1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1997–98 1997 Vancouver Canucks Western 13th Pacific 7th 25–43–14 15–22–4 10–21–10 224 273 Pat Quinn (Oct.–Nov.) Tom Renney (Oct.–Nov.) Mike Keenan (Nov.–Apr.) Mark Messier Dave Babych (Oct.–Mar.)Pavel BureTrevor Linden (Oct.–Jan.)Bryan McCabe (Mar.–Apr.)Dana Murzyn (Jan.–Apr.) General Motors Place 17,120 Syracuse Crunch Pavel Bure (51) Pavel Bure (39) Pavel Bure (90) Donald Brashear (372) Peter Zezel (+13) Arturs Irbe (14) Arturs Irbe (2.73) The 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 28th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After missing the playoffs the season before, the team responded by signing Mark Messier to a three-year contract. The signing of Messier did little to improve the team, however, as they finished even worse than the year before, costing Head Coach Tom Renney and General Manager Pat Quinn their jobs. For the first time in NHL history, regular season games were played outside of North America, with the Canucks playing the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Tokyo, Japan, to open up the regular season. Pavel Bure became the last Canuck to score 50 or more goals in a season. On April 9, 1998, the Canucks scored three short-handed goals in a 6–3 road win over the Calgary Flames.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199804090CGY.html Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames Box Score — April 9, 1998 In addition, the team introduced a new logo that would stay in use since its debut, with minor colour alterations. The team was the last in NHL history to record over 2,000 penalty minutes, with 2,148.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000391998.html Vancouver Canucks 1997-98 Jan 26, 2012 Off-season Forward Trevor Linden resigned the team captaincy, in favour of new arrival Mark Messier. Regular season The Canucks finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities against, with 432. Although the Canucks allowed the most goals in the League, with 273, they scored the most short-handed goals, with 19.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html 1997-98 NHL Summary All-Star Game 175px|right The 48th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, home to the Vancouver Canucks, on January 18, 1998. The International Showdown The 48th game was held in the very same year as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, providing the NHL to show its players from all over the world. To this extent, the NHL had the All-Star teams consist of a team of North Americans playing against a team of stars from the rest of the world. The format change also helped to intensify the game, as national pride would also become a factor. These provisions only applied to the players — coaches would still be selected based on which teams were the best from each conference at the time of the break. Final standings VAN VAN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 5px solid; border-bottom:#862633 5px solid; 1997–98 regular season1997-98 Vancouver Canucks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1998_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 8, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; October: 3–8–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1Note1 a a||October 3, 1997||3–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||1–0–0 || 1997020020 W |- |2Note1 a a||October 4, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||1–1–0 || 1997020028 L |- |3||October 9, 1997||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||1–1–1 || 1997020050 T |- |4||October 11, 1997||3–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1997–98) ||1–2–1 || 1997020062 L |- |5||October 13, 1997||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||2–2–1 || 1997020069 W |- |6||October 17, 1997||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||2–3–1 || 1997020091 L |- |7||October 19, 1997||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||2–3–2 || 1997020104 T |- |8||October 21, 1997||5–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||3–3–2 || 1997020110 W |- |9||October 23, 1997||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||3–4–2 || 1997020126 L |- |10||October 25, 1997||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||3–5–2 || 1997020140 L |- |11||October 26, 1997||1–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||3–6–2 || 1997020145 L |- |12||October 29, 1997||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||3–7–2 || 1997020159 L |- |13||October 30, 1997||1–8 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||3–8–2 || 1997020163 L |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Notes: Note1 a a At Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; November: 