2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season

2017–18 Vancouver Canucks
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2017–18 record	31–40–11
Home record	16–18–7
Road record	15–22–4
Goals for	218
Goals against	264
Team information
General Manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Henrik Sedin
Alternate captains	Michael Del Zotto Alexander Edler Daniel Sedin Brandon Sutter Christopher Tanev
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	18,059 (95.5%)
Minor league affiliations	Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brock Boeser (29)
Assists	Henrik Sedin (47)
Points	Brock Boeser Daniel Sedin (55)
Penalties in minutes	Derek Dorsett (74)
Plus/minus	Brandon Sutter (+8)
Wins	Jacob Markstrom (23)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.71)
<2016–17	2018–19>

The 2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. This was the last season for both Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who both announced their retirements on April 2, 2018, after an 18-season run.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	24	7	47	272	228	+44	109
2	x – Anaheim Ducks	82	44	25	13	40	235	216	+19	101
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	45	27	10	40	252	229	+23	100
4	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	45	29	8	43	239	203	+36	98
5	Calgary Flames	82	37	35	10	35	218	248	−30	84
6	Edmonton Oilers	82	36	40	6	31	234	263	−29	78
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	40	11	31	218	264	−46	73
8	Arizona Coyotes	82	29	41	12	27	208	256	−48	70

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 14, 2017.

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Vancouver	4–3	Los Angeles	OT	Nilsson	11,846	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 17	Vegas	9–4	Vancouver		Bachman	15,565	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 20	Vancouver	5–3	Calgary		Demko	18,232	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 21	Vancouver	2–5	Los Angeles		—	10,088	2–2–0	Recap
5	September 22	Vancouver	3–5	Edmonton		Bachman	18,347	2–3–0	Recap
6	September 23	Los Angeles	4–3	Vancouver	SO	—	12,759	2–3–1	Recap
7	September 28	Calgary	1–3	Vancouver		Nilsson	14,712	3–3–1	Recap
8	September 30	Edmonton	2–3	Vancouver		Markstrom	16,637	4–3–1	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. b Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.

