2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season

2016–17 Vancouver Canucks
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2016–17 record	30–43–9
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	12–26–3
Goals for	182
Goals against	243
Team information
General manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Willie Desjardins
Captain	Henrik Sedin
Alternate captains	Alex Burrows (Oct.–Feb.) Alexander Edler (Feb.–Apr.) Bo Horvat (Feb.–Apr.) Daniel Sedin Brandon Sutter (Feb.–Apr.) Christopher Tanev (Feb.–Apr.)
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	18,509 (97.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Bo Horvat (20)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (36)
Points	Bo Horvat (52)
Penalty minutes	Nikita Tryamkin (64)
Plus/minus	Christopher Tanev (+3)
Wins	Ryan Miller (18)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.63)

The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames. The team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals. The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn. The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Off-season

The Canucks made their first off-season move while the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs were still in action, sending centre Jared McCann and second and fourth round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenceman Erik Gudbranson and a fifth-round pick. On June 27, two days after the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.

Training camp

Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.

Regular season

During the team bye week in February, many Canucks players experienced mumps symptoms, with some being diagnosed with the disease. Compounded with ongoing injuries to other players at the time, the Canucks played their following game with 11 regulars out of the lineup, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks 4–1.

Preceding the 2017 NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded long-time forward Alex Burrows to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017. The following night, they traded another long-time forward, Jannik Hansen, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

The Canucks finished their season with 69 points and had the second-best odds for the draft lottery of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	23	13	43	223	200	+23	105
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	47	26	9	43	247	212	+35	103
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	29	7	44	221	201	+20	99
4	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	33	4	41	226	221	+5	94
5	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	35	8	37	201	205	−4	86
6	Arizona Coyotes	82	30	42	10	24	197	260	−63	70
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	43	9	26	182	243	−61	69

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	33	4	41	226	221	+5	94
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	29	12	39	240	224	+16	94
3	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	40	35	7	37	249	256	−7	87
4	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	35	8	37	201	205	−4	86
5	CE	Dallas Stars	82	34	37	11	33	223	262	−39	79
6	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	30	42	10	24	197	260	−63	70
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	43	9	26	182	243	−61	69
8	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	22	56	4	21	166	278	−112	48

