1990–91 Vancouver Canucks season

1990–91 Vancouver Canucks
Division 4th Smythe
1990–91 record 28–43–9
Goals for 243
Goals against 315
Team information
General Manager Pat Quinn
Coach Bob McCammon (19-30-5)
Pat Quinn (9-13-4)
Captain Doug Lidster
Trevor Linden
Dan Quinn (Oct-Mar)
Alternate captains Garth Butcher
Steve Bozek
Arena Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance 15,150
Team leaders
Goals Trevor Linden (33)
Assists Trevor Linden (37)
Points Trevor Linden (70)
Penalties in minutes Gino Odjick
<1989–90 1991–92>

Offseason

Entering his last season as a player, Stan Smyl resigns the team captaincy. The position is rotated between defenceman Doug Lidster, forwards Trevor Linden and Dan Quinn.

Regular season

Coaching change and USAir 1493

The Canucks who were slumping in the first half of the regular season fired head coach Bob McCammon on January 31, 1991. He was fired immediately after a home game against the New York Rangers that ended in a 3-3 tie. The game was noted for a spectacular goal tending performance by Rangers goal tender Mike Richter who made 59 saves.[1]

The next day McCammon was replaced by Pat Quinn who would fly down with the team to Los Angeles on board the Canadian Airlines charter to coach his first game for the club against the Los Angeles Kings. Upon landing at Los Angeles International Airport the team charter was nearly involved in the fatal collision USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 as the aircraft landed on a parallel runway approximately 100 meters from the collision.[2]

Quinn and the team were badly shaken by the incident, the team was unable to cope with the disaster when they faced the Kings on February 2. The team suffered its worst defeat of the season 9-1. The crash was still bothering the team when the flew out of Los Angeles to another road in Washington D.C. to face the Washington Capitals.[2] The Canucks would be held winless for their seventh straight game as hall of famer Dino Ciccarelli netted his 400th career regular season NHL goal.[3]

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Los Angeles Kings 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
Calgary Flames 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
Edmonton Oilers 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
Vancouver Canucks 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 260 288 63

[4]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.

Campbell Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks NRS 80 49 23 8 284 211 106
2 St. Louis Blues NRS 80 47 22 11 310 250 105
3 Los Angeles Kings SMY 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
4 Calgary Flames SMY 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
5 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
6 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 34 38 8 273 298 76
7 Minnesota North Stars NRS 80 27 39 14 256 266 68
8 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
9 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 26 43 11 260 288 63
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NRS 80 23 46 11 241 318 57

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 4, 19902–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 0–1–0
2WOctober 6, 19906–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 1–1–0
3LOctober 9, 19902–6 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 1–2–0
4WOctober 12, 19904–0 St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 2–2–0
5WOctober 14, 19905–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 3–2–0
6WOctober 17, 19903–1 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 4–2–0
7LOctober 19, 19905–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 4–3–0
8WOctober 21, 19903–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 5–3–0
9LOctober 23, 19900–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 5–4–0
10LOctober 25, 19902–4 @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 5–5–0
11WOctober 27, 19904–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 6–5–0
12LOctober 30, 19901–2 Washington Capitals (1990–91) 6–6–0
13WNovember 1, 19902–1 New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 7–6–0
14LNovember 3, 19903–5 Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 7–7–0
15WNovember 6, 19906–3 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 8–7–0
16WNovember 8, 19905–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 9–7–0
17LNovember 9, 19901–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 9–8–0
18LNovember 11, 19900–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 9–9–0
19LNovember 14, 19903–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 9–10–0
20WNovember 16, 19903–2 New York Islanders (1990–91) 10–10–0
21LNovember 19, 19904–6 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 10–11–0
22WNovember 21, 19904–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 11–11–0
23LNovember 23, 19904–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 11–12–0
24TNovember 24, 19903–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 11–12–1
25TNovember 27, 19901–1 OT Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 11–12–2
26WNovember 29, 19902–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 12–12–2
27WDecember 2, 19905–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 13–12–2
28WDecember 4, 19904–2 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 14–12–2
29LDecember 5, 19904–9 @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 14–13–2
30TDecember 7, 19902–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 14–13–3
31LDecember 10, 19902–3 OT Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 14–14–3
32LDecember 12, 19904–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 14–15–3
33LDecember 14, 19903–5 New York Rangers (1990–91) 14–16–3
34LDecember 16, 19902–5 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 14–17–3
35WDecember 18, 19903–2 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 15–17–3
36WDecember 20, 19907–4 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 16–17–3
37WDecember 22, 19904–3 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 17–17–3
38LDecember 23, 19903–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 17–18–3
39LDecember 27, 19905–7 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 17–19–3
40LDecember 28, 19902–5 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 17–20–3
41LDecember 31, 19901–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 17–21–3
42LJanuary 2, 19912–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 17–22–3
43LJanuary 3, 19913–8 @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 17–23–3
44WJanuary 5, 19916–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 18–23–3
45TJanuary 8, 19913–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 18–23–4
46LJanuary 10, 19914–5 Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 18–24–4
47LJanuary 12, 19912–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 18–25–4
48LJanuary 16, 19911–2 Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 18–26–4
49WJanuary 23, 19916–5 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 19–26–4
50LJanuary 25, 19911–5 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 19–27–4
51LJanuary 26, 19914–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 19–28–4
52LJanuary 28, 19910–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 19–29–4
53LJanuary 30, 19914–9 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 19–30–4
54TJanuary 31, 19913–3 OT New York Rangers (1990–91) 19–30–5
55LFebruary 2, 19911–9 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 19–31–5
56LFebruary 5, 19913–5 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 19–32–5
57WFebruary 7, 19912–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 20–32–5
58LFebruary 8, 19911–8 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 20–33–5
59LFebruary 10, 19910–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 20–34–5
60LFebruary 14, 19912–3 St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 20–35–5
61WFebruary 16, 19914–2 Washington Capitals (1990–91) 21–35–5
62TFebruary 18, 19913–3 OT Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 21–35–6
63TFebruary 20, 19915–5 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 21–35–7
64LFebruary 21, 19914–6 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 21–36–7
65WFebruary 23, 19915–2 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 22–36–7
66WFebruary 25, 19914–2 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 23–36–7
67WFebruary 27, 19914–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 24–36–7
68LMarch 1, 19911–7 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 24–37–7
69LMarch 3, 19910–8 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 24–38–7
70LMarch 5, 19911–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 24–39–7
71TMarch 7, 19913–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 24–39–8
72LMarch 9, 19912–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 24–40–8
73WMarch 10, 19917–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 25–40–8
74LMarch 13, 19914–5 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 25–41–8
75TMarch 16, 19914–4 OT New York Islanders (1990–91) 25–41–9
76WMarch 17, 19915–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 26–41–9
77LMarch 20, 19912–3 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 26–42–9
78WMarch 22, 19913–1 Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 27–42–9
79LMarch 26, 19912–7 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 27–43–9
80WMarch 28, 19913–2 OT Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 28–43–9

