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The 2011–12 Vancouver Canucks season was the 42nd season in the modern Canucks history. The Vancouver Canucks were the defending Western Conference champions and three time defending Northwest Division champions. The Canucks opened the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on October 6. Their final regular season game was held at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers on April 7, 2012. The Canucks entered the season expected to again contend for their first ever Stanley Cup. The Canucks struggled out of the gate, hovering around .500 until roughly the 20 game mark due to weak defensive play and a slow start from Roberto Luongo. The Canucks then rebounded, playing their best hockey of the season from the end of November until the beginning of January. The team dominated much like they did the season prior during this stretch, as goals came in bunches and the offense was backed up by strong goaltending from the tandem of Luongo and Cory Schneider. The peak of the Canucks' season came on January 7, 2012, in a game against the Boston Bruins, a 2011 Stanley Cup Finals rematch. The Canucks prevailed 4–3 in a hard-fought playoff atmosphere, and they seemed to state to the hockey world that they would be heard from again come playoff time. The winning ways continued for the rest of the season, but the team did not play with the same heart they played with that January afternoon again. The Canucks often played down to their competition, barely beating some of the weakest teams in the league as the offense seemed to disappear. The Canucks pulled a shocking deal at the trade deadline, trading blue-chip prospect Cody Hodgson to the Buffalo Sabres for a skilled, but unproven prospect Zack Kassian. While Kassian should eventually emerge as a solid NHLer, this deal was probably pulled too soon as the offensive mojo disappeared but the team was lucky to have outstanding goaltending that led them to their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy on the final day of the regular season when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers. Despite entering the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference, the Canucks were upset in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games by the eight-seeded Los Angeles Kings. This was the third consecutive season the Canucks lost in the playoffs to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion. Шаблон:TOClimit

Off-season

NHL Entry Draft

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Nicklas Jensen on stage after being selected 29th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Шаблон:Main The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held June 24–25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Canucks selected eight players including Nicklas Jensen with their first-round draft choice, 29th overall. On day two of the entry draft the Vancouver Canucks traded their second-round draft choice to the Minnesota Wild for two picks in later rounds. In total, Vancouver selected eight players including David Honzík, Alexandre Grenier, Joseph LaBate, Ludwig Blomstrand, Frank Corrado, Pathrik Westerholm and Henrik Tommernes. In total, none would become regular NHL players, with Corrado playing the most games with 76 appearances across three teams.

Minor League affiliations

On June 21, 2011, True North Sports & Entertainment, the owners of the Manitoba Moose received Board of Governors approval to purchase and re-locate the Atlanta Thrashers. The Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to replace the Manitoba Moose. The Moose announced that they were moving to St. John's and would become the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. As a result, the Canucks were left without an affiliate temporarily. On June 27, 2011, the Vancouver Canucks signed a two-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves.[1] The Vancouver Canucks announced that Craig MacTavish would be the new coach for the Wolves on August 1 after Claude Noel, who coached the Manitoba Moose during the 2010–11 season, was hired by the Jets.[2]

In addition, on April 8, 2011, it was announced that the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League would be moving their franchise to Victoria, British Columbia.[3] The sale of the Chilliwack Bruins to RG Properties was completed and made official on April 20 by the WHL.[4] The Victoria Royals replaced the Victoria Salmon Kings and began play in the 2011–12 WHL season. RG Properties, who also owned the Victoria Salmon Kings, opted to fold the Salmon Kings franchise at the conclusion of the 2010–11 ECHL season.[5] As a result, the Canucks were left without an ECHL minor league affiliate. The Salmon Kings spent five years as the ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.

On September 22, the Vancouver Canucks announced that it had signed an ECHL affiliation agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings.[6]

Preseason

Training camp began for the rookies on September 9 and included two days of on-ice training sessions followed by a four-game Young Stars tournament featuring prospects from other teams including the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks and Winnipeg Jets. Among the players were four that were selected from the 2011 Entry Draft. Nicklas Jensen, David Honzik, Alexandre Grenier and Frank Corrado all took part in the Canucks rookie training camp and Young Stars tournament. LaBate did not participate in the camp because his college semester had begun while Blomstrand, Westerholm and Tommernes were in the midst of training camp for their own Swedish hockey clubs.

The Vancouver Canucks main training camp started on September 16. Several veteran NHL players were invited to the camp on a try-out basis. These players included Owen Nolan, Anders Eriksson, Niko Dimitrakos and Todd Fedoruk. However, none of the invites were able to secure a contract with the club.

