2010–11 Vancouver Canucks season
[2][3] They also reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in franchise history, losing to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
This marked the last time a Canadian team contended in the Stanley Cup Finals until the Montreal Canadiens did so in 2021, ten years later.
On June 25, 2010, the Canucks acquired Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Steve Bernier, Michael Grabner and the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
[7] Mike Gillis traded Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson on October 5, 2010.
Parent was immediately waived after being acquired while Andersson was assigned to the Manitoba Moose (now St. John's Ice Caps) of the American Hockey League.
[9] On October 7, Mike Gillis made another trade with the Florida Panthers, this time acquiring Nathan Paetsch for Sean Zimmerman.
[11] Lack spent the 2009–10 season as a member of the Brynäs IF, posting a 2.67 goals against average (GAA) and a .911 save percentage.
Christopher Tanev signed as a free agent after playing in the NCAA, where he scored 10 goals and 18 assists in 41 games for the RIT Tigers.
[16] On June 16, 2010, the Vancouver Canucks re-signed pending unrestricted free agent Aaron Rome to a two-year contract.
Bill Sweatt was drafted 38th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007, but decided not to sign a contract until completing four years of college.
He was subsequently traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Kris Versteeg, but maintained his desire to test free agency.
[27] The Canucks signed unrestricted free agent Raffi Torres to a one-year contract worth $1 million on August 25.
[28] The Canucks held their training camp in Penticton, British Columbia, at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
The tournament included the Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks.
[30] In addition, the Canucks will play each of the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks twice, once at home and once on the road.
The Canucks officially kicked off their 2010–11 campaign on October 9 at Rogers Arena against the Los Angeles Kings.
Daniel Sedin registered two assists in order to clinch the Art Ross Trophy, a year after his brother did it.
Prior to their game on December 11, 2010, against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Canucks honoured Markus Näslund by retiring his number 19 jersey.
He now works as a European scout for organization and is heavily praised at having convinced then-general manager Dave Nonis to draft Alexander Edler.
[39] The win earned them their fourth Northwest Division title in five years, thus guaranteeing them home ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
[40] The team earned the top seed in the Western Conference on March 29 and the Presidents' Trophy two days later, guaranteeing home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
[41] The Canucks opened their post-season schedule with a series against the eighth seeded and defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
This was the third time the two teams played in the playoffs in consecutive years with the Blackhawks winning the first two, both in the second round in six games.
Roberto Luongo picked up his third shutout of the playoffs while forward Raffi Torres scored the dramatic lone goal with 18.5 seconds remaining in the third period.
On July 28, 2010, the Vancouver Canucks announced a new partnership with Rogers Sportsnet One, a new national sports channel with regional broadcast capabilities.
The new partnership included 13 additional games, on top of the 45 on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific, to be shown thus eliminating Canucks TV Pay-Per-View.
His final radio call was during the Vancouver Canucks season opener against the Los Angeles Kings on October 9.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canucks.