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 27	Vancouver	2–3	San Jose	OT	Garteig	14,865	0–0–1	Recap
2	September 28	Edmonton	3–5	Vancouver		Demko	17,058	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 30	Vancouver	1–2	Calgary		Bachman	19,102	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 2	San Jose	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Miller	17,301	1–1–2	Recap
5	October 3	Arizona	4–2	Vancouver		Markstrom	16,869	1–2–2	Recap
6	October 6	Calgary	0–4	Vancouver		Miller	17,960	2–2–2	Recap
7	October 8	Vancouver	3–2	Edmonton		Markstrom	18,500	3–2–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 game log
October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 0–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 15 Calgary 1–2 Vancouver SO Miller 18,865 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 16 Carolina 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,832 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 18 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,568 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 20 Buffalo 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,809 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 22 Vancouver 3–4 Los Angeles SO Markstrom 18,230 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 23 Vancouver 2–4 Anaheim Miller 17,174 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 25 Ottawa 3–0 Vancouver Miller 18,471 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 28 Edmonton 2–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 29 Washington 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,338 4–4–1 9 Recap
November: 6–7–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Vancouver 0–3 Montreal Miller 21,288 4–5–1 9 Recap 11 November 3 Vancouver 0–1 Ottawa Markstrom 13,260 4–6–1 9 Recap 12 November 5 Vancouver 3–6 Toronto Miller 19,480 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 7 Vancouver 2–4 NY Islanders Miller 12,514 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 8 Vancouver 5–3 NY Rangers Markstrom 18,006 5–8–1 11 Recap 15 November 10 Vancouver 1–3 Detroit Miller 20,027 5–9–1 11 Recap 16 November 13 Dallas 4–5 Vancouver OT Miller 18,470 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 15 NY Rangers 7–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,814 6–10–1 13 Recap 18 November 17 Arizona 2–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,027 7–10–1 15 Recap 19 November 19 Chicago 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 7–10–2 16 Recap 20 November 23 Vancouver 4–1 Arizona Miller 11,256 8–10–2 18 Recap 21 November 25 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Miller 18,532 8–11–2 18 Recap 22 November 26 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado SO Markstrom 15,511 9–11–2 20 Recap 23 November 29 Minnesota 4–5 Vancouver Miller 17,917 10–11–2 22 Recap
December: 7–7–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Anaheim 3–1 Vancouver Miller 17,627 10–12–2 22 Recap 25 December 3 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver SO Miller 18,865 11–12–2 24 Recap 26 December 6 Vancouver 2–3 New Jersey Markstrom 13,126 11–13–2 24 Recap 27 December 8 Vancouver 5–1 Tampa Bay Miller 19,092 12–13–2 26 Recap 28 December 10 Vancouver 2–4 Florida Markstrom 17,585 12–14–2 26 Recap 29 December 11 Vancouver 0–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 12–15–2 26 Recap 30 December 13 Vancouver 6–8 Carolina Markstrom 11,721 12–16–2 26 Recap 31 December 16 Tampa Bay 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,685 13–16–2 28 Recap 32 December 18 Columbus 4–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,113 13–16–3 29 Recap 33 December 20 Winnipeg 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 14–16–3 31 Recap 34 December 22 Winnipeg 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,865 14–17–3 31 Recap 35 December 23 Vancouver 1–4 Calgary Markstrom 18,840 14–18–3 31 Recap 36 December 28 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 15–18–3 33 Recap 37 December 30 Anaheim 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,214 16–18–3 35 Recap 38 December 31 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton SO Markstrom 18,347 17–18–3 37 Recap
January: 6–3–3 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Colorado 2–3 Vancouver Miller 18,865 18–18–3 39 Recap 40 January 4 Arizona 0–3 Vancouver Miller 18,215 19–18–3 41 Recap 41 January 6 Calgary 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,865 20–18–3 43 Recap 42 January 7 Vancouver 1–3 Calgary Markstrom 18,685 20–19–3 43 Recap 43 January 10 Vancouver 1–2 Nashville OT Miller 17,113 20–19–4 44 Recap 44 January 12 Vancouver 4–5 Philadelphia SO Miller 19,757 20–19–5 45 Recap 45 January 15 New Jersey 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 20–19–6 46 Recap 46 January 17 Nashville 0–1 Vancouver Miller 18,312 21–19–6 48 Recap 47 January 20 Florida 1–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 22–19–6 50 Recap 48 January 22 Vancouver 2–4 Chicago Miller 21,689 22–20–6 50 Recap 49 January 25 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado Markstrom 12,819 23–20–6 52 Recap 50 January 26 Vancouver 0–3 Arizona Miller 11,203 23–21–6 52 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles
February: 3–8–1 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,865 23–22–6 52 Recap 52 February 4 Minnesota 6–3 Vancouver Miller 18,212 23–23–6 52 Recap 53 February 7 Vancouver 2–4 Nashville Markstrom 17,113 23–24–6 52 Recap 54 February 9 Vancouver 3–0 Columbus Miller 13,979 24–24–6 54 Recap 55 February 11 Vancouver 3–4 Boston Miller 17,565 24–25–6 54 Recap 56 February 12 Vancouver 4–2 Buffalo Markstrom 18,876 25–25–6 56 Recap 57 February 14 Vancouver 0–4 Pittsburgh Miller 18,653 25–26–6 56 Recap 58 February 16 Vancouver 3–4 St. Louis Markstrom 19,291 25–27–6 56 Recap 59 February 18 Calgary 1–2 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 26–27–6 58 Recap 60 February 19 Philadelphia 3–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 26–28–6 58 Recap 61 February 25 San Jose 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,139 26–29–6 58 Recap 62 February 28 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 26–29–7 59 Recap
March: 4–9–2 (Home: 0–5–2; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose Miller 17,488 26–30–7 59 Recap 64 March 4 Vancouver 4–3 Los Angeles Miller 18,230 27–30–7 61 Recap 65 March 5 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim Bachman 14,523 28–30–7 63 Recap 66 March 7 Montreal 2–1 Vancouver OT Miller 18,865 28–30–8 64 Recap 67 March 9 NY Islanders 4–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,406 28–30–9 65 Recap 68 March 11 Pittsburgh 3–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–31–9 65 Recap 69 March 13 Boston 6–3 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–32–9 65 Recap 70 March 16 Dallas 4–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 28–33–9 65 Recap 71 March 18 Vancouver 0–2 Edmonton Bachman 18,347 28–34–9 65 Recap 72 March 21 Vancouver 5–4 Chicago OT Miller 21,607 29–34–9 67 Recap 73 March 23 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Miller 19,356 29–35–9 67 Recap 74 March 25 Vancouver 4–2 Minnesota Bachman 19,184 30–35–9 69 Recap 75 March 26 Vancouver 1–2 Winnipeg Miller 15,294 30–36–9 69 Recap 76 March 28 Anaheim 4–1 Vancouver Miller 18,262 30–37–9 69 Recap 77 March 31 Los Angeles 2–0 Vancouver Miller 18,865 30–38–9 69 Recap
April: 0–5–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver Miller 18,295 30–39–9 69 Recap 79 April 4 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose Bachman 17,459 30–40–9 69 Recap 80 April 6 Vancouver 3–4 Arizona Miller 11,959 30–41–9 69 Recap 81 April 8 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver Miller 18,865 30–42–9 69 Recap 82 April 9 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Bachman 18,347 30–43–9 69 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Western Conference

