The 1996–97 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 27th in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Canucks finished fourth in the division, and ninth in the conference, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1990.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Vancouver's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.