1977–78 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1977–78 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's eighth in the National Hockey League.

1977–78 Vancouver Canucks
Division3rd Smythe
Conference7th Campbell
1977–78 record20–43–17
Home record13–15–12
Road record7–28–5
Goals for239
Goals against320
Team information
General managerJake Milford
CoachOrland Kurtenbach
CaptainDon Lever
Alternate captainsChris Oddleifson
Dennis Kearns
John Grisdale
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,123
Team leaders
GoalsMike Walton (29)
AssistsDennis Kearns (43)
PointsMike Walton (66)
Penalty minutesJack McIlhargey (172)
WinsCesare Maniago (10)
Goals against averageCesare Maniago (4.02)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks8032291923022083
Colorado Rockies8019402125730559
Vancouver Canucks8020431723932057
St. Louis Blues8020471319530453
Minnesota North Stars801853921832545

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 12, 19773–6@ New York Rangers (1977–78)0–1–0
2TOctober 14, 19774–4@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)0–1–1
3WOctober 15, 19775–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)1–1–1
4WOctober 18, 19773–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)2–1–1
5TOctober 23, 19773–3Boston Bruins (1977–78)2–1–2
6WOctober 25, 19773–1Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)3–1–2
7LOctober 27, 19772–3New York Islanders (1977–78)3–2–2
8LOctober 29, 19772–6Colorado Rockies (1977–78)3–3–2
9LNovember 2, 19771–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)3–4–2
10LNovember 4, 19771–5New York Rangers (1977–78)3–5–2
11LNovember 6, 19772–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)3–6–2
12LNovember 8, 19772–6@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)3–7–2
13LNovember 9, 19776–8@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)3–8–2
14WNovember 11, 19774–2Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)4–8–2
15WNovember 15, 19775–4Cleveland Barons (1977–78)5–8–2
16TNovember 17, 19774–4@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)5–8–3
17LNovember 19, 19772–9@ New York Islanders (1977–78)5–9–3
18WNovember 20, 19773–0@ New York Rangers (1977–78)6–9–3
19TNovember 22, 19773–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)6–9–4
20TNovember 26, 19772–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)6–9–5
21LNovember 29, 19770–3Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)6–10–5
22WDecember 2, 19773–2Atlanta Flames (1977–78)7–10–5
23WDecember 4, 19776–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)8–10–5
24WDecember 6, 19775–2@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)9–10–5
25TDecember 7, 19772–2@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)9–10–6
26LDecember 10, 19772–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)9–11–6
27LDecember 11, 19770–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)9–12–6
28WDecember 13, 19773–1Washington Capitals (1977–78)10–12–6
29TDecember 17, 19775–5Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)10–12–7
30LDecember 19, 19772–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)10–13–7
31TDecember 20, 19772–2Atlanta Flames (1977–78)10–13–8
32LDecember 23, 19775–7Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)10–14–8
33LDecember 27, 19772–4New York Islanders (1977–78)10–15–8
34TDecember 30, 19772–2Colorado Rockies (1977–78)10–15–9
35WJanuary 1, 19783–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)11–15–9
36LJanuary 3, 19781–4@ New York Islanders (1977–78)11–16–9
37LJanuary 4, 19783–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)11–17–9
38LJanuary 6, 19781–6@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)11–18–9
39LJanuary 7, 19784–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)11–19–9
40WJanuary 11, 19786–4St. Louis Blues (1977–78)12–19–9
41TJanuary 14, 19783–3Colorado Rockies (1977–78)12–19–10
42LJanuary 17, 19784–5New York Rangers (1977–78)12–20–10
43TJanuary 19, 19783–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)12–20–11
44LJanuary 21, 19781–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)12–21–11
45TJanuary 22, 19782–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)12–21–12
46LJanuary 26, 19782–6Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)12–22–12
47WJanuary 28, 19788–3St. Louis Blues (1977–78)13–22–12
48WJanuary 31, 19784–2Washington Capitals (1977–78)14–22–12
49TFebruary 2, 19784–4Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)14–22–13
50LFebruary 4, 19781–5Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)14–23–13
51LFebruary 7, 19782–4Atlanta Flames (1977–78)14–24–13
52LFebruary 9, 19782–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)14–25–13
53LFebruary 11, 19782–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)14–26–13
54LFebruary 12, 19783–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)14–27–13
55WFebruary 14, 19784–2@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)15–27–13
56LFebruary 15, 19783–6@ New York Rangers (1977–78)15–28–13
57LFebruary 17, 19782–3@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)15–29–13
58LFebruary 18, 19783–4@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)15–30–13
59LFebruary 22, 19784–6Boston Bruins (1977–78)15–31–13
60WFebruary 25, 19785–1Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)16–31–13
61TFebruary 27, 19783–3Cleveland Barons (1977–78)16–31–14
62WMarch 1, 19783–2Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)17–31–14
63LMarch 4, 19783–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1977–78)17–32–14
64LMarch 5, 19783–6@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)17–33–14
65LMarch 7, 19782–5@ New York Islanders (1977–78)17–34–14
66LMarch 8, 19783–8@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)17–35–14
67WMarch 11, 19783–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)18–35–14
68TMarch 12, 19784–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)18–35–15
69WMarch 15, 19787–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)19–35–15
70LMarch 17, 19781–3@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)19–36–15
71LMarch 18, 19784–5Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)19–37–15
72LMarch 20, 19781–5Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)19–38–15
73TMarch 24, 19782–2Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)19–38–16
74LMarch 26, 19783–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)19–39–16
75LMarch 28, 19784–9@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)19–40–16
76LMarch 29, 19781–3@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)19–41–16
77LMarch 31, 19782–3Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)19–42–16
78WApril 4, 19783–2St. Louis Blues (1977–78)20–42–16
79TApril 7, 19785–5Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)20–42–17
80LApril 8, 19783–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)20–43–17

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
14Jere Gillis CanadaSherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
222Jeff Bandura CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
340Glen Hanlon CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
456Dave Morrow CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WCHL)
458Murray Bannerman CanadaVictoria Cougars (WCHL)
576Steve Hazlett CanadaSt. Catharines Fincups (OMJHL)
694Brian Drumm CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
7112Ray Creasy CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

Farm teams

Tulsa Oilers

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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