Milestones [ edit ]
Regular season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Ref
Brandon Sutter
600th career NHL game
October 14, 2017
[11]
Sam Gagner
700th career NHL game
October 14, 2017
[11]
Jacob Markstrom
100th career NHL start
October 14, 2017
Derek Dorsett
500th career NHL game
October 17, 2017
[12]
Thomas Vanek
700th career NHL point
October 17, 2017
[13]
Sven Bartschi
100th career NHL point
October 26, 2017
[14]
Alexander Burmistrov
100th career NHL point
October 26, 2017
[15]
Alex Biega
100th career NHL game
November 4, 2017
Brock Boeser
1st career NHL hat-trick
November 4, 2017
[16]
Thomas Vanek
900th career NHL game
November 7, 2017
[17]
Michael Del Zotto
500th career NHL game
November 9, 2017
[18]
Loui Eriksson
800th career NHL game
November 22, 2017
[19]
Alexander Edler
700th career NHL game
November 26, 2017
[20]
Daniel Sedin
1000th career NHL point
November 30, 2017
[21]
Jacob Markstrom
1st career NHL shutout
December 5, 2017
[22]
Markus Granlund
200th career NHL game
December 9, 2017
[23]
Michael Del Zotto
200th career NHL point
December 9, 2017
[24]
Henrik Sedin
800th career NHL assist
December 13, 2017
[25]
Derrick Pouliot
100th career NHL game
December 21, 2017
Nic Dowd
100th career NHL game
December 30, 2017
[26]
Brendan Gaunce
100th career NHL game
December 30, 2017
[27]
Jake Virtanen
100th career NHL game
December 30, 2017
[28]
Troy Stecher
100th career NHL game
January 9, 2018
[29]
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
[30]
Ashton Sautner
1st career NHL game
March 25, 2018
[31]
Adam Gaudette
1st career NHL game
March 29, 2018
[32]
Thatcher Demko
1st career NHL game 1st career NHL win
March 31, 2018
[33]
Ashton Sautner
1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point
March 31, 2018
[34]
Records [ edit ]
Suspensions/fines [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ]
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
Free agents acquired [ edit ]
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
[41]
Michael Del Zotto
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01 )
Philadelphia Flyers
2-year, $6 million
[42]
Patrick Wiercioch
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01 )
Colorado Avalanche
1-year, $650,000
[43]
Alexander Burmistrov
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01 )
Arizona Coyotes
1-year, $900,000
[44]
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
[45]
Free agents lost [ edit ]
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
Chad Billins
April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19 )
Linkopings HC
2-year
[46]
Tom Nilsson
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02 )
Djurgardens IF
2-year
[47]
Ryan Miller
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01 )
Anaheim Ducks
2-year, $4 million
[48]
Alexandre Grenier
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02 )
Florida Panthers
1-year, $725,000
[49]
Mike Zalewski
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17 )
Straubing Tigers
1-year
[50]
Borna Rendulic
August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11 )
Lahti Pelicans
1-year
[51]
Michael Garteig
August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24 )
Utica Comets
1-year
[52]
Jack Skille
September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07 )
Dinamo Minsk
Unknown
[53]
Joseph Cramarossa
September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28 )
Stockton Heat
Unknown
[54]
Alexander Burmistrov
December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27 )
Ak Bars Kazan
1-year
[55]
Claimed via waivers [ edit ]
Player
Previous team
Date
Ref
Lost via waivers [ edit ]
Players released [ edit ]
Date
Player
Via
Ref
November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20 )
Anton Rodin
Mutual agreement
[56]
Lost via retirement [ edit ]
Player signings [ edit ]
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01 )
Anton Rodin
1-year, $700,000
[59]
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07 )
Joseph LaBate
1-year, $650,000
[60]
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12 )
Evan McEneny
2-year, $1.315 million
[61]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13 )
Michael Chaput
1-year, $687,500
[62]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24 )
Reid Boucher
2-year, $1.315 million
[63]
August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09 )
Brendan Gaunce
2-year, $1.5 million
[64]
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08 )
Bo Horvat
6-year, $33 million
[65]
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16 )
Jonah Gadjovich
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[66]
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20 )
Erik Gudbranson
3-year, $12 million contract extension
[67]
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28 )
Alex Biega
2-year, $1.65 million contract extension
[68]
March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01 )
Kole Lind
3-year, $3.375 million entry-level contract
[69]
March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08 )
Ashton Sautner
2-year, $1.35 million contract extension
[70]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26 )
Adam Gaudette
3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract
[71]
April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20 )
Lukas Jasek
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[72]
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25 )
Elias Pettersson
3-year, $11.325 million entry-level contract
[73]
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28 )
Petrus Palmu
2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[74]
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31 )
Michael DiPietro
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[75]
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19 )
Reid Boucher
1-year, $725,000 contract extension
[76]
June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20 )
Richard Bachman
2-year, $1.35 million contract extension
[77]
Draft picks [ edit ]
The Vancouver Canucks selected Elias Pettersson at 5th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft .
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 .
Draft notes[78]
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.[79] [80]
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.[81]
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.[81]
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