2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season

2009–10 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division Champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2009–10 record	49–28–5
Home record	30–8–3
Road record	19–20–2
Goals for	272
Goals against	222
Team information
General Manager	Mike Gillis
Coach	Alain Vigneault
Captain	Roberto Luongo
Alternate captains	Ryan Kesler Willie Mitchell Henrik Sedin
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	18,810 (102.1%)[1]
Minor league affiliations	Manitoba Moose (AHL) Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Alexandre Burrows (35)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (83)
Points	Henrik Sedin (112)
Penalties in minutes	Darcy Hordichuk (142)
Plus/minus	(+): Daniel Sedin (+36) (−)::Christian Ehrhoff (+36) (−): Darcy Hordichuk (−7)
Wins	Roberto Luongo (40)
Goals against average	Andrew Raycroft (2.42)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season was the 40th season the Vancouver Canucks franchise has played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Season events

Off-season

Entry draft

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft the Vancouver Canucks drafted seven players. The Canucks did not have their own seventh round draft pick as it had previously been traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Jason LaBarbera.^[2] The Canucks acquired a sixth round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes in return for Shaun Heshka.^[3]

Free agency

On July 1, the Vancouver re-signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to matching 5-year contracts worth $31 million each. The contracts will pay each Sedin $6.1 million per season.^[4]

Mikael Samuelsson was signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2009. His contract was for three years and worth $2.5 million per season.^[5]

However, the team lost free agent Mattias Ohlund, who signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ohlund spent the first eleven seasons of his NHL career with the Canucks. He was offered, and signed, a seven-year contract with the Lightning worth $26.25 million,^[6] an offer which the Canucks could not match.

On August 17, 2009, the Canucks signed prospect Sergei Shirokov to a 2-year contract worth $1.75 million.^[7] Shirokov was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Trades

On August 28, 2009, Mike Gillis traded prospects centre Patrick White and defenceman Daniel Rahimi to the San Jose Sharks for defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.^[8]

Pre-season

As part of the Kraft Hockeyville promotion, the Canucks played the New York Islanders in Terrace, British Columbia, for their first pre-season game.^[9] The Canucks won by a score of 2–1.

On September 2, General Manager Mike Gillis announced that he had re-signed starting goaltender Roberto Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million.^[10] With Luongo being 30 years old at the time of the extension, the contract effectively ensured Luongo would be with the Canucks for the rest of his career. The deal featured a no trade clause (NTC). The NTC had two additional clauses, however: in the fifth season, Luongo will be able to request a trade, and in the seventh season, the Canucks have the option to trade Luongo without needing Luongo to waive his NTC.^[11]

On September 24, 2009, Mike Gillis signed head coach Alain Vigneault to a three-year contract extension.^[12] The extension will keep Vigneault behind the bench through the 2012–13 season. Vigneault joined the club in the 2006–07 season and led the Canucks to their two Northwest Division titles in the previous three seasons.

Regular season

The 2010 Winter Olympics took place in Vancouver—the first Winter Olympics in an NHL market since the NHL began to allow its players to compete in Olympic competition. As a result, the Canucks undertook the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over six weeks, from January 27 to March 13, 2010,^[13] to allow General Motors Place to be used for ice hockey during the games.^[14] GM Place was renamed "Canada Hockey Place" during the games, as the International Olympic Committee doesn't allow corporate sponorship for venues. The Canucks' former arena, Pacific Coliseum, was also a venue during the games, hosting figure skating and short track speed skating.

Forward Ryan Kesler was signed to a 6-year contract extension on March 19, 2010. The new contract was worth $30 million.^[15]

On the NHL trade deadline day, March 3, the Canucks acquired defenceman Andrew Alberts from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.^[16]

On March 17, 2010, the Canucks signed their first round draft pick from the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Jordan Schroeder.^[17] The deal was a standard entry-level contract for three years. The contract was for the entry-level maximum of US$900,000 per season along with a $270,000 signing bonus.^[18] However, because the contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline, Schroeder was ineligible to play for the Canucks for the remainder of the season. As a result, Schroeder signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

The Canucks clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive year with a shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 2. The Canucks also managed to clinch a second consecutive Northwest Division title when they defeated the Minnesota Wild in overtime on April 4. The win secured the Canucks a top three seed in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and home ice advantage in the first round.