2017–18 game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Ottawa 3–2 Vancouver SO Markstrom 17,273 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 12 Winnipeg 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 15,589 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 14 Calgary 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,074 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 17 Vancouver 3–0 Ottawa Nilsson 13,430 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 19 Vancouver 3–6 Boston Nilsson 17,565 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 20 Vancouver 4–2 Buffalo Markstrom 18,050 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 22 Vancouver 4–1 Detroit Markstrom 19,515 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 24 Vancouver 1–0 Minnesota Nilsson 18,694 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 26 Washington 2–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,293 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 October 30 Dallas 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,109 6–3–2 14 Recap
November: 6–7–2 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 New Jersey 2–0 Vancouver Markstrom 16,855 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 4 Pittsburgh 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 6 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,836 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 7 Vancouver 5–3 Calgary Markstrom 18,160 8–5–2 18 Recap 16 November 9 Vancouver 1–4 Anaheim Markstrom 16,038 8–6–2 18 Recap 17 November 11 Vancouver 0–5 San Jose Markstrom 17,562 8–7–2 18 Recap 18 November 14 Vancouver 3–2 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 16 Vegas 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,119 9–8–2 20 Recap 20 November 18 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,865 9–8–3 21 Recap 21 November 21 Vancouver 5–2 Philadelphia Markstrom 19,278 10–8–3 23 Recap 22 November 22 Vancouver 5–2 Pittsburgh Nilsson 18,606 11–8–3 25 Recap 23 November 24 Vancouver 2–3 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 11–9–3 25 Recap 24 November 26 Vancouver 3–4 NY Rangers SO Markstrom 17,632 11–9–4 26 Recap 25 November 28 Vancouver 2–5 NY Islanders Nilsson 11,194 11–10–4 26 Recap 26 November 30 Vancouver 5–3 Nashville Nilsson 17,113 12–10–4 28 Recap
December: 4–8–1 (Home: 4–6–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 2 Toronto 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 13–10–4 30 Recap 28 December 5 Carolina 0–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,860 14–10–4 32 Recap 29 December 7 Philadelphia 4–1 Vancouver Markstrom 16,515 14–11–4 32 Recap 30 December 9 Vancouver 2–4 Calgary Nilsson 18,552 14–12–4 32 Recap 31 December 11 Vancouver 1–5 Winnipeg Markstrom 15,321 14–13–4 32 Recap 32 December 13 Nashville 7–1 Vancouver Nilsson 16,806 14–14–4 32 Recap 33 December 15 San Jose 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,278 15–14–4 34 Recap 34 December 17 Calgary 6–1 Vancouver Markstrom 18,236 15–15–4 34 Recap 35 December 19 Montreal 7–5 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 15–16–4 34 Recap 36 December 21 Vancouver 4–5 San Jose OT Markstrom 17,562 15–16–5 35 Recap 37 December 23 St. Louis 3–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,919 15–17–5 35 Recap 38 December 28 Chicago 2–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–17–5 37 Recap 39 December 30 Los Angeles 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–18–5 37 Recap
January: 4–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Anaheim 5–0 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 16–19–5 37 Recap 41 January 6 Vancouver 2–3 Toronto SO Markstrom 19,361 16–19–6 38 Recap 42 January 7 Vancouver 2–5 Montreal Nilsson 21,302 16–20–6 38 Recap 43 January 9 Vancouver 1–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 16–21–6 38 Recap 44 January 12 Vancouver 5–2 Columbus Markstrom 16,705 17–21–6 40 Recap 45 January 14 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Markstrom 18,927 18–21–6 42 Recap 46 January 20 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 18–22–6 42 Recap 47 January 21 Vancouver 0–1 Winnipeg Nilsson 15,321 18–23–6 42 Recap 48 January 23 Los Angeles 2–6 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 19–23–6 44 Recap 49 January 25 Buffalo 4–0 Vancouver Markstrom 18,340 19–24–6 44 Recap 50 January 30 Colorado 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,257 20–24–6 46 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 2–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Chicago 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,144 21–24–6 48 Recap 52 February 3 Tampa Bay 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 21–25–6 48 Recap 53 February 6 Vancouver 1–3 Florida Markstrom 10,758 21–26–6 48 Recap 54 February 8 Vancouver 2–5 Tampa Bay Nilsson 19,092 21–27–6 48 Recap 55 February 9 Vancouver 1–4 Carolina Markstrom 13,123 21–28–6 48 Recap 56 February 11 Vancouver 6–0 Dallas Markstrom 17,889 22–28–6 50 Recap 57 February 14 Florida 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,412 22–29–6 50 Recap 58 February 15 Vancouver 1–4 San Jose Nilsson 17,274 22–30–6 50 Recap 59 February 17 Boston 1–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 23–30–6 52 Recap 60 February 20 Colorado 5–4 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,107 23–30–7 53 Recap 61 February 23 Vancouver 3–6 Vegas Nilsson 18,207 23–31–7 53 Recap 62 February 25 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Markstrom 10,935 24–31–7 55 Recap 63 February 26 Vancouver 1–3 Colorado Markstrom 12,654 24–32–7 55 Recap 64 February 28 NY Rangers 6–5 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,044 24–32–8 56 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Nashville 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,470 24–32–9 57 Recap 66 March 5 NY Islanders 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,307 25–32–9 59 Recap 67 March 7 Arizona 2–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,742 25–33–9 59 Recap 68 March 9 Minnesota 5–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,918 25–34–9 59 Recap 69 March 11 Vancouver 0–1 Arizona Markstrom 11,697 25–35–9 59 Recap 70 March 12 Vancouver 0–3 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 25–36–9 59 Recap 71 March 14 Vancouver 0–3 Anaheim Markstrom 16,561 25–37–9 59 Recap 72 March 17 San Jose 5–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,332 25–38–9 59 Recap 73 March 20 Vancouver 1–4 Vegas Markstrom 18,214 25–39–9 59 Recap 74 March 22 Vancouver 5–2 Chicago Markstrom 21,526 26–39–9 61 Recap 75 March 23 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Nilsson 17,724 26–40–9 61 Recap 76 March 25 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Markstrom 18,112 27–40–9 63 Recap 77 March 27 Anaheim 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,405 28–40–9 65 Recap 78 March 29 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,883 29–40–9 67 Recap 79 March 31 Columbus 4–5 Vancouver OT Demko 18,865 30–40–9 69 Recap
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Vegas 5–4 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,865 30–40–10 70 Recap 81 April 5 Arizona 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 31–40–10 72 Recap 82 April 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Nilsson 18,347 31–40–11 73 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Western Conference

