2011–12 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 April 2013 NHL 2011–12 2011 Vancouver Canucks Western 1st Northwest 1st 51–22–9 27–10–4 24–12–5 249 198 Mike Gillis Alain Vigneault Henrik Sedin Kevin BieksaRyan KeslerManny MalhotraDaniel Sedin Rogers Arena 18,884 (102.5%)NHL Attendance Report - 2011-12 https://www.espn.com/nhl/?year=2012 ESPN December 7, 2015 Chicago Wolves (AHL)Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) Daniel Sedin (30) Henrik Sedin (67) Henrik Sedin (81) Maxim Lapierre (130) Dan Hamhuis (+29) Roberto Luongo (31) Cory Schneider (1.96) yes yes 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, 2011. 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 after coming one win short from winning it the previous season and maintaining the majority of the players from the previous season on the roster. 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 starting goaltender Roberto Luongo. The Canucks then recovered by the 20th game on November 20 against the Ottawa Senators (where they defeated the Senators 2–1) and would go on to play their best hockey of the season from that day until the end of February. The team dominated much like they did the season prior during this stretch from late-November to late-February, as goals came in bunches and the offense was backed up by strong goaltending from the tandem of Luongo and backup goaltender Cory Schneider. The peak of the Canucks' season came on January 7, 2012, in the 42nd game of the season which came against the Boston Bruins, a rematch of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canucks prevailed 4–3 in a fight-filled game with a hard-fought playoff atmosphere, and they seemed to state to the hockey world that they would be heard from again come playoff time if they were to meet in the Stanley Cup Finals again. Despite their continuation of winning lengthy stretches of games within the last several weeks from early-March to early-April, the team did not play with the same heart they played with earlier in the season as they often played down to their competition by barely beating some of the weakest teams in the league and even lost games they had little business losing as the offense seemed to disappear and the team was lucky to have maintained outstanding goaltending and defense that kept them in games and eventually leading them to their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy and second Presidents' Trophy in franchise history altogether on the final day of the season on April 7, when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3–0 and the top seeded Eastern Conference team New York Rangers lost their season finale the same day 4–1 against the Washington Capitals, ending their season with 109 points in the standings, two points behind the Canucks 111 points. Despite entering the 2012 playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference for the second year in a row and the back-to-back Presidents' Trophy winners, the Canucks were upset in the first round in five games by the eight-seeded Los Angeles Kings, who would eventually go on to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history as the weeks went on, making them the first, and so far only team to do so. This marked the third consecutive season and fourth time in six seasons where the Canucks lost a playoff series to an eventual Stanley Cup champion. 3 Off-season NHL entry draft thumb|right|Nicklas Jensen on stage after being selected 29th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft|250px 2011 NHL Entry Draft 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.Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Wolves announce new AHL affiliate agreement https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567422 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629003000/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567422 dead June 29, 2011 Vancouver Canucks June 27, 2011 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.Craig Mactavish named as Chicago Wolves Head Coach https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585503 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814210108/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585503 dead August 14, 2011 Vancouver Canucks August 26, 2011 August 1, 2011 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.Olsen Tyler WHL has approved Chilliwack Bruins move to Victoria https://vancouversun.com/sports/League+approved+Chilliwack+Bruins+move+Victoria/4585756/story.html Vancouver Sun Canada May 17, 2011 April 8, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110515120108/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/League%2Bapproved%2BChilliwack%2BBruins%2Bmove%2BVictoria/4585756/story.html May 15, 2011 mdy The sale of