1977–78 Vancouver Canucks season

8th season in franchise history March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1977–78 1977 Vancouver Canucks 20–43–17 13–15–12 7–28–5 Campbell 7th Smythe 3rd Jake Milford Orland Kurtenbach Don Lever Chris OddleifsonDennis KearnsJohn Grisdale 239 320 Pacific Coliseum 15,123 Mike Walton (29) Dennis Kearns (43) Mike Walton (66) Jack McIlhargey (172) Cesare Maniago (10) Cesare Maniago (4.02) The 1977–78 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's eighth in the National Hockey League (NHL). 2 Regular season Final standings VAN Record vs. opponents VAN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#008852 5px solid; 1977–78 regular season1977-78 Vancouver Canucks Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/VAN/1978_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 25, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 12, 1977||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 14, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||October 15, 1977||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 18, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||2–1–1 |- |5||T||October 23, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||2–1–2 |- |6||W||October 25, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||October 27, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||3–2–2 |- |8||L||October 29, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||3–3–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |9||L||November 2, 1977||1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||3–4–2 |- |10||L||November 4, 1977||1–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||November 6, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||3–6–2 |- |12||L||November 8, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||3–7–2 |- |13||L||November 9, 1977||6–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||3–8–2 |- |14||W||November 11, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||4–8–2 |- |15||W||November 15, 1977||5–4 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||5–8–2 |- |16||T||November 17, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||5–8–3 |- |17||L||November 19, 1977||2–9 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||5–9–3 |- |18||W||November 20, 1977||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||6–9–3 |- |19||T||November 22, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||6–9–4 |- |20||T||November 26, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||6–9–5 |- |21||L||November 29, 1977||0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||6–10–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||December 2, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||7–10–5 |- |23||W||December 4, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||8–10–5 |- |24||W||December 6, 1977||5–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||9–10–5 |- |25||T||December 7, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||9–10–6 |- |26||L||December 10, 1977||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||9–11–6 |- |27||L||December 11, 1977||0–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||9–12–6 |- |28||W||December 13, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||10–12–6 |- |29||T||December 17, 1977||5–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||10–12–7 |- |30||L||December 19, 1977||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||10–13–7 |- |31||T||December 20, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||10–13–8 |- |32||L||December 23, 1977||5–7 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||10–14–8 |- |33||L||December 27, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||10–15–8 |- |34||T||December 30, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||10–15–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||January 1, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||11–15–9 |- |36||L||January 3, 1978||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||11–16–9 |- |37||L||January 4, 1978||3–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||11–17–9 |- |38||L||January 6, 1978||1–6 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||11–18–9 |- |39||L||January 7, 1978||4–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||11–19–9 |- |40||W||January 11, 1978||6–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||12–19–9 |- |41||T||January 14, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||12–19–10 |- |42||L||January 17, 1978||4–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||12–20–10 |- |43||T||January 19, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||12–20–11 |- |44||L||January 21, 1978||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||12–21–11 |- |45||T||January 22, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||12–21–12 |- |46||L||January 26, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||12–22–12 |- |47||W||January 28, 1978||8–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||13–22–12 |- |48||W||January 31, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||14–22–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||T||February 2, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||14–22–13 |- |50||L||February 4, 1978||1–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||14–23–13 |- |51||L||February 7, 1978||2–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||14–24–13 |- |52||L||February 9, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||14–25–13 |- |53||L||February 11, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||14–26–13 |- |54||L||February 12, 1978||3–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||14–27–13 |- |55||W||February 14, 1978||4–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||15–27–13 |- |56||L||February 15, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1977–78) ||15–28–13 |- |57||L||February 17, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||15–29–13 |- |58||L||February 18, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||15–30–13 |- |59||L||February 22, 1978||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||15–31–13 |- |60||W||February 25, 1978||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||16–31–13 |- |61||T||February 27, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| Cleveland Barons (1977–78) ||16–31–14 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||W||March 1, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||17–31–14 |- |63||L||March 4, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78) ||17–32–14 |- |64||L||March 5, 1978||3–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||17–33–14 |- |65||L||March 7, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1977–78) ||17–34–14 |- |66||L||March 8, 1978||3–8 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) ||17–35–14 |- |67||W||March 11, 1978||3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||18–35–14 |- |68||T||March 12, 1978||4–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||18–35–15 |- |69||W||March 15, 1978||7–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||19–35–15 |- |70||L||March 17, 1978||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) ||19–36–15 |- |71||L||March 18, 1978||4–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) ||19–37–15 |- |72||L||March 20, 1978||1–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) ||19–38–15 |- |73||T||March 24, 1978||2–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) ||19–38–16 |- |74||L||March 26, 1978||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) ||19–39–16 |- |75||L||March 28, 1978||4–9 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||19–40–16 |- |76||L||March 29, 1978||1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||19–41–16 |- |77||L||March 31, 1978||2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) ||19–42–16 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#008852 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 4, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||20–42–16 |- |79||T||April 7, 1978||5–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||20–42–17 |- |80||L||April 8, 1978||3–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) ||20–43–17 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Draft picks Vancouver's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)14Jere Gillis Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)222Jeff Bandura Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)340Glen Hanlon Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)456Dave Morrow Canada Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)458Murray Bannerman Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)576Steve Hazlett Canada St. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)694Brian Drumm Canada Peterborough Petes (OMJHL)7112Ray Creasy Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) Farm teams Tulsa Oilers See also 1977–78 NHL season References Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons Vancouver C Vancouver