The Canucks played a total of eight preseason games where they finished with a record of 3–5. Much of the Vancouver Canucks roster were returning members from the 2010–11 season with the exception of Ryan Kesler, Mason Raymond, Christian Ehrhoff and Raffi Torres. Both Kesler and Raymond were recovering from injuries sustained in the prior season while Ehrhoff and Torres had changed teams, through trade and free agency respectively, during the off-season.

Citing the shortened off-season due to their appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Vancouver Canucks management and coaching staff decided to give a majority of the veterans rest. As a result players guaranteed roster spots in the regular season, such as Daniel and Henrik Sedin only played in two preseason games.

Regular season

Like 2010–11 the Vancouver Canucks were met with extremely high expectations for the upcoming season. They entered 2011–12 as the defending Presidents' Trophy and Western Conference Champions. It was a record setting season that saw them rank first in the league in goals per game, goals against per game and power play percentage. Both Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy for lowest goals against.

General consensus through various sports media outlets such as The Hockey News, Sports Illustrated, TSN and Sportsnet predicted that the Canucks would return to the Western Conference Finals or at least finish first in the Western Conference regular season.[7][8]

October–November

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Helmet decal worn by the Vancouver Canucks team throughout the season

The Vancouver Canucks began their season on October 6 when they hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins before embarking on a four-game road trip. Prior to the start of the home opener the Canucks organization held a ceremony to celebrate their 2010–11 season and to thank the police officers, firemen and volunteers who helped the city recover after the Stanley Cup riot. The game was supposed to be Sidney Crosby's third NHL game at Rogers Arena, and first hockey game since scoring the golden goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics but was unable to play as he was still recovering from a concussion. In the game, the Vancouver Canucks battled back from a 3–1 deficit but fell short in a shootout.

The club held a ceremony on October 18 prior to their game against the New York Rangers to honour the late Rick Rypien. Rypien played within the Vancouver Canucks organization for seven seasons, splitting time between the Canucks and the Manitoba Moose, before signing with the Winnipeg Jets during the summer. Rypien was found dead at his home in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, on August 15. The Canucks wore a helmet decal in honour of Rypien during the season.[9] The Canucks also ran a video tribute for former Ranger Derek Boogaard who also died during the off-season.[10]

The Canucks struggled throughout the month of October which was punctuated by a significant trade. Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm were traded to the Florida Panthers on October 22, just hours after the Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Canucks acquired a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and forwards David Booth and Steven Reinprecht. The month ended with a match up against the Washington Capitals that saw the Canucks prevail by a final score of 7–4. Alex Edler, Maxim Lapierre and Chris Higgins all registered two goals for Vancouver while Alexander Ovechkin also scored a pair of goals for Washington.

The month of November opened with a six-game road trip beginning in Calgary, where the Canucks won the game by a score of 5–1. The game saw Daniel Sedin score his 254th goal of his career to tie Pavel Bure for fourth all-time in Canucks goal scoring. However, the Canucks continued to battle inconsistency and were unable to sustain any momentum through the first two-thirds of the month where they compiled a record of 4–4 capped by a blowout loss to rival Chicago. The Canucks, led by Cory Schneider who originally replaced an injured Roberto Luongo, finished the month with five consecutive victories that included back-to-back shutouts for Schneider. During the winning streak head coach Alain Vigneault became the team's winningest coach when the team defeated Colorado on November 23.[11]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Conference standings

Шаблон:2011–12 NHL Western Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 game log

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Detailed records

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Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 2 1
New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 4 1
New York Rangers 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 0 4
Philadelphia Flyers 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 4 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–1 1 3 4
1–1–1 1–1–0 2–2–1 5 13 15
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 4 3
Buffalo Sabres 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 0 3 5
Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 5 7
Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 6 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 11 5
2–2–0 4–0–0 6–2–0 12 29 22
Southeast Division
Carolina Hurricanes 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 3 4
Florida Panthers 0–0–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0 1 2
Tampa Bay Lightning 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 4
Washington Capitals 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 7 4
Winnipeg Jets 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2
2–0–0 1–2–0 3–2–0 6 19 16