the Chilliwack Bruins to RG Properties was completed and made official on April 20 by the WHL.Olsen Tyler The Chilliwack Bruins are no more http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/Chilliwack+Bruins+more/4649161/story.html Chilliwack Times May 17, 2011 April 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929233411/http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/Chilliwack+Bruins+more/4649161/story.html September 29, 2011 dead mdy-all 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.Dheensaw Cleve RG opts to fold Salmon Kings franchis http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/opts+fold+Salmon+Kings+franchise/4744719/story.html Times Colonist May 17, 2011 May 7, 2011September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.Vancouver Canucks and Kalamazoo Wings agree to new ECHL affiliate deal https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589236 https://web.archive.org/web/20110924024322/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589236 dead September 24, 2011 Vancouver Canucks September 22, 2011 September 22, 2011 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 Christian Ehrhoff and Raffi Torres, who both 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 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.The Hockey News 2011–12 NHL predictions https://thehockeynews.com/news/news/the-hockey-news-2011-12-nhl-predictions The Hockey News October 16, 2011 September 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405062721/http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41527-The-Hockey-News-201112-NHL-predictions.html April 5, 2012 live mdy-allDater Adrian 2011–12 Northwest Div. Preview http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/adrian_dater/09/22/northwest.division.preview/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111008012615/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/adrian_dater/09/22/northwest.division.preview/index.html dead October 8, 2011 Sports Illustrated October 16, 2011 October 5, 2011 October–November thumb|right|Helmet decal worn by the Vancouver Canucks team throughout the season|175px 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.Kuzma Ben Canucks will honour memory of Rypien with decal tribute, Oct. 18 ceremony http://blogs.theprovince.com/2011/10/04/canucks-will-honour-memory-of-rypien-with-decal-tribute-oct-18-ceremony/ The White Towel October 6, 2011 October 3, 2011 The Canucks also ran a video tribute for former Ranger Derek Boogaard who also died during the off-season.Derek Boogaard passes away at age 28 https://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562775 https://web.archive.org/web/20110518022732/http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=562775 dead May 18, 2011 New York Rangers October 16, 2011 May 13, 2011 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.Canucks 3, Avalanche 0 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-col/2011/11/23/2011020310 Associated Press November 29, 2011 November 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111204171004/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011020310 December 4, 2011 live mdy-all Standings Divisional standings VAN Conference standings VAN Schedule and results Pre-season 2011 pre-season game log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 Vancouver 1–5 Calgary Legace 19,289 0–1–0 Recap 2 September 20 Calgary 3–4 Vancouver Lack 18,860 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 22 Vancouver 2–1 Edmonton Lack 15,724 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 24 Anaheim 4–1 Vancouver Schneider 18,860 2–2–0 Recap 5 September 25 San Jose 4–3 Vancouver Lack 18,860 2–3–0 Recap 6 September 28 Vancouver 2–3 Anaheim Luongo 13,542 2–4–0 Recap 7 September 29 Vancouver 0–3 San Jose Schneider 16,347 2–5–0 Recap 8 October 1 Edmonton 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,860 3–5–0 Recap Regular season 2011–12 game log October: 5–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 6 Pittsburgh 4–3 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,860 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 10 Vancouver 3–2 Columbus Schneider 9,187 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 12 Vancouver 4–5 Philadelphia Luongo 19,632 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 13 Vancouver 0–2 Detroit Schneider 20,066 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 15 Vancouver 4–3 Edmonton Luongo 16,839 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 18 NY Rangers 4–0 Vancouver Luongo 18,860 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 20 Nashville 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,860 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 22 Minnesota 2–3 Vancouver OT