Central Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks	2–0–0	1–0–0	3–0–0	6	14	6
Colorado Avalanche	1–0–1	0–1–0	1–1–1	3	9	11
Dallas Stars	0–0–1	2–0–0	2–0–1	5	11	3
Minnesota Wild	0–1–0	2–0–0	2–1–0	4	6	7
Nashville Predators	0–1–1	1–0–0	1–1–1	3	9	14
St. Louis Blues	0–1–1	0–1–0	0–2–1	2	5	11
Winnipeg Jets	0–1–0	0–2–0	0–3–0	0	3	10
Total	3–3–4	6–4–0	9–7–4	22	56	59
Pacific Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	5	13
Arizona Coyotes	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	8	7
Calgary Flames	0–2–0	1–1–0	1–3–0	2	10	18
Edmonton Oilers	2–0–0	0–1–1	2–1–1	5	9	11
Los Angeles Kings	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	12	11
San Jose Sharks	1–1–0	0–2–1	1–3–1	3	12	22
Vegas Golden Knights	0–1–1	0–2–0	0–3–1	1	10	20
Vancouver Canucks	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	6–7–1	3–10–2	9–17–3	21	66	102

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Boston Bruins	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	9	7
Buffalo Sabres	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	4	6
Detroit Red Wings	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	6	4
Florida Panthers	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	4	7
Montreal Canadiens	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	7	12
Ottawa Senators	0–0–1	1–0–0	1–0–1	3	5	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	4	9
Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	4	4
Total	2–5–1	3–4–1	5–8–2	12	43	48
Metropolitan Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	4	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	10	6
New Jersey Devils	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	2	5
New York Islanders	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	8
New York Rangers	0–0–1	0–0–1	0–0–2	2	8	10
Philadelphia Flyers	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	6	6
Pittsburgh Penguins	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	9	4
Washington Capitals	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	7	5
Total	5–2–1	3–4–1	8–6–2	18	52	48

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Brock Boeser	62	29	26	55	−5	16
Daniel Sedin	81	23	32	55	−21	40
Henrik Sedin	82	3	47	50	−22	30
Bo Horvat	64	22	22	44	−1	10
Thomas Vanek‡	61	17	24	41	−12	28
Alexander Edler	70	6	28	34	−18	68
Sam Gagner	74	10	21	31	−18	31
Sven Bartschi	53	14	15	29	3	20
Brandon Sutter	61	11	15	26	8	8
Loui Eriksson	50	10	13	23	0	4
Michael Del Zotto	82	6	16	22	−8	48
Derrick Pouliot	71	3	19	22	−22	39
Jake Virtanen	75	10	10	20	−11	46
Nikolay Goldobin	38	8	6	14	−14	6
Markus Granlund	53	8	4	12	−10	8
Christopher Tanev	42	2	9	11	7	8
Troy Stecher	68	1	10	11	−7	35
Jussi Jokinen†	14	4	6	10	7	2
Derek Dorsett	20	7	2	9	−1	74
Darren Archibald	27	4	5	9	−1	14
Brendan Leipsic†	14	3	6	9	−3	10
Alex Biega	43	1	8	9	3	32
Brendan Gaunce	37	4	2	6	0	10
Alexander Burmistrov	24	2	4	6	−5	12
Ben Hutton	61	0	6	6	−9	23
Reid Boucher	20	3	2	5	−12	0
Erik Gudbranson	52	2	3	5	−7	35
Nic Dowd†	40	3	0	3	−7	16
Tyler Motte†	15	2	0	2	−1	4
Ashton Sautner	5	0	2	2	4	2
Jayson Megna	1	0	0	0	0	0
Philip Holm‡	1	0	0	0	−2	0
Adam Gaudette	5	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Chaput	9	0	0	0	−4	5

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	60	57	3,413:43	23	26	7	154	2.71	1,745	.912	2	0	3	4
Anders Nilsson	27	24	1,463:41	7	14	4	84	3.44	850	.901	2	0	1	0
Thatcher Demko	1	1	61:21	1	0	0	4	3.91	30	.867	0	0	0	0

^†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Statistics reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Canucks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded	Ref
Brock Boeser	NHL Rookie of the Month for November	December 1, 2017
Brock Boeser	NHL Rookie of the Month for December	January 2, 2018
Brock Boeser	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2018

