	0	4	4	-2	24
Pettinger, MattMatt Pettinger	9	1	2	3	+3	6
Lukowich, BradBrad Lukowich	13	1	1	2	+5	4
Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner	12	1	1	2	+7	2
Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk	56	1	1	2	-7	142
Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts^†	14	1	1	2	-1	13
Bolduc, AlexandreAlexandre Bolduc	15	0	0	0	-3	13
Desbiens, GuillaumeGuillaume Desbiens	1	0	0	0	0	2
Bliznak, MarioMario Bliznak	2	0	0	0	-2	0
Shirokov, SergeiSergei Shirokov	6	0	0	0	-4	2
Oberg, EvanEvan Oberg	2	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson	12	8	7	15	+7	16
Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin	12	5	9	14	+4	12
Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin	12	3	11	14	+3	6
Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler	12	1	9	10	+3	4
Bieksa, KevinKevin Bieksa	12	3	5	8	+2	14
Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff	12	3	4	7	-1	8
Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood	12	2	5	7	-1	0
Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra	11	2	4	6	+2	4
Salo, SamiSami Salo	12	1	5	6	+2	2
Burrows, AlexandreAlexandre Burrows	12	3	3	6	+4	22
Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler	12	2	4	6	+9	10
Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier	12	4	1	5	-1	0
Raymond, MasonMason Raymond	12	3	1	4	0	6
O'Brien, ShaneShane O'Brien	12	1	2	3	+3	25
Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen	12	1	2	3	+1	4
Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts	10	0	1	1	+1	27
Rypien, RickRick Rypien	7	0	1	1	+1	7
Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner	9	1	0	1	+2	0
Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson	4	0	0	0	-2	2
Pettinger, MattMatt Pettinger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rome, AaronAaron Rome	1	0	0	0	0	0
Glass, TannerTanner Glass	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo	68	3,899	40	22	4	167	2.57	1915	1748	.913	4
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft	21	967	9	5	1	39	2.42	438	399	.911	1
Schneider, CoryCory Schneider	2	79	0	1	0	5	3.80	59	54	.915	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo	12	707	6	6	38	3.22	362	324	.895	0
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft	1	25	0	1	1	2.40	7	6	.857	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canucks. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records

Records

Regular season
Player	Record	Reached
Roberto Luongo	Franchise shutouts leader, 21	October 25, 2009
Henrik Sedin	Franchise assists leader, 416	March 14, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season assists record, 83	March 27, 2010
Vancouver Canucks	Single season franchise home wins, 28	March 30, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season points record, 112	April 10, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sergei Shirokov	1st game	October 1, 2009
Guillaume Desbiens	1st game	October 11, 2009
Michael Grabner	1st game 1st assist 1st point	October 16, 2009
Michael Grabner	1st goal	October 21, 2009
Mario Bliznak	1st game	October 30, 2009
Henrik Sedin	1st career hat trick	November 14, 2009
Daniel Sedin	3rd career hat trick	December 10, 2009
Mason Raymond	1st career hat trick	December 27, 2009
Alexandre Burrows	2nd career hat trick	January 5, 2010
Alexandre Burrows	3rd career hat trick	January 7, 2010
Steve Bernier	300th career game	January 7, 2010
Kyle Wellwood	300th career game	January 7, 2010
Evan Oberg	1st game	January 9, 2010
Henrik Sedin	700th career game	January 30, 2010
Christian Ehrhoff	400th career game	February 11, 2010^[23]
Andrew Raycroft	100th career win	February 12, 2010^[24]
Mikael Samuelsson	1st career hat trick	March 9, 2010
Daniel Sedin	200th career goal	March 23, 2010
Daniel Sedin	700th career game	April 1, 2010
Michael Grabner	1st career hat trick	April 2, 2010
Daniel Sedin	4th career hat trick	April 10, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Henrik Sedin^[25]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 12, 2009
Daniel Sedin^[26]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 14, 2009
Roberto Luongo^[27]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Henrik Sedin^[28]	NHL First Star of the Month	December 2009
Alexandre Burrows^[29]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[30]	NHL Second Star of the Month	January 2010
Mikael Samuelsson^[31]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 15, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[32]	NHL Third Star of the Month	March 2010
Christian Ehrhoff	Babe Pratt Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyclone Taylor Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyrus H. McLean Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Mason Raymond	Fred J. Hume Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Molson Cup winner	April 10, 2010
Alexandre Burrows	Most Exciting Player Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[33]	Art Ross Trophy winner	April 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[34]	Hart Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 2009 ^[35]	To Vancouver Canucks 7th-round draft pick in 2009	To Phoenix Coyotes Shaun Heshka
August 28, 2009 ^[36]	To Vancouver Canucks Christian Ehrhoff Brad Lukowich	To San Jose Sharks Daniel Rahimi Patrick White
March 3, 2010 ^[37]	To Vancouver Canucks Yan Stastny	To St. Louis Blues Pierre-Cedric Labrie
March 3, 2010 ^[38]	To Vancouver Canucks Sean Zimmerman Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2010	To Phoenix Coyotes Mathieu Schneider
March 3, 2010 ^[39]	To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Alberts	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round draft pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Aaron Rome	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $550,000^[40]
Lawrence Nycholat	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000^[41]
Mikael Samuelsson	Detroit Red Wings	3 years, $7.5 million^[42]
Tanner Glass	Florida Panthers	1 year, $500,000^[43]
Andrew Raycroft	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000^[44]
Michael Funk	Buffalo Sabres	1 year^[45]
Mathieu Schneider	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $1.55 million^[44]
Matt Pettinger	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $500,000^[46]

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Mattias Ohlund	Tampa Bay Lightning	7 years, $26.25 million^[47]
Jason LaBarbera	Phoenix Coyotes	2 years, $2 million^[48]
Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers	2 years, $1.1 million^[43]
Jason Jaffray	Calgary Flames	2 years, $1 million^[49]
Mark Cullen	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year^[50]
Zack Fitzgerald	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year^[51]
Ossi Vaananen	HC Dynamo Minsk (KHL)	^[52]
Rob Davison	New Jersey Devils	^[53]
Taylor Pyatt	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year^[54]

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1	22	Jordan Schroeder (C)	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2	53	Anton Rodin (RW)	Sweden	Brynäs IF (Swe-Jr.)
3	83	Kevin Connauton (D)	Canada	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
4	113	Jeremy Price (D)	Canada	Nepean Raiders (CJHL)
5	143	Peter Andersson (D)	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Swe-Jr.)
6	173	Joe Cannata (G)	United States	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7	187¹	Steven Anthony (LW)	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

^1 This draft pick originally belonged to the Phoenix Coyotes. It was acquired from Phoenix in exchange for Shaun Heshka.^[2]

Farm teams

The Manitoba Moose will remain the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate for the 2009-10 season.
The Victoria Salmon Kings will remain the Canucks' ECHL affiliate for the 2009-10 season.

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