On April 18, 2010, the Canucks signed their 2009 third round draft pick, Kevin Connauton. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.^[19] However, like Schroeder, Connauton was ineligible to play for the Canucks as his contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline.

The Canucks finished the regular season third overall in the Western Conference.^[20] They were the second highest scoring team, with 268 goals for, averaging 3.27 goals per game.^[21]

Playoffs

The Canucks entered the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference. This was the first time the Canucks made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. In the first round, the Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games. The Canucks lost the following round, the Conference Semifinals, to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log: 7–0–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 14	NY Islanders	1–2	Vancouver		Schneider	1,200	1–0–0
2	September 17	Vancouver	3–0	Anaheim		Luongo	14,528	2–0–0
3	September 18	Vancouver	6–2	San Jose		Raycroft	15,782	3–0–0
4	September 19	Edmonton	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–0–0
5	September 21	Calgary	4–5	Vancouver	SO	Schneider	18,630	5–0–0
6	September 23	San Jose	3–4	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	6–0–0
7	September 24	Anaheim	3–2	Vancouver	OT	Raycroft	18,630	6–0–1
8	September 26	Vancouver	2–1	Calgary	SO	Luongo	19,289	7–0–1
9	September 27	Vancouver	4–5	Edmonton	OT	Schneider	16,839	7–0–2

1.^ Game played in Terrace, British Columbia as part of Kraft Hockeyville promotion