Central Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks	0–0–1	1–1–0	1–1–1	3	10	12
Colorado Avalanche	1–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	6	8	6
Dallas Stars	1–1–0	0–1–0	1–2–0	2	8	10
Minnesota Wild	1–1–0	1–0–0	2–1–0	4	11	12
Nashville Predators	1–0–0	0–1–1	1–1–1	3	4	6
St. Louis Blues	1–0–0	0–2–0	1–2–0	2	6	9
Winnipeg Jets	1–1–0	0–1–0	1–2–0	2	6	7
Total	6–3–1	4–6–1	10–9–2	22	54	62
Pacific Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks	1–2–0	1–1–0	2–3–0	4	9	14
Arizona Coyotes	2–0–0	1–2–0	3–2–0	6	13	10
Calgary Flames	3–0–0	0–2–0	3–2–0	6	9	11
Edmonton Oilers	0–2–0	1–2–0	1–4–0	2	6	14
Los Angeles Kings	1–1–0	1–0–1	2–1–1	5	9	9
San Jose Sharks	0–3–0	0–2–0	0–5–0	0	5	17
Vancouver Canucks	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	7–8–0	4–9–1	11–17–1	23	51	75

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Boston Bruins	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	5	10
Buffalo Sabres	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	6	3
Detroit Red Wings	0–0–1	0–1–0	0–1–1	1	3	6
Florida Panthers	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	4	5
Montreal Canadiens	0–0–1	0–1–0	0–1–1	1	1	5
Ottawa Senators	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	0	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	9	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	5	8
Total	4–2–2	2–6–0	6–8–2	14	34	44
Metropolitan Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	10	11
Columbus Blue Jackets	0–0–1	1–0–0	1–0–1	3	6	4
New Jersey Devils	0–0–1	0–1–0	0–1–1	1	3	5
New York Islanders	0–0–1	0–1–0	0–1–1	1	5	8
New York Rangers	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	7	10
Philadelphia Flyers	0–1–0	0–0–1	0–1–1	1	6	7
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	0	7
Washington Capitals	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	2	8
Total	1–4–3	2–5–1	3–9–4	10	39	60