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Western Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–1–1 5 11 11
Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0–0 1–0–1 3–0–1 7 12 8
Detroit Red Wings 1–0–1 1–1–0 2–1–1 5 11 11
Nashville Predators 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 15 13
St. Louis Blues 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 7 8
6–3–1 5–3–2 11–6–3 25 56 51
Northwest Division
Calgary Flames 2–1–0 1–1–1 3–2–1 7 18 13
Colorado Avalanche 3–0–0 3–0–0 6–0–0 12 19 5
Edmonton Oilers 3–0–0 2–1–0 5–1–0 10 22 13
Minnesota Wild 3–0–0 1–2–0 4–2–0 8 16 11
Vancouver Canucks
11–1–0 7–4–1 18–5–1 37 75 42
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 15 14
Dallas Stars 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–1–1 5 11 11
Los Angeles Kings 1–0–1 1–1–0 2–1–1 5 7 9
Phoenix Coyotes 1–1–0 1–0–1 2–1–1 5 12 8
San Jose Sharks 1–0–1 2–0–0 3–0–1 7 12 10
5–3–2 6–2–2 11–5–4 26 57 52

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Playoffs

Шаблон:See also The Vancouver Canucks clinched the Presidents' Trophy for the second consecutive year, thus guaranteeing themselves home ice advantage for the duration of the playoffs. However, they were knocked out in the first round by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Шаблон:Sortname 82 14 67 81 +23 52
Шаблон:Sortname 71 30 37 67 +14 40
Шаблон:Sortname 80 28 24 52 +24 90
Шаблон:Sortname 77 22 27 49 +11 56
Шаблон:Sortname 82 11 38 49 0 34
Шаблон:Sortname 78 8 36 44 +12 94
Шаблон:Sortname 71 18 25 43 +11 16
Шаблон:Sortname 82 16 23 39 +18 34
Шаблон:Sortname 82 4 33 37 +29 46
Шаблон:Sortname 61 16 17 33 +10 8
Шаблон:Sortname 56 16 13 29 +1 32
Шаблон:Sortname 69 9 16 25 +7 10
Шаблон:Sortname 55 10 10 20 +4 18
Шаблон:Sortname 82 9 10 19 −3 130
Шаблон:Sortname 78 7 11 18 −11 14
Шаблон:Sortname 43 4 6 10 −4 46
Шаблон:Sortname 68 4 4 8 −1 81
Шаблон:Sortname 47 1 6 7 0 64
Шаблон:Sortname 18 5 1 6 +2 6
Шаблон:Sortname 19 2 4 6 +4 12
Шаблон:Sortname 10 1 3 4 +2 14
Шаблон:Sortname 44 2 1 3 +4 40
Шаблон:Sortname 6 1 2 3 −1 6
Шаблон:Sortname 14 1 2 3 −4 6
Шаблон:Sortname 17 1 2 3 −1 31
Шаблон:Sortname 6 0 2 2 +1 5
Шаблон:Sortname 25 0 2 2 +10 2
Шаблон:Sortname 23 1 0 1 −2 37
Шаблон:Sortname 12 0 1 1 +6 2
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0 7
Шаблон:Sortname 2 0 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 6 0 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 6 0 0 0 −5 2

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Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Шаблон:Sortname 5 2 3 5 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 3 3 −2 6
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 3 3 −1 6
Шаблон:Sortname 2 0 2 2 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 5 2 0 2 −2 8
Шаблон:Sortname 5 1 0 1 −2 4
Шаблон:Sortname 5 1 0 1 0 6
Шаблон:Sortname 4 0 1 1 −1 2
Шаблон:Sortname 5 1 0 1 −1 7
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 1 1 0 16
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 1 1 −1 0
Шаблон:Sortname 5 1 0 1 −1 14
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 1 1 −3 0
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 0 0 −3 2
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 0 0 −2 0
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 0 0 −3 2
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0 15
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 2 0 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 4 0 0 0 1 2
Шаблон:Sortname 5 0 0 0 0 0

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Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; GS = Game Starts; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Шаблон:Sortname 55 54 3162 31 14 8 127 2.41 1577 .919 5
Шаблон:Sortname 33 28 1832 20 8 1 60 1.96 885 .937 3
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Шаблон:Sortname 3 183 1 2 4 1.31 101 .960 0
Шаблон:Sortname 2 117 0 2 7 3.59 64 .891 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.