6–6–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |14||November 1, 1997||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) ||3–9–2 || 1997020172 L |- |15||November 3, 1997||3–5 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||3–10–2 || 1997020184 L |- |16||November 4, 1997||1–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||3–11–2 || 1997020189 L |- |17||November 8, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||3–12–2 || 1997020217 L |- |18||November 11, 1997||2–8 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||3–13–2 || 1997020232 L |- |19||November 12, 1997||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||4–13–2 || 1997020238 W |- |20||November 14, 1997||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||4–13–3 || 1997020252 T |- |21||November 16, 1997||4–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) ||5–13–3 || 1997020265 W |- |22||November 20, 1997||4–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||6–13–3 || 1997020288 W |- |23||November 22, 1997||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||6–14–3 || 1997020303 L |- |24||November 25, 1997||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1997–98) ||7–14–3 || 1997020310 W |- |25||November 28, 1997||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||8–14–3 || 1997020327 W |- |26||November 29, 1997||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||9–14–3 || 1997020341 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; December: 2–9–3 (home: 1–5–1; road: 1–4–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |27||December 1, 1997||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||9–14–4 || 1997020352 T |- |28||December 4, 1997||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||9–15–4 || 1997020369 L |- |29||December 6, 1997||4–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||9–16–4 || 1997020384 L |- |30||December 8, 1997||1–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||9–17–4 || 1997020390 L |- |31||December 9, 1997||5–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||9–18–4 || 1997020392 L |- |32||December 13, 1997||2–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||9–19–4 || 1997020420 L |- |33||December 15, 1997||7–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||10–19–4 || 1997020430 W |- |34||December 17, 1997||5–1 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||11–19–4 || 1997020441 W |- |35||December 18, 1997||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||11–19–5 || 1997020449 T |- |36||December 20, 1997||0–5 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||11–20–5 || 1997020464 L |- |37||December 23, 1997||1–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||11–21–5 || 1997020482 L |- |38||December 27, 1997||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||11–21–6 || 1997020497 T |- |39||December 29, 1997||2–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||11–22–6 || 1997020510 L |- |40||December 31, 1997||0–8 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||11–23–6 || 1997020523 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; January: 3–9–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–6–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |41||January 3, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||11–24–6 || 1997020543 L |- |42||January 5, 1998||3–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||12–24–6 || 1997020550 W |- |43||January 7, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||12–25–6 || 1997020562 L |- |44||January 8, 1998||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||12–25–7 || 1997020568 T |- |45||January 10, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||12–25–8 || 1997020582 T |- |46||January 12, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||12–26–8 || 1997020594 L |- |47||January 14, 1998||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) ||12–27–8 || 1997020606 L |- |48||January 15, 1998||2–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||12–28–8 || 1997020612 L |- |49||January 21, 1998||1–6 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||12–29–8 || 1997020627 L |- |50||January 24, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||12–30–8 || 1997020648 L |- |51||January 26, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) ||12–31–8 || 1997020659 L |- |52||January 28, 1998||1–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||12–32–8 || 1997020668 L |- |53||January 30, 1998||3–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1997–98) ||13–32–8 || 1997020680 W |- |54||January 31, 1998||6–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||14–32–8 || 1997020689 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; February: 4–1–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–0–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |55||February 2, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||14–33–8 || 1997020702 L |- |56||February 6, 1998||5–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||15–33–8 || 1997020724 W |- |57||February 7, 1998||6–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||16–33–8 || 1997020736 W |- |58||February 25, 1998||5–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||17–33–8 || 1997020746 W |- |59||February 27, 1998||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||17–33–9 || 1997020754 T |- |60||February 28, 1998||6–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||18–33–9 || 1997020764 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; March: 4–6–4 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–2–4) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |61||March 2, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||18–33–10 || 1997020777 T |- |62||March 5, 1998||2–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||18–34–10 || 1997020792 L |- |63||March 7, 1998||5–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||19–34–10 || 1997020807 W |- |64||March 9, 1998||0–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||19–35–10 || 1997020817 L |- |65||March 11, 1998||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) ||19–35–11 || 1997020826 T |- |66||March 12, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||19–36–11 || 1997020835 L |- |67||March 14, 1998||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1997–98) ||20–36–11 || 1997020846 W |- |68||March 17, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) ||21–36–11 || 1997020863 W |- |69||March 18, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) ||21–37–11 || 1997020871 L |- |70||March 20, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) ||21–37–12 || 1997020879 T |- |71||March 21, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||21–37–13 || 1997020889 T |- |72||March 24, 1998||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1997–98) ||22–37–13 || 1997020905 W |- |73||March 26, 1998||2–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||22–38–13 || 1997020920 L |- |74||March 28, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||22–39–13 || 1997020934 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#051C2C 2px solid; border-bottom:#862633 2px solid; April: 3–4–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |75||April 1, 1998||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||23–39–13 || 1997020957 W |- |76||April 4, 1998||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1997–98) ||24–39–13 || 1997020975 W |- |77||April 6, 1998||2–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||24–40–13 || 1997020986 L |- |78||April 9, 1998||6–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||25–40–13 || 1997021004 W |- |79||April 11, 1998||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||25–40–14 || 1997021018 T |- |80||April 15, 1998||0–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) ||25–41–14 || 1997021040 L |- |81||April 17, 1998||2–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||25–42–14 || 1997021049 L |- |82||April 19, 1998||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) ||25–43–14 || 1997021065 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 10 Pavel Bure RW 82 51 39 90 5 48 11 Mark Messier C 82 22 38 60 −10 58 89 Alexander Mogilny RW 51 18 27 45 −6 36 19 Markus Naslund Markus Näslund LW 76 14 20 34 5 56 21 Jyrki Lumme D 74 9 21 30 −25 34 2 Mattias Ohlund Mattias Öhlund D 77 7 23 30 3 76 3 Bret Hedican D 71 3 24 27 3 79 28 Brian Noonan RW 82 10 15 25 −19 62 20 Dave Scatchard C 76 13 11 24 −4 165 16 Trevor Linden RW 42 7 14 21 −13 49 26 Mike Sillinger C 48 10 9 19 −14 34 8 Donald Brashear LW 77 9 9 18 −9 372 22 Peter Zezel C 25 5 12 17 13 2 27 Todd Bertuzzi LW 22 6 9 15 2 63 4 Grant Ledyard D 39 2 13 15 −2 14 24 Scott Walker ice hockey C 59 3 10 13 −8 164 9 Brad May LW 27 9 3 12 0 41 23 Bryan McCabe D 26 1 11 12 10 64 44 Dave Babych D 47 0 9 9 −11 37 23 Martin Gelinas Martin Gélinas LW 24 4 4 8 −6 10 5 Dana Murzyn D 31 5 2 7 −3 42 25 Steve Staios RW 77 3 4 7 −3 134 6 Adrian Aucoin D 35 3 3 6 −4 21 48 Bert Robertsson LW 30 2 4 6 2 24 29 Gino Odjick LW 35 3 2 5 −3 181 14 Lonny Bohonos RW 31 2 1 3 −9 4 36 Chris McAllister D 36 1 2 3 −12 106 18 Geoff Sanderson LW 9 0 3 3 −1 4 7 David Roberts ice hockey LW 13 1 1 2 −1 4 9 Lubomir Vaic Ľubomír Vaic C 5 1 1 2 −2 2 26 Brandon Convery C 7 0 2 2 0 0 1 Sean Burke G 16 0 1 1 14 39 Enrico Ciccone D 13 0 1 1 −2 47 7 Jamie Huscroft D 7 0 1 1 2 0 34 Jason Strudwick D 11 0 1 1 −3 29 22 Larry Courville LW 11 0 0 0 −7 5 31 Corey Hirsch G 1 0 0 0 0 32 Arturs Irbe Artūrs Irbe G 41 0 0 0 2 1 Kirk McLean G 29 0 0 0 0 30 Garth Snow G 12 0 0 0 4 27 Mark Wotton D 5 0 0 0 −2 6 Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice 32 Arturs Irbe 41 14 11 6 982 91 2.73 .907 2 1999 1 Kirk McLean 29 6 17 4 800 97 3.68 .879 1 1583 30 Garth Snow 12 3 6 0 262 26 3.09 .901 0 504 1 Sean Burke 16 2 9 4 396 49 3.51 .876 0 838 31 Corey Hirsch 1 0 0 0 34 5 6.05 .853 0 50 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honourRecipientRef League(annual) NHL All-Rookie Team Mattias Ohlund (Defence)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=19971998 records.nhl.com July 9, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Bure1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1998_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Mark MessierCommissioner’s selection. Team Babe Pratt Trophy Mattias OhlundVancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 249 Cyclone Taylor Trophy Pavel Bure Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Pavel Bure Fred J. Hume Award Brian NoonanVancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250 Molson Cup Pavel Bure2015–16 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide, p. 217 Most Exciting Player Award Pavel Bure Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Mattias Ohlund October 3, 19971997-98 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 8, 2024 Dave Scatchard Lubomir Vaic October 30, 1997 Chris McAllister November 1, 1997 Bert Robertsson November 8, 1997 500th game played Kirk McLean October 19, 1997New York Rangers Official Web-site -- Roster http://www.newyorkrangers.com/team/playerinfo.asp?playerid=23 New York Rangers July 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20000522143842/http://www.newyorkrangers.com/team/playerinfo.asp?playerid=23 May 22, 2000 1997-98… Appeared in his 500th career NHL game on Oct. 19 vs. Colorado Transactions Trades January 2, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Sean BurkeGeoff SandersonEnrico Ciccone To Carolina Hurricanes Kirk McLeanMartin Gelinas February 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks conditional 5th round pick in 1998 (Garrett Prosofsky) To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Sillinger February 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Brad May3rd round pick in 1999 To Buffalo Sabres Geoff Sanderson February 5, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Peter Zezel To New Jersey Devils 5th round pick in 1998 (Anton But) February 6, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Bryan McCabeTodd Bertuzzi3rd round pick in 1999 (Jarkko Ruutu) To New York Islanders Trevor Linden March 3, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks 8th round pick in 1998 (Graig Mischler) To Boston Bruins Grant Ledyard March 4, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Garth Snow To Philadelphia Flyers Sean Burke March 7, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Brandon Convery To Toronto Maple Leafs Lonny Bohonos March 14, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Jamie Huscroft To Tampa Bay Lightning Enrico Ciccone March 23, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks Jason Strudwick To New York Islanders Gino Odjick March 24, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks 3rd round pick in 1999 (Justin Morrison) To Philadelphia Flyers Dave Babych6th round pick in 1998 (Antero Niittymaki) Draft picks Vancouver's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1997e.html www.hockeydb.com July 9, 2023 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team 1 10 Brad Ference (D) Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 2 34 Ryan Bonni (D) Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 2 36 Harold Druken (D) Canada Detroit Whalers (OHL) 3 64 Kyle Freadrich (LW) Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL) 4 90 Chris Stanley (C) Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL) 5 114 David Darguzas (C) Canada Edmonton Ice (WHL) 5 117 Matt Cockell (G) Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 6 144 Matt Cooke (LW) Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 6 148 Larry Shapley (D) Canada Welland Jr. Canadians (Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League) 7 171 Rod Leroux (D) Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 8 201 Denis Martynyuk (LW) CSKA Moscow (Russian Pro Hockey League) 9 227 Peter Brady (G) Canada Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL) Notes References Vancouver Canucks 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000391998.html www.hockeydb.com July 8, 2023 1997-98 Vancouver Canucks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1998.html Hockey-Reference.com July 8, 2023 Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons Vancouver Canucks season, 1997-98 Category:1990s in Vancouver Vancouver C Category:1997 in sports in British Columbia Category:1998 in sports in British Columbia