Schneider 18,860 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 25 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Luongo 16,839 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 26 St. Louis 3–0 Vancouver Schneider 18,860 4–5–1 9 Recap 11 October 29 Washington 4–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,860 5–5–1 11 Recap November: 9–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 6–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Vancouver 5–1 Calgary Luongo 19,289 6–5–1 13 Recap 13 November 3 Vancouver 1–5 Minnesota Schneider 16,534 6–6–1 13 Recap 14 November 4 Vancouver 2–3 St. Louis Luongo 19,150 6–7–1 13 Recap 15 November 6 Vancouver 6–2 Chicago Luongo 21,883 7–7–1 15 Recap 16 November 10 Vancouver 3–2 Los Angeles Luongo 18,118 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 11 Vancouver 3–4 Anaheim Luongo 17,339 8–8–1 17 Recap 18 November 13 NY Islanders 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,860 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 16 Chicago 5–1 Vancouver Schneider 18,860 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 20 Ottawa 1–2 Vancouver OT Schneider 18,890 10–9–1 21 Recap 21 November 23 Vancouver 3–0 Colorado Schneider 15,538 11–9–1 23 Recap 22 November 25 Vancouver 5–0 Phoenix Schneider 14,569 12–9–1 25 Recap 23 November 26 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose Schneider 17,562 13–9–1 27 Recap 24 November 29 Columbus 1–4 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 14–9–1 29 Recap December: 10–4–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Nashville 6–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 14–10–1 29 Recap 26 December 4 Calgary 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 15–10–1 31 Recap 27 December 6 Colorado 0–6 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 16–10–1 33 Recap 28 December 8 Vancouver 4–3 Montreal SO Luongo 21,273 17–10–1 35 Recap 29 December 10 Vancouver 4–1 Ottawa Luongo 19,171 18–10–1 37 Recap 30 December 13 Vancouver 1–2 Columbus SO Luongo 15,808 18–10–2 38 Recap 31 December 15 Vancouver 3–4 Carolina Schneider 15,292 18–11–2 38 Recap 32 December 17 Vancouver 5–3 Toronto Luongo 19,633 19–11–2 40 Recap 33 December 19 Minnesota 0–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 20–11–2 42 Recap 34 December 21 Detroit 2–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 21–11–2 44 Recap 35 December 23 Calgary 3–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 21–12–2 44 Recap 36 December 26 Edmonton 3–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 22–12–2 46 Recap 37 December 28 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose OT Luongo 17,562 23–12–2 48 Recap 38 December 29 Vancouver 5–2 Anaheim Schneider 17,544 24–12–2 50 Recap 39 December 31 Vancouver 1–4 Los Angeles Luongo 18,118 24–13–2 50 Recap January: 7–2–2 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,890 24–13–3 51 Recap 41 January 4 Minnesota 0–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 25–13–3 53 Recap 42 January 7 Vancouver 4–3 Boston Schneider 17,565 26–13–3 55 Recap 43 January 9 Vancouver 1–2 Florida Luongo 16,712 26–14–3 55 Recap 44 January 10 Vancouver 5–4 Tampa Bay SO Schneider 17,630 27–14–3 57 Recap 45 January 12 Vancouver 3–2 St. Louis OT Luongo 18,231 28–14–3 59 Recap 46 January 15 Anaheim 4–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 28–15–3 59 Recap 47 January 17 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,890 28–15–4 60 Recap 48 January 21 San Jose 3–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 29–15–4 62 Recap 49 January 24 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,890 30–15–4 64 Recap 50 January 31 Chicago 2–3 Vancouver OT Schneider 18,890 31–15–4 66 Recap February: 9–1–4 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 6–1–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Detroit 4–3 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,890 31–15–5 67 Recap 52 February 4 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado SO Luongo 17,024 32–15–5 69 Recap 53 February 7 Vancouver 4–3 Nashville SO Luongo 16,232 33–15–5 71 Recap 54 February 9 Vancouver 5–2 Minnesota Schneider 17,859 34–15–5 73 Recap 55 February 11 Vancouver 2–3 Calgary SO Luongo 19,289 34–15–6 74 Recap 56 February 13 Phoenix 1–2 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,890 35–15–6 76 Recap 57 February 15 Colorado 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 36–15–6 78 Recap 58 February 18 Toronto 2–6 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 37–15–6 80 Recap 59 February 19 Vancouver 5–2 Edmonton Schneider 16,839 38–15–6 82 Recap 60 February 21 Vancouver 1–3 Nashville Luongo 16,769 38–16–6 82 Recap 61 February 23 Vancouver 4–3 Detroit SO Luongo 20,066 39–16–6 84 Recap 62 February 24 