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1978–79 Vancouver Canucks season

9th season in franchise history

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1978–79
year	1978
Team	Vancouver Canucks
Record	25–42–13
HomeRecord	15–18–7
RoadRecord	10–24–6
Division	Smythe
DivisionRank	2nd
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	6th
GoalsFor	217
GoalsAgainst	291
GeneralManager	Jake Milford
Coach	Harry Neale
Captain	Don Lever
AltCaptain	Harold Snepsts
Chris Oddleifson
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Attendance	13,622
GoalsLeader	Ron Sedlbauer (40)
AssistsLeader	Thomas Gradin (31)
Dennis Kearns (31)
PointsLeader	Ron Sedlbauer (56)
PIMLeader	Harold Snepsts (130)
WinsLeader	Glen Hanlon (12)
GAALeader	Glen Hanlon (3.10)

Chris Oddleifson Dennis Kearns (31) The 1978–79 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's ninth in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

New Vancouver Canucks Logo

The Canucks radically changed their appearance by changing the team's colors, logo and jersey. The blue and green scheme was replaced with gold, red and black. The logo of a stylized 'C' was replaced by a stylized ice skate in the new colors with the blade over top the name 'Canucks'. For the jersey, the logo was displayed on shoulder patches while the main body had the team's new colors arranged in a 'V' pattern, for Vancouver. The home jerseys were primarily yellow, a rarity at the time as most teams used white as the primary color for their home uniforms.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 11, 1978||8–2 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies (1978–79) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1978||8–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1978–79) ||2–0–0 |- |3||T||October 15, 1978||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) ||2–0–1 |- |4||L||October 17, 1978||6–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 18, 1978||2–7 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 20, 1978||1–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1978–79) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 22, 1978||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 25, 1978||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1978–79) ||3–4–1 |- |9||L||October 28, 1978||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1978–79) ||3–5–1 |- |10||W||October 29, 1978||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) ||4–5–1

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Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1978 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	4	Bill Derlago	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
2	22	Curt Fraser	United States	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
3	40	Stan Smyl	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
4	56	Harald Luckner	Sweden	Färjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
4	57	Brad Smith	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
6	90	Gerry Minor	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
7	107	Dave Ross	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WCHL)
8	124	Steve O'Neill	United States	Providence College (ECAC)
9	141	Charlie Antetomaso	United States	Boston College (ECAC)
10	158	Richard Martens	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

References

"Vancouver Canucks 1978-79". NHL Uniforms.
"1978-79 Vancouver Canucks Schedule".

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