1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season

1998–99 Vancouver Canucks
Division 4th Northwest
Conference 13th Western
1998–99 record 23–47–12
Home record 14–21–6
Road record 9–26–6
Goals for 192
Goals against 258
Team information
General Manager Brian Burke
Coach Mike Keenan
Captain Mark Messier
Alternate captains Bryan McCabe
Mattias Ohlund
Arena General Motors Place
Average attendance 15,806[1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals Markus Naslund (36)
Assists Mark Messier (35)
Points Markus Naslund (66)
Penalties in minutes Donald Brashear (209)
Plus/minus (+): Bret Hedican (+7)
(−): Donald Brashear (−25)
Wins Garth Snow (20)
Goals against average Garth Snow (2.93)

Regular season

The Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.[2]

Final standings

Northwest Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 28 10 239 205 1619 98
2 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 33 37 12 230 226 1373 78
3 9 Calgary Flames 82 30 40 12 211 234 1389 72
4 13 Vancouver Canucks 82 23 47 12 192 258 1764 58

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Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars PAC 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 28 10 239 205 98
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 43 32 7 245 202 93
4 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 37 32 13 237 209 87
6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
8 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 33 37 12 230 226 78
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 30 40 12 211 234 72
10 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 41 12 202 248 70
11 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 32 45 5 189 222 69
12 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 47 7 190 261 63
13 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 23 47 12 192 258 58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 12, 19984–2 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 1–0–0
2LOctober 14, 19981–4 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 1–1–0
3WOctober 17, 19984–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 2–1–0
4LOctober 20, 19981–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 2–2–0
5WOctober 21, 19982–1 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 3–2–0
6WOctober 23, 19985–0 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 4–2–0
7LOctober 25, 19982–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 4–3–0
8LOctober 27, 19984–5 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 4–4–0
9TOctober 30, 19982–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 4–4–1
10WNovember 1, 19984–1 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 5–4–1
11LNovember 2, 19983–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 5–5–1
12WNovember 7, 19985–3 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 6–5–1
13LNovember 9, 19983–4 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 6–6–1
14WNovember 12, 19984–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 7–6–1
15WNovember 13, 19985–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 8–6–1
16LNovember 15, 19981–2 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 8–7–1
17LNovember 18, 19982–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 8–8–1
18WNovember 19, 19985–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 9–8–1
19LNovember 21, 19982–4 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 9–9–1
20LNovember 23, 19983–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 9–10–1
21LNovember 25, 19981–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 9–11–1
22LNovember 27, 19981–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 9–12–1
23LNovember 29, 19982–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 9–13–1
24TDecember 1, 19981–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 9–13–2
25WDecember 4, 19984–1 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 10–13–2
26TDecember 6, 19983–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 10–13–3
27TDecember 9, 19984–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 10–13–4
28LDecember 12, 19980–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 10–14–4
29WDecember 17, 19982–1 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 11–14–4
30LDecember 19, 19984–6 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 11–15–4
31WDecember 22, 19985–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 12–15–4
32WDecember 23, 19985–2 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 13–15–4
33LDecember 26, 19980–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 13–16–4
34LDecember 27, 19980–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 13–17–4
35LDecember 29, 19982–4 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 13–18–4
36LDecember 31, 19982–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 13–19–4
37LJanuary 2, 19991–2 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 13–20–4
38LJanuary 4, 19990–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 13–21–4
39LJanuary 6, 19994–6 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 13–22–4
40TJanuary 8, 19991–1 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 13–22–5
41WJanuary 10, 19992–0 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 14–22–5
42LJanuary 14, 19991–3 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 14–23–5
43TJanuary 16, 19992–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 14–23–6
44WJanuary 18, 19995–3 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 15–23–6
45LJanuary 19, 19991–4 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 15–24–6
46LJanuary 28, 19992–4 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 15–25–6
47WJanuary 30, 19993–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 16–25–6
48LFebruary 1, 19990–1 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 16–26–6
49LFebruary 3, 19991–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 16–27–6
50LFebruary 4, 19994–8 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 16–28–6
51TFebruary 7, 19993–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 16–28–7
52WFebruary 9, 19994–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 17–28–7
53LFebruary 11, 19995–6 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 17–29–7
54WFebruary 13, 19993–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 18–29–7
55LFebruary 15, 19991–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 18–30–7
56LFebruary 17, 19990–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 18–31–7
57LFebruary 20, 19991–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 18–32–7
58TFebruary 23, 19994–4 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 18–32–8
59TFebruary 24, 19991–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 18–32–9
60WFebruary 26, 19991–0 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 19–32–9
61LFebruary 28, 19990–2 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 19–33–9
62LMarch 3, 19993–4 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 19–34–9
63LMarch 5, 19991–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 19–35–9
64TMarch 7, 19992–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 19–35–10
65TMarch 10, 19994–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 19–35–11
66WMarch 11, 19993–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 20–35–11
67LMarch 13, 19991–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 20–36–11
68LMarch 15, 19991–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 20–37–11
69LMarch 19, 19991–3 New York Islanders (1998–99) 20–38–11
70LMarch 20, 19993–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 20–39–11
71LMarch 24, 19992–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 20–40–11
72LMarch 25, 19991–4 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 20–41–11
73WMarch 27, 19995–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 21–41–11
74WMarch 29, 19991–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 22–41–11
75LMarch 31, 19995–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 22–42–11
76LApril 2, 19990–7 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 22–43–11
77LApril 3, 19992–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 22–44–11
78LApril 5, 19991–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 22–45–11
79LApril 7, 19991–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 22–46–11
80TApril 10, 19991–1 OT Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 22–46–12
81WApril 12, 19992–0 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 23–46–12
82LApril 14, 19994–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 23–47–12

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt
To Philadelphia Flyers
6th round pick in 2000 (Jeff Dwyer)
January 18, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Ed Jovanovski
Dave Gagner
Mike Brown
rights to Kevin Weekes
1st round pick in 2000 (Nathan Smith)
To Florida Panthers
Pavel Bure
Bret Hedican
the rights to Brad Ference
3rd round pick in 2000 (Robert Fried)
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
future considerations
To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Bryan Allen (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 31 Artem Chubarov (C)  Russia Vancouver Canucks Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 68 Jarkko Ruutu (W)  Finland Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders) HIFK (Finland)
3 81 Justin Morrison (RW)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia Flyers) Colorado College (WCHA)
4 90 Regan Darby (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 136 David Ytfeldt (D)  Sweden Vancouver Canucks Leksands IF (Sweden)
5 140 Rick Bertran (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 149 Paul Cabana (W)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
7 177 Vince Malts (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 204 Craig Mischler (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Boston Bruins) Northeastern University (Hockey East)
8 219 Curtis Valentine (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Bowling Green University (CCHA)
9 232 Jason Metcalfe (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

See also

References

Notes
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