Vancouver 2–1 New Jersey Schneider 16,480 40–16–6 86 Recap 63 February 26 Vancouver 2–3 Dallas OT Luongo 18,010 40–16–7 87 Recap 64 February 28 Vancouver 1–2 Phoenix SO Schneider 16,691 40–16–8 88 Recap March: 9–5–1 (Home: 7–4–0; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 St. Louis 0–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 41–16–8 90 Recap 66 March 3 Buffalo 5–3 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 41–17–8 90 Recap 67 March 6 Dallas 5–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 41–18–8 90 Recap 68 March 8 Winnipeg 2–3 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 42–18–8 92 Recap 69 March 10 Montreal 4–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 42–19–8 92 Recap 70 March 14 Phoenix 5–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 42–20–8 92 Recap 71 March 17 Columbus 3–4 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 43–20–8 94 Recap 72 March 19 Vancouver 0–2 Minnesota Schneider 17,859 43–21–8 94 Recap 73 March 21 Vancouver 1–2 Chicago OT Luongo 21,883 43–21–9 95 Recap 74 March 22 Vancouver 2–1 Dallas Schneider 16,618 44–21–9 97 Recap 75 March 24 Vancouver 3–2 Colorado OT Luongo 18,007 45–21–9 99 Recap 76 March 26 Los Angeles 0–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 46–21–9 101 Recap 77 March 28 Colorado 0–1 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 47–21–9 103 Recap 78 March 30 Dallas 2–5 Vancouver Schneider 18,890 48–21–9 105 Recap 79 March 31 Calgary 2–3 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,890 49–21–9 107 Recap April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Anaheim 4–5 Vancouver SO Schneider 18,890 50–21–9 109 Recap 81 April 5 Vancouver 2–3 Calgary Schneider 19,289 50–22–9 109 Recap 82 April 7 Edmonton 0–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 51–22–9 111 RecapLegend: #ccffcc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #ffcccc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #ffffff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Detailed records 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 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 Playoffs 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs The Vancouver Canucks clinched the Presidents' Trophy for the second consecutive year and second time in franchise history, thus guaranteeing themselves home ice advantage for the duration of the playoffs regardless of how far they were to go. However, they were knocked out in the first round by the eighth-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 Los Angeles 4–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 0–1 Recap 2 April 13 Los Angeles 4–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,890 0–2 Recap 3 April 15 Vancouver 0–1 Los Angeles Schneider 18,118 0–3 Recap 4 April 18 Vancouver 3–1 Los Angeles Schneider 18,409 1–3 Recap 5 April 22 Los Angeles 2–1 Vancouver OT Schneider 18,890 1–4 Recap Legend: #ccffcc Win 1px solid #ccffcc #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #ffcccc Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIMHenrik Sedin 82 14 67 81 +23 52Daniel Sedin 72 30 37 67 +14 40Alex Burrows 80 28 24 52 +24 90Alexander Edler 82 11 38 49 0 34Ryan Kesler 77 22 27 49 +11 56Kevin Bieksa 78 8 36 44 +12 94Chris Higgins Chris Higgins (ice hockey) 71 18 25 43 +11 16Jannik Hansen 82 16 23 39 +18 34Dan Hamhuis 82 4 33 37 +29 46Cody Hodgson‡ 61 16 17 33 +10 8David Booth David Booth (ice hockey)† 56 16 13 29 +1 32Sami Salo 69 9 16 25 +7 10Mason Raymond 55 10 10 20 +4 18Maxim Lapierre 82 9 10 19 −3 130Manny Malhotra 78 7 11 18 −11 14Aaron Rome 43 4 6 10 −4 46Dale Weise 68 4 4 8 −1 81Keith Ballard 47 1 6 7 0 64Andrew Ebbett 18 5 1 6 +2 6Samuel Pahlsson Samuel Påhlsson† 19 2 4 6 +4 12Byron Bitz 10 1 3 4 +2 14Andrew Alberts 44 2 1 3 +4 40Zack Kassian† 17 1 2 3 −1 31Marc-Andre Gragnani Marc-André Gragnani† 14 1 2 3 −4 6Mikael Samuelsson‡ 6 1 2 3 −1 6Christopher Tanev 25 0 2 2 +10 2Mike Duco 6 0 2 2 +1 5Aaron Volpatti 23 1 0 1 −2 37Alexander Sulzer‡ 12 0 1 1 +6 2Bill Sweatt 2 0 0 0 0 0Mark Mancari 6 0 0 0 0 0Victor Oreskovich 1 0 0 0 0 7Marco Sturm‡ 6 0 0 0 −5 2 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIMHenrik Sedin 5 2 3 5 0 4Dan Hamhuis 5 0 3 3 −2 6Ryan Kesler 5 0 3 3 −1 6Alexander Edler 5 2 0 2 −2 8Daniel Sedin 2 0 2 2 0 0Kevin Bieksa 5 1 0 1 0 6Jannik Hansen 5 1 0 1 −1 14Alex Burrows 5 1 0 1 −1 7Samuel Pahlsson Samuel Påhlsson 5 1 0 1 −2 4Keith Ballard 4 0 1 1 −1 2Maxim Lapierre 5 0 1 1 0 16David Booth David Booth (ice hockey) 5 0 1 1 −1 0Mason Raymond 5 0 1 1 −3 0Byron Bitz 1 0 0 0 0 15Aaron Rome 1 0 0 0 0 0Andrew Ebbett 1 0 0 0 0 0Dale Weise 2 0 0 0 0 0Zack Kassian 4 0 0 0 1 2Christopher Tanev 5 0 0 0 0 0Manny Malhotra 5 0 0 0 −2 0Sami Salo 5 0 0 0 −3 2Chris Higgins Chris Higgins (ice hockey) 5 0 0 0 −3 2 