Regular season

2009–10 game log
October: 7–7–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 1 Vancouver 3–5 Calgary Luongo 19,289 0–1–0 0 2 October 3 Vancouver 0–3 Colorado Luongo 13,416 0–2–0 0 3 October 5 Columbus 5–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 0–3–0 0 4 October 7 Montreal 1–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–3–0 2 5 October 11 Dallas 3–4 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 2–3–0 4 6 October 16 Vancouver 3–5 Calgary Luongo 19,289 2–4–0 4 7 October 17 Minnesota 1–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 3–4–0 6 8 October 19 Vancouver 1–2 Edmonton Luongo 16,839 3–5–0 6 9 October 21 Vancouver 3–2 Chicago Luongo 20,077 4–5–0 8 10 October 24 Toronto 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 5–5–0 10 11 October 25 Edmonton 0–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 6–5–0 12 12 October 27 Detroit 5–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 6–6–0 12 13 October 29 Vancouver 2–1 Los Angeles SO Raycroft 16,838 7–6–0 14 14 October 30 Vancouver 2–7 Anaheim Raycroft 14,756 7–7–0 14
November: 7–5–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 15 November 1 Colorado 0–3 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 8–7–0 16 16 November 3 NY Rangers 1–4 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 9–7–0 18 17 November 5 Vancouver 5–2 Minnesota Raycroft 18,105 10–7–0 20 18 November 6 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Schneider 17,235 10–8–0 20 19 November 10 Vancouver 1–6 St. Louis Raycroft 17,175 10–9–0 20 20 November 12 Vancouver 1–3 Detroit Luongo 20,066 10–10–0 20 21 November 14 Vancouver 8–2 Colorado Luongo 15,823 11–10–0 22 22 November 20 Colorado 2–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 12–10–0 24 23 November 22 Chicago 1–0 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 12–11–0 24 24 November 26 Los Angeles 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 13–11–0 26 25 November 28 Edmonton 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 14–11–0 28 26 November 29 San Jose 4–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 14–12–0 28
December: 10–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 27 December 2 Vancouver 5–2 New Jersey Luongo 13,586 15–12–0 30 28 December 3 Vancouver 3–0 Philadelphia Luongo 18,892 16–12–0 32 29 December 5 Vancouver 3–5 Carolina Raycroft 14,990 16–13–0 32 30 December 8 Vancouver 2–4 Nashville Luongo 12,565 16–14–0 32 31 December 10 Atlanta 2–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 17–14–0 34 32 December 12 Minnesota 3–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 18–14–0 36 33 December 14 Los Angeles 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 19–14–0 38 34 December 16 Anaheim 3–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 19–15–0 38 35 December 18 Washington 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 20–15–0 40 36 December 20 St. Louis 3–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 20–16–0 40 37 December 22 Nashville 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 21–16–0 42 38 December 26 Edmonton 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 22–16–0 44 39 December 27 Vancouver 5–1 Calgary Luongo 19,289 23–16–0 46 40 December 29 Vancouver 2–3 Phoenix SO Luongo 13,976 23–16–1 47 41 December 31 Vancouver 4–3 St. Louis Luongo 19,150 24–16–1 49
January: 10–2–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 42 January 2 Vancouver 3–1 Dallas Luongo 17,059 25–16–1 51 43 January 5 Columbus 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 26–16–1 53 44 January 7 Phoenix 0–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 27–16–1 55 45 January 9 Calgary 3–2 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 27–16–2 56 46 January 11 Nashville 3–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 27–17–2 56 47 January 13 Vancouver 2–5 Minnesota Luongo 18,356 27–18–2 56 48 January 16 Pittsburgh 2–6 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 28–18–2 58 49 January 20 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton OT Luongo 16,839 29–18–2 60 50 January 21 Dallas 3–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 30–18–2 62 51 January 23 Chicago 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 31–18–2 64 52 January 25 Buffalo 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 32–18–2 66 53 January 27 St. Louis 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 33–18–2 68 54 January 30 Vancouver 5–3 Toronto Raycroft 19,534 34–18–2 70
February: 3–4–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 55 February 2 Vancouver 2–3 Montreal Luongo 21,273 34–19–2 70 56 February 4 Vancouver 1–3 Ottawa Raycroft 18,803 34–20–2 70 57 February 6 Vancouver 3–2 Boston SO Luongo 17,565 35–20–2 72 58 February 9 Vancouver 1–3 Tampa Bay Luongo 14,226 35–21–2 72 59 February 11 Vancouver 3–0 Florida Luongo 13,787 36–21–2 74 60 February 12 Vancouver 4–3 Columbus Raycroft 16,564 37–21–2 76 61 February 14 Vancouver 2–6 Minnesota Luongo 19,342 37–22–2 76
March: 9–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 62 March 2 Vancouver 4–3 Columbus OT Raycroft 14,513 38–22–2 78 63 March 3 Vancouver 6–3 Detroit Luongo 19,536 39–22–2 80 64 March 5 Vancouver 3–6 Chicago Luongo 22,235 39–23–2 80 65 March 7 Vancouver 4–2 Nashville Luongo 16,096 40–23–2 82 66 March 9 Vancouver 6–4 Colorado Luongo 12,861 41–23–2 84 67 March 10 Vancouver 3–4 Phoenix SO Raycroft 15,883 41–23–3 85 68 March 13 Ottawa 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 42–23–3 87 69 March 14 Calgary 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 43–23–3 89 70 March 16 NY Islanders 5–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 43–24–3 89 71 March 18 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 44–24–3 91 72 March 20 Detroit 4–3 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 44–24–4 92 73 March 23 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Luongo 16,839 44–25–4 92 74 March 24 Anaheim 1–4 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 45–25–4 94 75 March 27 Vancouver 2–4 San Jose Luongo 17,562 45–26–4 94 76 March 30 Phoenix 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 46–26–4 96
April: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 April 1 Vancouver 3–8 Los Angeles Luongo 18,118 46–27–4 96 78 April 2 Vancouver 5–4 Anaheim SO Raycroft 16,534 47–27–4 98 79 April 4 Minnesota 3–4 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 48–27–4 100 80 April 6 Colorado 4–3 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 48–27–5 101 81 April 8 Vancouver 2–4 San Jose Raycroft 17,562 48–28–5 101 82 April 10 Calgary 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 49–28–5 103
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference quarter-final vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings: Vancouver won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Los Angeles 2–3 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Vancouver 3–5 Los Angeles Luongo 18,264 1–2 Recap 4 April 21 Vancouver 6–4 Los Angeles Luongo 18,322 2–2 Recap 5 April 23 Los Angeles 2–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 3–2 Recap 6 April 25 Vancouver 4–2 Los Angeles Luongo 18,287 4–2 Recap
Western Conference semi-final vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Vancouver 5–1 Chicago Luongo 22,184 1–0 Recap 2 May 3 Vancouver 2–4 Chicago Luongo 22,142 1–1 Recap 3 May 5 Chicago 5–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–2 Recap 4 May 7 Chicago 7–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–3 Recap 5 May 9 Vancouver 4–1 Chicago Luongo 22,192 2–3 Recap 6 May 11 Chicago 5–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Standings

