Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference - Pacific division
Predicted Finish: 2nd
CAN THE CANUCKS EXCEED ELEVATED EXPECTATIONS?
Raise your hand if you had Vancouver winning the Pacific Division in 2023-24.
To those who did, congratulations and go buy yourselves a lottery ticket today. For the rest of us mere mortals, the Canucks were easily one of the surprise NHL teams last campaign. In fact, their 50-23-9 regular-season record was the main catalyst for a pair of end-of-year trophies earned by Canucks: Rick Tocchet won the Jack Adams Award as the coach of the year, while Quinn Hughes won his first Norris Trophy for best defenseman. This season, Vancouver will not be sneaking up on anyone. They should be expected to build off of an impressive and surprising 2023-24 performance, and also go a little deeper in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Can the Canucks do it again? Or is a slight market correction in store for 2024-25?
Quinn Hughes
Forecasts
Centers
2024-25
Last 3 Seasons
| Rank | Name, Age | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | E. Pettersson, 25 | 82 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 1.17 | 82 / 1.09 | 80 / 1.28 | 80 / 0.85 | |
| 94 | T. Blueger, 30 | 72 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 0.42 | 68 / 0.41 | 63 / 0.25 | 65 / 0.43 | + |
| 98 | P. Suter, 28 | 73 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 0.37 | 67 / 0.43 | 79 / 0.30 | 82 / 0.44 | + $ |
| 142 | N. Aman, 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.25 | 43 / 0.16 | 68 / 0.24 | Swe |
Wingers
| Rank | Name, Age | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | J. Miller, 31 | 81 | 31 | 59 | 90 | 1.11 | 81 / 1.27 | 81 / 1.01 | 80 / 1.24 | |
| 30 | B. Boeser, 27 | 82 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 0.87 | 81 / 0.90 | 74 / 0.74 | 71 / 0.65 | $ |
| 64 | J. DeBrusk, 28 | 79 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 0.72 | 80 / 0.50 | 64 / 0.78 | 77 / 0.55 | |
| 90 | C. Garland, 28 | 80 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 0.60 | 82 / 0.57 | 81 / 0.57 | 77 / 0.68 | |
| 103 | N. Hoglander, 23 | 81 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0.54 | 80 / 0.45 | 25 / 0.36 | 60 / 0.30 | $ |
| 118 | D. Heinen, 29 | 77 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 0.53 | 74 / 0.49 | 65 / 0.34 | 76 / 0.43 | |
| 127 | D. Sprong, 27 | 75 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 0.51 | 76 / 0.57 | 66 / 0.70 | 63 / 0.32 | $ |
| 152 | D. Joshua, 28 | 75 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0.44 | 63 / 0.51 | 79 / 0.29 | 30 / 0.27 | + |
Defensemen
| Rank | Name, Age | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Q. Hughes, 25 | 82 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 1.04 | 82 / 1.12 | 78 / 0.97 | 76 / 0.89 | K |
| 34 | F. Hronek, 26 | 76 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 0.55 | 81 / 0.59 | 64 / 0.61 | 78 / 0.49 | |
| 119 | T. Myers, 34 | 79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0.25 | 77 / 0.38 | 78 / 0.22 | 82 / 0.22 | |
| 139 | C. Soucy, 30 | 71 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.24 | 40 / 0.15 | 78 / 0.21 | 64 / 0.33 | + |
| 169 | V. Desharnais, 28 | 80 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.16 | 78 / 0.14 | 36 / 0.14 | AHL | |
| 197 | D. Forbort, 32 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.15 | 35 / 0.11 | 54 / 0.22 | 76 / 0.18 | $ |
Goaltenders
| Rank | Name, Age | GP | W | SO | GAA | Sv% | 23-24 | 22-23 | 21-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | T. Demko, 28 | 57 | 35 | 5 | 2.37 | 0.916 | 51 / 35 | 32 / 14 | 64 / 33 | + |
| 54 | A. Silovs, 23 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2.95 | 0.901 | 4 / 3 | 5 / 3 | AHL |
Depth Chart
Left Wing |
Center |
Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| D. Heinen (C) | J. Miller (C) | B. Boeser (RW) 1 |
| D. Joshua | E. Pettersson 1 | J. DeBrusk (LW) |
| N. Hoglander (RW) 2 | T. Blueger | C. Garland (LW) |
| D. Sprong (LW) | P. Suter (LW) | K. Sherwood |
| P. Di Giuseppe (RW) | N. Aman (W) | J. Lekkerimaki 1 |
| A. Bains | A. Raty | L. Karlsson (LW) |
| J. Bloom* | M. Sasson (W) | D. Klimovich* (LW) 2 |
| T. Nielsen* (C) | T. Mueller* 4 | M. Fernstrom* 3 |
Defense |
Goaltender |
Notable Departures |
|---|---|---|
|
C Q. Hughes 1 |
T. Demko 2 | I. Cole (FA-Uta) |
| F. Hronek | A. Silovs 6 | C. DeSmith (FA-Dal) |
| C. Soucy | J. Patera | S. Lafferty (T-Chi, then FA-Buf) |
| T. Myers | N. Tolopilo* | E. Lindholm (FA-Bos) |
| E. Pettersson 3 | T. Young* 5 | I. Mikheyev (T-Chi) |
| V. Desharnais | A. Koskenvuo* 5 | V. Podkolzin (T-Edm) |
| D. Forbort | N. Zadorov (FA-Bos) | |
| K. Kudryavtsev* 7 | ||
| C. Felton* | ||
| J. Woo* 2 | ||
| C. McWard* |
Forecasts: *: Rookie; 
: injury concern; 
: contract year (UFA in 2025);
: Must-draft player Last 3 season stats: GP and PPG for skaters, GP and W for goalies; Rank is based on PPG or Ws compared to players in the same position. Age as of October 10, 2024.
Depth Chart: (Secondary Position); *: Rookie; 
: Team captain; Orange denotes off-season acquisition via free agency or trade; 1 to 9: Organizational draft pick with round selected.
Lines: Projected lines, pairs and units are for the majority of the season, not neccesarily opening night; 2023-24 Power Play TOI and G-A-PTS in parenthesis
Projected Lines/Pairs
Power Play Units
| Forwards | Defense |
|---|---|
| D. Heinen - J. Miller - J. DeBrusk | Q. Hughes - T. Myers |
| N. Hoglander - E. Pettersson - B. Boeser | C. Soucy - F. Hronek |
| D. Joshua - T. Blueger - C. Garland | E. Pettersson - V. Desharnais |
| D. Sprong - P. Suter - K. Sherwood |
| First Unit | Second Unit |
|---|---|
| J. Miller (3:44, 10-30-40) | D. Sprong (1:48, 3-9-12) |
| B. Boeser (3:46, 16-9-25) | P. Suter (1:41, 2-3-5) |
| J. DeBrusk (1:41, 2-8-10) | C. Garland (1:42, 1-4-5) |
| E. Pettersson (0:00, 0-0-0) | F. Hronek (1:43, 2-9-11) |
| Q. Hughes (3:55, 5-33-38) | N. Hoglander (0:32, 0-0-0) |