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 Roberto Luongo 55 54 3,162 31 14 8 127 2.41 1,577 .919 5 Cory Schneider 33 28 1,832 20 8 1 60 1.96 885 .937 3 Playoffs Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO Cory Schneider 3 183 1 2 4 1.31 101 .960 0 Roberto Luongo 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, 2011Pap Elliott Canucks highlights https://vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+highlights/5515707/story.html Vancouver Sun Canada October 16, 2011 October 7, 2011 Dale Weise 1st career goal1st career point October 20, 2011Kuzma Ben Twins get Canucks back on track https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Twins+Canucks+back+track/5584035/story.html The Province October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 October 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111025071301/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Twins+Canucks+back+track/5584035/story.html dead Dale Weise 1st career assist October 29, 2011 Ryan Kesler 500th career game November 23, 2011 Kuzma Ben Vigneault passes Crawford for franchise wins as Canucks topple the Avalanche 3–0 https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Vigneault+passes+Crawford+franchise+wins+Canucks+topple+Avalanche/5758401/story.html The Province November 23, 2011 November 23, 2011 Daniel Sedin 5th career hat trick December 6, 2011Macintyre Iain What goalie controversy? Canucks down Avs 6–0 https://vancouversun.com/sports/What+goalie+controversy+Canucks+down/5821672/story.html Vancouver Sun Canada December 7, 2011 December 7, 2011 January 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107235935/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/What+goalie+controversy+Canucks+down/5821672/story.html dead Mike Duco 1st career point1st 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, 2011Crosby, Schneider and Elliott named 'Three Stars' http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=603609 NHL.com November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111129202603/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=603609 November 29, 2011 Henrik Sedin NHL Third Star of the Month January 1, 2012Malkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=609192 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108022137/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=609192 dead January 8, 2012 NHL.com January 1, 2012 January 1, 2012 Cody Hodgson NHL Rookie of the Month February 2, 2012Vancouver's Hodgson named Rookie of the Month http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614860 https://web.archive.org/web/20120204051324/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=614860 dead February 4, 2012 NHL.com February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 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 Oshawa Generals (OHL) 3 711 David Honzík G Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 3 90 Alexandre Grenier RW Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 4 1011 Joseph LaBate C Academy of Holy Angels (USHS-MN) 4 120 Ludwig Blomstrand LW Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 SuperElit) 5 150 Frank Corrado D Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 6 180 Pathrik Westerholm RW Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan) 7 210 Henrik Tommernes D 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.Vancouver selects eight players in 2011 NHL Entry Draft https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567313 https://web.archive.org/web/20110627225903/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567313 dead June 27, 2011 Vancouver Canucks June 25, 2011 Transactions 2011–12 NHL transactions Trades February 27, 2012 To Vancouver CanucksAndrew Gordon To Anaheim DucksSebastian ErixonCanucks acquire Andrew Gordon from Anaheim Ducks https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619326 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301073930/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619326 dead March 1, 2012 Vancouver Canucks February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 To Vancouver CanucksZack KassianMarc-Andre Gragnani To Buffalo SabresCody HodgsonAlexander Sulzer February 27, 2012 To Vancouver CanucksSamuel Pahlsson To Columbus Blue JacketsTaylor Ellington4th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2012Canucks acquire Samuel Pahlsson from Columbus Blue Jackets https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619317 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301080608/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=619317 dead March 1, 2012 Vancouver Canucks February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 October 22, 2011 To Vancouver CanucksDavid BoothSteven