Hal Laycoe, the team's first head coach, was fired after the season concluded and replaced by Vic Stasiuk.
[2] During his tour of Canada, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and his entourage watched the Canucks play the Montreal Canadiens on October 22.
[4] Frank Mahovlich recorded a hat trick for the Canadiens, while Ken Dryden earned the shutout.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver.
[8] Vancouver's picks at the 1971 NHL amateur draft, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.