2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season

2009–10 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference3rd Western
2009–10 record49–28–5
Home record30–8–3
Road record19–20–2
Goals for272
Goals against222
Team information
General managerMike Gillis
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainRoberto Luongo
Alternate captainsRyan Kesler
Willie Mitchell
Henrik Sedin
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,810 (102.1%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Burrows (35)
AssistsHenrik Sedin (83)
PointsHenrik Sedin (112)
Penalty minutesDarcy Hordichuk (142)
Plus/minusDaniel Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff (+36)
WinsRoberto Luongo (40)
Goals against averageAndrew Raycroft (2.42)

The 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 40th season 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 in exchange for Jason LaBarbera.[2] The Canucks acquired a sixth-round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Shaun Heshka.[3]

Free agency

On July 1, the Vancouver re-signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to identical five-year, $31 million contracts. The contracts paid both players $6.1 million per season.[4]

On July 3, 2009, Mikael Samuelsson was signed as an unrestricted free agent to a three-year contract worth $2.5 million per season.[5]

The team lost free agent Mattias Öhlund, who had spent the first 11 seasons of his NHL career with Vancouver; he signed a seven-year, $26.25 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6]

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

Trades

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

Preseason

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

On September 2, Mike Gillis announced that starting goaltender Roberto Luongo had signed a new 12-year, $64 million contract with the team.[10] With Luongo being 30 years old at the time of the extension, the contract effectively ensured that Luongo would be with the Canucks for the remainder of his career. The contract included a modified no-trade clause (NTC): in the fifth year of its term, Luongo would be able to request a trade, and in the seventh year of its term, the Canucks would obtain the right to trade Luongo without his consent.[11]

On September 24, 2009, Mike Gillis signed head coach Alain Vigneault to a new three-year contract.[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 sponsorship for venues. The Canucks' former arena, Pacific Coliseum, was also a venue during the games, hosting figure skating and short track speed skating.

On March 19, 2010, forward Ryan Kesler signed a new six-year contract 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 Semi-finals, to the eventual Stanley Cup champion 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 [1] 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 OT 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
Henrik Sedin 82 29 83 112 +35 48
Daniel Sedin 63 29 56 85 +36 28
Ryan Kesler 82 25 50 75 +1 104
Alex Burrows 82 35 32 67 +34 121
Mikael Samuelsson 74 30 23 53 +10 64
Mason Raymond 82 25 28 53 0 48
Christian Ehrhoff 80 14 30 44 +36 42
Alexander Edler 76 5 37 42 0 40
Sami Salo 68 9 19 28 +14 18
Kyle Wellwood 75 14 11 25 +6 12
Steve Bernier 59 11 11 22 0 21
Kevin Bieksa 55 3 19 22 −5 85
Pavol Demitra 28 3 13 16 +3 0
Jannik Hansen 47 9 6 15 −5 18
Willie Mitchell 48 4 8 12 +13 48
Michael Grabner 20 5 6 11 +2 8
Tanner Glass 67 4 7 11 +5 115
Rick Rypien 69 4 4 8 −3 126
Shane O'Brien 65 2 6 8 +15 79
Ryan Johnson 58 1 4 5 −4 12
Mathieu Schneider‡ 17 2 3 5 0 12
Aaron Rome 49 0 4 4 −2 24
Matt Pettinger 9 1 2 3 +3 6
Brad Lukowich 13 1 1 2 +5 4
Nolan Baumgartner 12 1 1 2 +7 2
Darcy Hordichuk 56 1 1 2 −7 142
Andrew Alberts† 14 1 1 2 −1 13
Alexandre Bolduc 15 0 0 0 −3 13
Guillaume Desbiens 1 0 0 0 0 2
Mario Bliznak 2 0 0 0 −2 0
Sergei Shirokov 6 0 0 0 −4 2
Evan Oberg 2 0 0 0 0 0


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Mikael Samuelsson 12 8 7 15 +7 16
Daniel Sedin 12 5 9 14 +4 12
Henrik Sedin 12 3 11 14 +3 6
Ryan Kesler 12 1 9 10 +3 4
Kevin Bieksa 12 3 5 8 +2 14
Christian Ehrhoff 12 3 4 7 −1 8
Kyle Wellwood 12 2 5 7 −1 0
Pavol Demitra 11 2 4 6 +2 4
Sami Salo 12 1 5 6 +2 2
Alex Burrows 12 3 3 6 +4 22
Alexander Edler 12 2 4 6 +9 10
Steve Bernier 12 4 1 5 −1 0
Mason Raymond 12 3 1 4 0 6
Shane O'Brien 12 1 2 3 +3 25
Jannik Hansen 12 1 2 3 +1 4
Andrew Alberts 10 0 1 1 +1 27
Rick Rypien 7 0 1 1 +1 7
Michael Grabner 9 1 0 1 +2 0
Nolan Baumgartner 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Johnson 4 0 0 0 −2 2
Matt Pettinger 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Rome 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tanner 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
Roberto Luongo 68 3,899 40 22 4 167 2.57 1915 1748 .913 4
Andrew Raycroft 21 967 9 5 1 39 2.42 438 399 .911 1
Cory 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
Roberto Luongo 12 707 6 6 38 3.22 362 324 .895 0
Andrew Raycroft 1 25 0 0 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
Alex Burrows 2nd career hat trick January 5, 2010
Alex 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
Alex 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
Alex 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 pick (187th overall) 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 pick in 2010[a] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mathieu Schneider
March 3, 2010
[40] 		To Vancouver Canucks
Andrew Alberts 		To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2010


  1. ^ Condition satisfied.

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 Dinamo 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 Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
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 Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
6 173 Joe Cannata (G)  United States Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7 1871 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

See also

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