Reinprecht3rd-round pick in 2013 To Florida PanthersMarco SturmMikael SamuelssonCanucks acquire Booth, Reinprecht & third round draft pick from Florida https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=597038 https://web.archive.org/web/20111024231108/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=597038 dead October 24, 2011 Vancouver Canucks October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 July 9, 2011 To Vancouver CanucksMike Duco To Florida PanthersSergei ShirokovCanucks acquire the rights on Mike Duco from the Florida Panthers https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568972 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712003623/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568972 dead July 12, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 9, 2011 July 9, 2011 June 28, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2012 To New York IslandersChristian EhrhoffTrade of negotiating rights to.Canucks trade Ehrhoff's negotiating rights to Islanders https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370268 TSN June 28, 2011 December 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20110630061550/http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370268 June 30, 2011 dead mdy-all June 25, 2011 To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 20113rd-round pick in 2011 To Minnesota Wild2nd-round pick in 2011 Players signed Date Player Contract terms September 23, 2011 Frank Corrado 3 years, $1.83 millionCanucks sign Frank Corrado https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589591 https://web.archive.org/web/20110926133225/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589591 dead September 26, 2011 Vancouver Canucks September 23, 2011 September 23, 2011 September 22, 2011 Nicklas Jensen 3 years, $2.775 millionVancouver Canucks sign Nicklas Jensen https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589418 https://web.archive.org/web/20110924101237/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589418 dead September 24, 2011 Vancouver Canucks September 22, 2011 September 22, 2011 September 8, 2011 Victor Oreskovich 1 year, $605,000Canucks sign right wing Victor Oreskovich https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=587865 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722030904/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=587865 dead July 22, 2012 Vancouver Canucks September 8, 2011 September 8, 2011 July 28, 2011 Jannik Hansen 3 years, $4.05 millionVancouver Canucks Sign Right Wing Jannik Hansen to a 3-Year Contract https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585436 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617034521/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=585436 dead June 17, 2012 Vancouver Canucks July 28, 2011 July 28, 2011 July 1, 2011 Nolan Baumgartner 1 year, $525,000Baumgartner staying with Canucks http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/02/baumgartner-staying-with-canucks Toronto Sun July 3, 2011 July 2, 2011 July 1, 2011 Chris Higgins 2 years, $3.8 millionCanucks sign Salo to one-year deal, also lock up Higgins http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370556 TSN July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 Sami Salo 1 year, $2 millionVancouver Canucks sign defenceman Sami Salo https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567550 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703072600/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567550 dead July 3, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 June 29, 2011 Andrew Alberts 2 years, $2.45 millionCanucks sign Maxim Lapierre and Andrew Alberts to two-year contracts https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567674 https://web.archive.org/web/20110630202449/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=567674 dead June 30, 2011 Vancouver Canucks June 29, 2011 June 29, 2011 June 27, 2011 Maxim Lapierre 2 years, $2 millionCanucks sign Lapierre to two-year, $2-million contract http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370192 TSN June 27, 2011 June 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110630013227/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370192 June 30, 2011 dead mdy-all June 27, 2011 Kevin Bieksa 5 years, $23 millionBieksa signs five-year, $23M deal with Canucks http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370169 TSN June 27, 2011 June 27, 2011Waivers Acquired Date Player Former team October 4, 2011 Dale Weise New York RangersCanucks claim Dale Weise off waivers https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594316 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007014406/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594316 dead