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Bo Horvat	81	20	32	52	−7	27
Henrik Sedin	82	15	35	50	−27	28
Daniel Sedin	82	15	29	44	−16	32
Sven Baertschi	68	18	17	35	−6	8
Brandon Sutter	81	17	17	34	−20	12
Markus Granlund	69	19	13	32	−19	14
Loui Eriksson	65	11	13	24	−9	8
Troy Stecher	71	3	21	24	−16	25
Alexander Edler	68	6	15	21	−20	36
Alex Burrows‡	55	9	11	20	−3	53
Ben Hutton	71	5	14	19	−22	31
Jannik Hansen‡	28	6	7	13	2	27
Luca Sbisa	82	2	11	13	−1	40
Christopher Tanev	53	2	8	10	3	14
Jack Skille	55	5	4	9	0	12
Michael Chaput	68	4	5	9	−12	29
Nikita Tryamkin	66	2	7	9	−7	64
Jayson Megna	58	4	4	8	−4	6
Reid Boucher†	27	5	2	7	−7	6
Erik Gudbranson	30	1	5	6	−14	18
Philip Larsen	26	1	5	6	−8	4
Brock Boeser	9	4	1	5	0	0
Brendan Gaunce	57	0	5	5	−2	33
Derek Dorsett	14	1	3	4	−6	33
Nikolay Goldobin†	12	3	0	3	1	0
Alex Biega	36	0	3	3	−4	18
Drew Shore	14	0	2	2	−3	4
Anton Rodin	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jake Virtanen	10	0	1	1	1	2
Borna Rendulic	1	0	0	0	0	0
Evan McEneny	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Mike Zalewski	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Alexandre Grenier	3	0	0	0	−1	0
Griffen Molino	5	0	0	0	−2	0
Joseph Cramarossa†	10	0	0	0	−1	9
Joseph LaBate	13	0	0	0	−2	21
Totals	82	178	292	470	−233	638

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	26	23	1416:58	10	11	3	62	2.63	692	.910	0	0	0	2
Ryan Miller	54	54	3211:51	18	29	6	150	2.80	1737	.914	3	0	1	22
Richard Bachman	5	5	295:11	2	3	0	13	2.64	162	.920	0	0	0	0
Totals		82	4924:59	30	43	9	225	2.74	2,591	0.913	3	0	1	24

^†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Acquired by another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Bo Horvat	NHL All-Star Game selection	January 10, 2017

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Date
Brendan Gaunce	1st career NHL assist	October 16, 2016
Jannik Hansen	100th career NHL goal	October 20, 2016
Christopher Tanev	300th career NHL game	October 22, 2016
Troy Stecher	1st career NHL game	October 25, 2016
Brandon Sutter	200th career NHL point	November 5, 2016
Troy Stecher	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 5, 2016
Troy Stecher	1st career NHL goal	November 13, 2016
Luca Sbisa	400th career NHL game	November 15, 2016
Joseph LaBate	1st career NHL game	November 23, 2016
Ben Hutton	100th career NHL game	December 3, 2016
Jacob Markstrom	100th career NHL game	December 13, 2016
Brandon Sutter	100th career NHL assist	December 13, 2016
Loui Eriksson	300th career NHL assist	December 16, 2016
Henrik Sedin	1200th career NHL game	December 22, 2016
Anton Rodin	1st career NHL game	December 23, 2016
Alex Burrows	800th career NHL game	December 30, 2016
Anton Rodin	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	January 2, 2017
Daniel Sedin	600th career NHL assist	January 2, 2017
Henrik Sedin	1,000th career NHL point	January 20, 2017
Bo Horvat	200th career NHL game	January 26, 2017
Michael Chaput	100th career NHL game	February 9, 2017
Bo Horvat	100th career NHL point	February 11, 2017
Daniel Sedin	1,200th career NHL game	February 14, 2017
Evan McEneny	1st career NHL game	February 25, 2017
Jayson Megna	100th career NHL game	March 5, 2017
Ryan Miller	700th career NHL game	March 13, 2017
Reid Boucher	100th career NHL game	March 16, 2017
Sven Baertschi	200th career NHL game	March 25, 2017
Brock Boeser	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	March 25, 2017
Griffen Molino	1st career NHL game	March 31, 2017
Brock Boeser	1st career NHL assist	April 4, 2017
Ryan Miller	700th career NHL start	April 6, 2017
Alexander Edler	300th career NHL point	April 8, 2017