Divisional standings

Northwest Division^[22]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
2	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
3	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
4	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

Conference standings

Western Conference^[23]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

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 +/- PIM Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin 82 29 83 112 +35 48 Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin 63 29 56 85 +36 28 Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler 82 25 50 75 +1 104 Burrows, AlexandreAlexandre Burrows 82 35 32 67 +34 121 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson 74 30 23 53 +10 64 Raymond, MasonMason Raymond 82 25 28 53 0 48 Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff 80 14 30 44 +36 42 Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler 76 5 37 42 0 40 Salo, SamiSami Salo 68 9 19 28 +14 18 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 75 14 11 25 +6 12 Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier 59 11 11 22 0 21 Bieksa, KevinKevin Bieksa 55 3 19 22 −5 85 Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra 28 3 13 16 +3 0 Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen 47 9 6 15 −5 18 Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell 48 4 8 12 +13 48 Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner 20 5 6 11 +2 8 Glass, TannerTanner Glass 67 4 7 11 +5 115 Rypien, RickRick Rypien 69 4 4 8 −3 126 Obrien, ShaneShane O'Brien 65 2 6 8 +15 79 Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson 58 1 4 5 −4 12 Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider^‡ 17 2 3 5 0 12 Rome, AaronAaron Rome 49 0 4 4 −2 24 Pettinger, MattMatt Pettinger 9 1 2 3 +3 6 Lukowich, BradBrad Lukowich 13 1 1 2 +5 4 Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner 12 1 1 2 +7 2 Hordichuk, DarcyDarcy Hordichuk 56 1 1 2 −7 142 Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts^† 14 1 1 2 −1 13 Bolduc, AlexandreAlexandre Bolduc 15 0 0 0 −3 13 Desbiens, GuillaumeGuillaume Desbiens 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bliznak, MarioMario Bliznak 2 0 0 0 −2 0 Shirokov, SergeiSergei Shirokov 6 0 0 0 −4 2 Oberg, EvanEvan Oberg 2 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson 12 8 7 15 +7 16 Sedin, DanielDaniel Sedin 12 5 9 14 +4 12 Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin 12 3 11 14 +3 6 Kesler, RyanRyan Kesler 12 1 9 10 +3 4 Bieksa, KevinKevin Bieksa 12 3 5 8 +2 14 Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff 12 3 4 7 −1 8 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 12 2 5 7 −1 0 Demitra, PavolPavol Demitra 11 2 4 6 +2 4 Salo, SamiSami Salo 12 1 5 6 +2 2 Burrows, AlexandreAlexandre Burrows 12 3 3 6 +4 22 Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler 12 2 4 6 +9 10 Bernier, SteveSteve Bernier 12 4 1 5 −1 0 Raymond, MasonMason Raymond 12 3 1 4 0 6 Obrien, ShaneShane O'Brien 12 1 2 3 +3 25 Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen 12 1 2 3 +1 4 Alberts, AndrewAndrew Alberts 10 0 1 1 +1 27 Rypien, RickRick Rypien 7 0 1 1 +1 7 Grabner, MichaelMichael Grabner 9 1 0 1 +2 0 Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson 4 0 0 0 −2 2 Pettinger, MattMatt Pettinger 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rome, AaronAaron Rome 1 0 0 0 0 0 Glass, TannerTanner Glass 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo 68 3,899 40 22 4 167 2.57 1915 1748 .913 4 Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 21 967 9 5 1 39 2.42 438 399 .911 1 Schneider, CoryCory Schneider 2 79 0 1 0 5 3.80 59 54 .915 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo 12 707 6 6 38 3.22 362 324 .895 0 Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 1 25 0 1 1 2.40 7 6 .857 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.