October 7, 2011 Vancouver Canucks October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Byron Bitz Free agent 1 year, $700,000Canucks Sign Right Wing Byron Bitz https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569978 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617034456/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569978 dead June 17, 2012 Vancouver Canucks October 5, 2011 July 25, 2011 Alexander Sulzer Florida Panthers 1 year, $700,000Canucks sign defenceman Alexander Sulzer https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568812 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710011327/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568812 dead July 10, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 7, 2011 July 7, 2011 Matt Climie San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 1 year, $525,000Canucks sign goaltender Matt Climie https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568797 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710011321/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568797 dead July 10, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 7, 2011 July 7, 2011 Steve Pinizzotto Hershey Bears (AHL) 1 year, $600,000Canucks sign right wing Steven Pinizzotto https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568137 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706021450/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568137 dead July 6, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 3, 2011 July 3, 2011 Andrew Ebbett Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $525,000Ebbett lands in Van City http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/124913114.html BCLocalNews July 3, 2011 July 3, 2011 Marco Sturm Washington Capitals 1 year, $2.25 millionVancouver Canucks sign left wing Marco Sturm https://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568141 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703072620/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568141 dead July 3, 2011 Vancouver Canucks July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 Mark Mancari Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $525,000Big winger Mancari signed by Canucks https://theprovince.com/sports/winger+Mancari+signed+Canucks/5036266/story.html The Province July 1, 2011 Jim Jamieson July 1, 2011Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Lee Sweatt Ottawa Senators 2 years, $1.3 millionSenators sign Sweatt, Conboy to two-way contracts http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=371527 TSN July 12, 2011 July 11, 2011 Jeff Tambellini ZSC Lions (NLA) 3 yearsTambellini leaves Canucks to join Swiss League http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=371136 TSN July 7, 2011 July 7, 2011 Guillaume Desbiens Calgary Flames 1 year, $525,000Flames sign Guillaume Desbiens https://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568452 https://web.archive.org/web/20120328024042/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568452 dead March 28, 2012 Calgary Flames July 4, 2011 July 4, 2011 Rick Rypien Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $700,000Jets sign NHL veteran Randy Jones https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Jets-sign-Rypien-124919069.html Winnipeg Free Press July 3, 2011 July 2, 2011 Tanner Glass Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $750,000Jets ink Tanner Glass: reports https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/jets-ink-tanner-glass-reports-1.1021417 CBC Sports July 3, 2011 July 1, 2011 Alex Bolduc Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $575,000Coyotes sign center Bolduc to one-year deal http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/07/02/11/Coyotes-sign-center-Bolduc-to-one-year-d/landing_coyotes.html?blockID=536396&feedID=3545 FS Arizona July 3, 2011 July 2, 2011 Raffi Torres Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $3.5 millionCoyotes sign free agents Torres, Gordon, Smith to two-year deals http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370583 TSN July 1, 2011 July 1, 2011 Sergei Shirokov CSKA Moscow 3 yearscska-hockey.ru https://cska-hockey.ru/news/Shirokov_snova_s_nami Широков снова с нами! | Новости клуба | Новости | Профессиональный Хоккейный Клуб ЦСКА Cska-hockey.ru January 13, 2012 Farm teams The Chicago Wolves are the new Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate beginning in the 2011–12 season. The Kalamazoo Wings are the new Canucks' ECHL affiliate beginning in the 2011–12 season. See also 2011–12 NHL season References Vancouver Canucks season, 2011-12 Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons Vancouver C Vancouver Canucks, 2011-12 Vancouver Canucks, 2011-12 Canucks, 2011-12 Canucks, 2011-12