Transactions

The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)	To Vancouver Canucks: Erik Gudbranson NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016	To Florida Panthers: Jared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)	To Vancouver Canucks: Jonathan Dahlen	To Ottawa Senators: Alex Burrows
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)	To Vancouver Canucks: Nikolay Goldobin Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017	To San Jose Sharks: Jannik Hansen

Free agents acquired

Player	Date	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Troy Stecher	April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)	University of North Dakota	2-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Michael Garteig	April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)	Quinnipiac University	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Yan-Pavel Laplante	May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)	Gatineau Olympiques	3-year, $836,667 entry-level contract
Loui Eriksson	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Boston Bruins	6-year, $36 million
Jayson Megna	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	New York Rangers	1 year, $600,000
Michael Chaput	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $600,000
Borna Rendulic	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $575,000
Chad Billins	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Linkopings HC (SHL)	1 year, $600,000
Michael Carcone	July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Drummondville Voltigeurs	3-year, $675,000 entry-level contract
Jack Skille	October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $700,000
Zack MacEwen	March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)	Gatineau Olympiques	3-year, $847,500 entry-level contract
Drew Shore	March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)	EHC Kloten	1 year, $600,000
Jalen Chatfield	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)	Windsor Spitfires	3-year, $765,000 entry-level contract
Griffen Molino	March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)	Western Michigan University	2-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Philip Holm	May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)	Vaxjo Lakers	1 year, $925,000 entry-level

Free agents lost

Player	Date	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Dan Hamhuis	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Dallas Stars	2 years, $7.5 million
Yannick Weber	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000
Linden Vey	July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)	Calgary Flames	1 year, $700,000
Radim Vrbata	August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $1 million
Brandon Prust	August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22)	Toronto Maple Leafs	Professional Tryout (PTO)
Chris Higgins	August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)	Calgary Flames	Professional Tryout (PTO)
Matt Bartkowski	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)	Ottawa Senators	Professional Tryout (PTO)

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
Reid Boucher	New Jersey Devils	January 4, 2017
Joseph Cramarossa	Anaheim Ducks	March 1, 2017

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Emerson Etem	Anaheim Ducks	October 13, 2016

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Anton Rodin	March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)	1 year, $950,000
Thatcher Demko	April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)	3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Sven Baertschi	June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)	2 years, $3.7 million
Emerson Etem	June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)	1 year, $775,000
Philip Larsen	July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	1 year, $1.025 million
Jacob Markstrom	July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)	3-year, $11 million contract extension
Olli Juolevi	August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)	3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Ben Hutton	November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)	2-year, $5.6 million contract extension
Brock Boeser	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)	3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Jayson Megna	April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)	1 year, $675,000 contract extension
Jonathan Dahlen	April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level
Andrey Pedan	May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)	1 year, $750,000 contract extension
Erik Gudbranson	June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)	1 year, $3.5 million contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	5	Olli Juolevi	D	Finland	London Knights (OHL)
3	64	William Lockwood	RW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	140[a]	Cole Candella	D	Canada	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
6	154	Jakob Stukel	LW	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7	184	Rodrigo Abols	C	Latvia	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7	194[b]	Brett McKenzie	C	Canada	North Bay Battalion (OHL)

Draft notes

• The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for Dmitri Kulikov and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
• The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
• The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.
• ^a The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.
• ^b The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.