Updated after game on April 7, 2012

Awards and records

Records

Regular season
Player Record Awarded
Alain Vigneault Most franchise victories (coaching) – 247 November 23, 2011
Roberto Luongo Most franchise victories (goalie) – 212 January 21, 2012
Daniel Sedin Most franchise overtime goals – 10 January 31, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Henrik Sedin 500th consecutive game October 6, 2011 [12]
Dale Weise 1st career goal
1st career point
October 20, 2011 [13]
Dale Weise 1st career assist October 29, 2011
Ryan Kesler 500th career game November 23, 2011 [14]
Daniel Sedin 5th career hat trick December 6, 2011 [15]
Mike Duco 1st career point
1st career assist
January 10, 2012
Alex Burrows 500th career game February 21, 2012

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Cory Schneider NHL Second Star of the Week November 28, 2011 [16]
Henrik Sedin NHL Third Star of the Month January 1, 2012 [17]
Cody Hodgson NHL Rookie of the Month February 2, 2012 [18]

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 29 Nicklas Jensen LW Шаблон:DEN Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 711 David Honzík G Шаблон:CZE Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
3 90 Alexandre Grenier RW Шаблон:CAN Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 1011 Joseph LaBate C Шаблон:USA Academy of Holy Angels (USHS-MN)
4 120 Ludwig Blomstrand LW Шаблон:SWE Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit)
5 150 Frank Corrado D Шаблон:CAN Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 180 Pathrik Westerholm RW Шаблон:SWE Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan)
7 210 Henrik Tommernes D Шаблон:SWE Frolunda HC (Elitserien)

* An additional second-round draft pick was awarded to the Montreal Canadiens as compensation for failing to sign a first-round draft choice. Therefore, all picks after have been moved down by one. The New Jersey Devils forfeit a third-round draft pick, but league protocol retains the draft pick number so that subsequent draft numbers are unaffected.
1. These picks were acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild that sent the Canucks 60th overall pick for the 71st and 101st overall picks.[19]

Transactions

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Trades

February 27, 2012 To Vancouver Canucks
Andrew Gordon
To Anaheim Ducks
Sebastian Erixon
[20]
February 27, 2012 To Vancouver Canucks
Zack Kassian
Marc-Andre Gragnani
To Buffalo Sabres
Cody Hodgson
Alexander Sulzer
February 27, 2012 To Vancouver Canucks
Samuel Pahlsson
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Taylor Ellington
4th-round pick in 2012
4th-round pick in 2012
[21]
October 22, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks
David Booth
Steven Reinprecht
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Florida Panthers
Marco Sturm
Mikael Samuelsson
[22]
July 9, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks
Mike Duco
To Florida Panthers
Sergei Shirokov
[23]
June 28, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks
4th-round pick in 2012
To New York Islanders
Christian EhrhoffШаблон:Efn
[24]
June 25, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks
3rd-round pick in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2011
To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2011
[19]

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Players signed

Date Player Contract terms
September 23, 2011 Frank Corrado 3 years, $1.83 million [25]
September 22, 2011 Nicklas Jensen 3 years, $2.775 million [26]
September 8, 2011 Victor Oreskovich 1 year, $605,000 [27]
July 28, 2011 Jannik Hansen 3 years, $4.05 million [28]
July 1, 2011 Nolan Baumgartner 1 year, $525,000 [29]
July 1, 2011 Chris Higgins 2 years, $3.8 million [30]
July 1, 2011 Sami Salo 1 year, $2 million [31]
June 29, 2011 Andrew Alberts 2 years, $2.45 million [32]
June 27, 2011 Maxim Lapierre 2 years, $2 million [33]
June 27, 2011 Kevin Bieksa 5 years, $23 million [34]

Waivers

Acquired

Date Player Former team
October 4, 2011 Dale Weise New York Rangers [35]

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Byron Bitz Free agent 1 year, $700,000 [36]
Alexander Sulzer Florida Panthers 1 year, $700,000 [37]
Matt Climie San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 1 year, $525,000 [38]
Steve Pinizzotto Hershey Bears (AHL) 1 year, $600,000 [39]
Andrew Ebbett Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $525,000 [40]
Marco Sturm Washington Capitals 1 year, $2.25 million [41]
Mark Mancari Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $525,000 [42]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Lee Sweatt Ottawa Senators 2 years, $1.3 million [43]
Jeff Tambellini ZSC Lions (NLA) 3 years [44]
Guillaume Desbiens Calgary Flames 1 year, $525,000 [45]
Rick Rypien Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $700,000 [46]
Tanner Glass Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $750,000 [47]
Alex Bolduc Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $575,000 [48]
Raffi Torres Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $3.5 million [49]
Sergei Shirokov CSKA Moscow 3 years [50]

Farm teams

See also

References

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