1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season

1987–88 Vancouver Canucks
Division 5th Smythe
1987–88 record 25–46–9
Goals for 272
Goals against 320
Team information
Coach Bob McCammon
Captain Stan Smyl
Arena Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance 11,002
Team leaders
<1986–87 1988–89>

Regular season

The Canucks had a very disappointing season, they were not capable of winning 3 games in a row during the season. However after the season they were able to draft future captain Trevor Linden.

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames 80 48 23 9 397 305 105
Edmonton Oilers 80 44 25 11 363 288 99
Winnipeg Jets 80 33 36 11 292 310 77
Los Angeles Kings 80 30 42 8 318 359 68
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 272 320 59

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 8, 19878–2 St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 1–0–0
2LOctober 10, 19871–7 New York Islanders (1987–88) 1–1–0
3LOctober 12, 19872–3 Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 1–2–0
4WOctober 18, 19874–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 2–2–0
5LOctober 21, 19874–5 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 2–3–0
6LOctober 23, 19874–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 2–4–0
7LOctober 24, 19875–9 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 2–5–0
8LOctober 27, 19872–3 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 2–6–0
9TOctober 30, 19873–3 OT Calgary Flames (1987–88) 2–6–1
10LNovember 1, 19873–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 2–7–1
11LNovember 3, 19872–3 @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) 2–8–1
12WNovember 5, 19874–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 3–8–1
13WNovember 7, 19874–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 4–8–1
14LNovember 8, 19871–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 4–9–1
15TNovember 11, 19874–4 OT Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 4–9–2
16WNovember 13, 19876–4 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 5–9–2
17LNovember 15, 19874–8 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 5–10–2
18WNovember 17, 19876–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 6–10–2
19WNovember 19, 19874–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 7–10–2
20LNovember 21, 19871–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 7–11–2
21LNovember 22, 19872–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 7–12–2
22LNovember 25, 19872–4 Calgary Flames (1987–88) 7–13–2
23WNovember 27, 19874–2 New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 8–13–2
24WDecember 1, 19873–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 9–13–2
25TDecember 2, 19873–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 9–13–3
26LDecember 5, 19873–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 9–14–3
27WDecember 6, 19875–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 10–14–3
28LDecember 8, 19872–3 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 10–15–3
29LDecember 11, 19871–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 10–16–3
30LDecember 12, 19873–6 Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 10–17–3
31TDecember 15, 19872–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 10–17–4
32LDecember 17, 19872–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 10–18–4
33TDecember 20, 19873–3 OT Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 10–18–5
34WDecember 23, 19875–1 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 11–18–5
35LDecember 26, 19872–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 11–19–5
36LDecember 28, 19873–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 11–20–5
37LDecember 29, 19871–4 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 11–21–5
38WDecember 31, 19872–1 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 12–21–5
39LJanuary 2, 19881–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 12–22–5
40TJanuary 4, 19887–7 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 12–22–6
41LJanuary 6, 19882–4 @ New York Rangers (1987–88) 12–23–6
42WJanuary 7, 19886–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 13–23–6
43WJanuary 9, 19883–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 14–23–6
44LJanuary 12, 19883–5 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 14–24–6
45WJanuary 13, 19888–2 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 15–24–6
46TJanuary 15, 19884–4 OT Calgary Flames (1987–88) 15–24–7
47WJanuary 17, 19886–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 16–24–7
48LJanuary 19, 19885–7 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 16–25–7
49LJanuary 22, 19883–6 New York Rangers (1987–88) 16–26–7
50LJanuary 24, 19881–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 16–27–7
51LJanuary 26, 19886–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 16–28–7
52LJanuary 29, 19882–4 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 16–29–7
53LJanuary 30, 19883–4 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 16–30–7
54WFebruary 2, 19885–2 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 17–30–7
55LFebruary 3, 19882–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 17–31–7
56WFebruary 5, 19885–1 New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 18–31–7
57LFebruary 11, 19882–7 Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 18–32–7
58WFebruary 13, 19886–5 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 19–32–7
59LFebruary 14, 19886–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 19–33–7
60WFebruary 17, 19885–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 20–33–7
61LFebruary 19, 19880–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 20–34–7
62WFebruary 21, 19886–4 @ New York Rangers (1987–88) 21–34–7
63LFebruary 23, 19881–6 @ New York Islanders (1987–88) 21–35–7
64LFebruary 24, 19884–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 21–36–7
65LFebruary 26, 19883–5 Calgary Flames (1987–88) 21–37–7
66LFebruary 28, 19880–2 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 21–38–7
67LMarch 1, 19883–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 21–39–7
68LMarch 3, 19883–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 21–40–7
69LMarch 6, 19882–7 @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) 21–41–7
70LMarch 8, 19884–7 @ New York Islanders (1987–88) 21–42–7
71LMarch 10, 19882–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 21–43–7
72TMarch 12, 19883–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 21–43–8
73LMarch 13, 19885–7 Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 21–44–8
74TMarch 16, 19883–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 21–44–9
75WMarch 18, 19885–3 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 22–44–9
76WMarch 22, 19885–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 23–44–9
77WMarch 25, 19883–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 24–44–9
78LMarch 26, 19881–6 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 24–45–9
79LMarch 29, 19882–3 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 24–46–9
80WApril 1, 19886–1 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 25–46–9

Playoffs

Did not qualify for the second season in a row.

Player statistics

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

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Tony Tanti 73 40 37 77 -1 90
Greg Adams 80 36 40 76 -24 30
Barry Pederson 76 19 52 71 2 92
Petri Skriko 73 30 34 64 -12 32
Stan Smyl 57 12 25 37 -5 110

Roster

8 Greg Adams C

32 Jim Agnew D

21 Peter Bakovic RW

4 Jim Benning D

18 Ken Berry RW

27 Randy Boyd D

10 Brian Bradley C

35 Richard Brodeur G

25 David Bruce RW

5 Garth Butcher D

30 Frank Caprice G

21 Craig Coxe C

16 Dan Hodgson C

2 Willie Huber D

2 Ian Kidd D

28 Jean-Marc Lanthier RW

17 Paul Lawless LW

28 John LeBlanc LW

3 Doug Lidster D

22 Dave Lowry LW

34 Brett MacDonald D

1 Kirk McLean G

24 Larry Melnyk D

17 Rob Murphy C

7 Barry Pederson C

24 Michel Petit D

6 Dave Richter D

17 Jeff Rohlicek LW

19 Jim Sandlak RW

33 David Saunders LW

26 Petri Skriko LW

12 Stan Smyl RW

29 Daryl Stanley D

10 Ron Stern RW

14 Raimo Summanen LW

15 Rich Sutter RW

20 Steve Tambellini LW

9 Tony Tanti RW

34 Claude Vilgrain LW

14-17 Doug Wickenheiser C

23 Dan Woodley C

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

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