Playoffs

Smythe Division Semi-Finals: vs. (1) Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles wins series 4-2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 4 Vancouver 6 - 5 Los Angeles 1 - 0
2 April 6 Vancouver 2 – 3 Los Angeles OT 1 – 1
3 April 8 Los Angeles 1 – 2 Vancouver OT 2 – 1
4 April 10 Los Angeles 6 – 1 Vancouver 2 – 2
5 April 12 Vancouver 4 – 7 Los Angeles 2 – 3
6 April 14 Los Angeles 4 – 1 Vancouver 2 – 4

Player statistics

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Trevor Linden 80 33 37 70 -25 65
Dan Quinn 64 18 31 49 -28 46
Greg Adams 55 21 24 45 -5 10
Dave Capuano 61 13 31 44 1 42
Doug Lidster 78 6 32 38 -6 77

Transactions

Trades

September 7, 1990 To Vancouver Canucks
Dave Mackey
To Minnesota North Stars
future considerations
January 12, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Gerald Diduck
To Montreal Canadiens
4th round pick in 1991 (Vladimir Vujtek)
January 13, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Tom Kurvers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Bradley
January 16, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
2nd round draft pick in 1992 (Mike Peca)
To Boston Bruins
Petri Skriko
January 22, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Brian Blab
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Todd Hawkins
March 5, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Cliff Ronning
Sergio Momesso
Geoff Courtnall
Robert Dirk
5th round draft pick in 1992 (Brian Loney)
To St. Louis Blues
Garth Butcher
Dan Quinn
March 5, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Dana Murzyn
To Calgary Flames
Ron Stern
Kevan Guy
March 5, 1991 To Vancouver Canucks
Cash
To Buffalo Sabres
Steve Weeks

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Petr Nedved (C)  Czechoslovakia Vancouver Canucks Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 18 Shawn Antoski (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks North Bay Centennials (OHL)
2 23 Jiri Slegr (D)  Czechoslovakia Vancouver Canucks HC Litvínov (CSSR)
4 65 Darin Bader (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 86 Gino Odjick (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Laval Titan (QMJHL)
7 128 Daryl Filipek (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Ferris State University (CCHA)
8 149 Paul O'Hagan (D)  United Kingdom Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9 170 Mark Cipriano (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Victoria Cougars (WHL)
10 191 Troy Neumeier (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
11 212 Tyler Ertel (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks North Bay Centennials (OHL)
12 233 Kerri Kivi (D)  Finland Vancouver Canucks Ilves (SM-liiga)

Farm teams

Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)

See also

References

  1. Joe Lapoint (February 2, 1991). "Despite Making 59 Saves, Richter Shares the Spotlight". New York Times.
  2. 1 2 Steve Springer (February 4, 1991). "Canucks Had Close-Up View of Fatal Airline Crash at LAX". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "NHL Roundup". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. February 6, 1991. p. 27.
  4. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

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