Awards and records

Records

Regular season
Player	Record	Reached
Roberto Luongo	Franchise shutouts leader, 21	October 25, 2009
Henrik Sedin	Franchise assists leader, 416	March 14, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season assists record, 83	March 27, 2010
Vancouver Canucks	Single season franchise home wins, 28	March 30, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season points record, 112	April 10, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sergei Shirokov	1st game	October 1, 2009
Guillaume Desbiens	1st game	October 11, 2009
Michael Grabner	1st game 1st assist 1st point	October 16, 2009
Michael Grabner	1st goal	October 21, 2009
Mario Bliznak	1st game	October 30, 2009
Henrik Sedin	1st career hat trick	November 14, 2009
Daniel Sedin	3rd career hat trick	December 10, 2009
Mason Raymond	1st career hat trick	December 27, 2009
Alexandre Burrows	2nd career hat trick	January 5, 2010
Alexandre Burrows	3rd career hat trick	January 7, 2010
Steve Bernier	300th career game	January 7, 2010
Kyle Wellwood	300th career game	January 7, 2010
Evan Oberg	1st game	January 9, 2010
Henrik Sedin	700th career game	January 30, 2010
Christian Ehrhoff	400th career game	February 11, 2010[24]
Andrew Raycroft	100th career win	February 12, 2010[25]
Mikael Samuelsson	1st career hat trick	March 9, 2010
Daniel Sedin	200th career goal	March 23, 2010
Daniel Sedin	700th career game	April 1, 2010
Michael Grabner	1st career hat trick	April 2, 2010
Daniel Sedin	4th career hat trick	April 10, 2010

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Henrik Sedin[26]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 12, 2009
Daniel Sedin[27]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 14, 2009
Roberto Luongo[28]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Henrik Sedin[29]	NHL First Star of the Month	December 2009
Alexandre Burrows[30]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin[31]	NHL Second Star of the Month	January 2010
Mikael Samuelsson[32]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 15, 2010
Henrik Sedin[33]	NHL Third Star of the Month	March 2010
Christian Ehrhoff	Babe Pratt Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyclone Taylor Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyrus H. McLean Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Mason Raymond	Fred J. Hume Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Molson Cup winner	April 10, 2010
Alexandre Burrows	Most Exciting Player Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin[34]	Art Ross Trophy winner	April 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin[35]	Hart Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 2009 [36]	To Vancouver Canucks----7th-round draft pick in 2009	To Phoenix Coyotes----Shaun Heshka
August 28, 2009 [37]	To Vancouver Canucks----Christian Ehrhoff Brad Lukowich	To San Jose Sharks----Daniel Rahimi Patrick White
March 3, 2010 [38]	To Vancouver Canucks----Yan Stastny	To St. Louis Blues----Pierre-Cedric Labrie
March 3, 2010 [39]	To Vancouver Canucks----Sean Zimmerman Conditional 6th-round draft pick in 2010	To Phoenix Coyotes----Mathieu Schneider
March 3, 2010 [40]	To Vancouver Canucks----Andrew Alberts	To Carolina Hurricanes----3rd-round draft pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Aaron Rome	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $550,000[41]
Lawrence Nycholat	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000[42]
Mikael Samuelsson	Detroit Red Wings	3 years, $7.5 million[43]
Tanner Glass	Florida Panthers	1 year, $500,000[44]
Andrew Raycroft	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000[45]
Michael Funk	Buffalo Sabres	1 year[46]
Mathieu Schneider	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $1.55 million[45]
Matt Pettinger	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $500,000[47]

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Mattias Ohlund	Tampa Bay Lightning	7 years, $26.25 million[48]
Jason LaBarbera	Phoenix Coyotes	2 years, $2 million[49]
Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers	2 years, $1.1 million[44]
Jason Jaffray	Calgary Flames	2 years, $1 million[50]
Mark Cullen	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year[51]
Zack Fitzgerald	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year[52]
Ossi Vaananen	HC Dynamo Minsk (KHL)	[53]
Rob Davison	New Jersey Devils	[54]
Taylor Pyatt	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year[55]

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1	22	Jordan Schroeder (C)	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2	53	Anton Rodin (RW)	Sweden	Brynäs IF (Swe-Jr.)
3	83	Kevin Connauton (D)	Canada	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
4	113	Jeremy Price (D)	Canada	Nepean Raiders (CJHL)
5	143	Peter Andersson (D)	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Swe-Jr.)
6	173	Joe Cannata (G)	United States	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7	187^1	Steven Anthony (LW)	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

^1 This draft pick originally belonged to the Phoenix Coyotes. It was acquired from Phoenix in exchange for Shaun Heshka.^[3]

Farm teams

• The Manitoba Moose will remain the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 season.
• The Victoria Salmon Kings will remain the Canucks' ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season.

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

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External links

• 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season at ESPN