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached	Ref
Brandon Sutter	600th career NHL game	October 14, 2017
Sam Gagner	700th career NHL game	October 14, 2017
Jacob Markstrom	100th career NHL start	October 14, 2017
Derek Dorsett	500th career NHL game	October 17, 2017
Thomas Vanek	700th career NHL point	October 17, 2017
Sven Bartschi	100th career NHL point	October 26, 2017
Alexander Burmistrov	100th career NHL point	October 26, 2017
Alex Biega	100th career NHL game	November 4, 2017
Brock Boeser	1st career NHL hat-trick	November 4, 2017
Thomas Vanek	900th career NHL game	November 7, 2017
Michael Del Zotto	500th career NHL game	November 9, 2017
Loui Eriksson	800th career NHL game	November 22, 2017
Alexander Edler	700th career NHL game	November 26, 2017
Daniel Sedin	1000th career NHL point	November 30, 2017
Jacob Markstrom	1st career NHL shutout	December 5, 2017
Markus Granlund	200th career NHL game	December 9, 2017
Michael Del Zotto	200th career NHL point	December 9, 2017
Henrik Sedin	800th career NHL assist	December 13, 2017
Derrick Pouliot	100th career NHL game	December 21, 2017
Nic Dowd	100th career NHL game	December 30, 2017
Brendan Gaunce	100th career NHL game	December 30, 2017
Jake Virtanen	100th career NHL game	December 30, 2017
Troy Stecher	100th career NHL game	January 9, 2018
Henrik Sedin	1300th career NHL game	February 3, 2018
Anders Nilsson	100th career NHL game	February 23, 2018
Ben Hutton	200th career NHL game	March 2, 2018
Daniel Sedin	1300th career NHL game	March 25, 2018
Ashton Sautner	1st career NHL game	March 25, 2018
Adam Gaudette	1st career NHL game	March 29, 2018
Thatcher Demko	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win	March 31, 2018
Ashton Sautner	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 31, 2018

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Erik Gudbranson	Boarding Boston forward Frank Vatrano	1 game	$18,817.20	October 20, 2017

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)	To Vancouver Canucks Derrick Pouliot	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andrey Pedan 4th-round pick in 2018
December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07)	To Vancouver Canucks Nic Dowd	To Los Angeles Kings Jordan Subban
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Vancouver Canucks Brendan Leipsic	To Vegas Golden Knights Philip Holm
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Vancouver Canucks Jussi Jokinen Tyler Motte	To Columbus Blue Jackets Thomas Vanek

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Sam Gagner	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Columbus Blue Jackets	3-year, $9.45 million
Michael Del Zotto	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Philadelphia Flyers	2-year, $6 million
Patrick Wiercioch	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Colorado Avalanche	1-year, $650,000
Alexander Burmistrov	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Arizona Coyotes	1-year, $900,000
Anders Nilsson	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Buffalo Sabres	2-year, $5 million
Thomas Vanek	September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)	Florida Panthers	1-year, $2 million

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Chad Billins	April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)	Linköpings HC	2-year
Tom Nilsson	May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)	Djurgårdens IF	2-year
Ryan Miller	July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Anaheim Ducks	2-year, $4 million
Alexandre Grenier	July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)	Florida Panthers	1-year, $725,000
Mike Zalewski	July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Straubing Tigers	1-year
Borna Rendulic	August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)	Lahti Pelicans	1-year
Michael Garteig	August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)	Utica Comets	1-year
Jack Skille	September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)	HC Dinamo Minsk	Unknown
Joseph Cramarossa	September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)	Stockton Heat	Unknown
Alexander Burmistrov	December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27)	Ak Bars Kazan	1-year

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref
November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)	Anton Rodin	Mutual agreement

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)	Derek Dorsett
December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)	Alexander Burmistrov

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Anton Rodin	1-year, $700,000
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)	Joseph LaBate	1-year, $650,000
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)	Evan McEneny	2-year, $1.315 million
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)	Michael Chaput	1-year, $687,500
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	Reid Boucher	2-year, $1.315 million
August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)	Brendan Gaunce	2-year, $1.5 million
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)	Bo Horvat	6-year, $33 million
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)	Jonah Gadjovich	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)	Erik Gudbranson	3-year, $12 million contract extension
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	Alex Biega	2-year, $1.65 million contract extension
March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)	Kole Lind	3-year, $3.375 million entry-level contract
March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)	Ashton Sautner	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)	Adam Gaudette	3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract
April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)	Lukas Jasek	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)	Elias Pettersson	3-year, $11.325 million entry-level contract
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)	Petrus Palmu	2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31)	Michael DiPietro	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)	Reid Boucher	1-year, $725,000 contract extension
June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)	Richard Bachman	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension

Draft picks

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	5	Elias Pettersson	C	Sweden	Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
2	33	Kole Lind	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2	551	Jonah Gadjovich	LW	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3	64	Michael DiPietro	G	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	95	Jack Rathbone	D	United States	Dexter School (USHS)
5	1352	Kristoffer Gunnarsson	D	Sweden	IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
6	1813	Petrus Palmu	LW	Finland	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7	188	Matt Brassard	D	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)

Draft notes

1. The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as compensation for Columbus hiring John Tortorella as their head coach on October 21, 2015.
2. The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (181st overall) and this pick.
3. The Chicago Blackhawks' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2017 (135th overall) and this pick.

References