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1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season
17th season in franchise history
17th season in franchise history
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Team | Vancouver Canucks |
| Record | 29–43–8 |
| HomeRecord | 17–19–4 |
| RoadRecord | 12–24–4 |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| GeneralManager | Jack Gordon |
| Coach | Tom Watt |
| Captain | Stan Smyl |
| AltCaptain | Brent Peterson |
| Doug Lidster | |
| Barry Pederson | |
| GoalsFor | 282 |
| GoalsAgainst | 314 |
| Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
| Attendance | 10,406 |
| GoalsLeader | Tony Tanti (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Barry Pederson (52) |
| PointsLeader | Tony Tanti (79) |
| PIMLeader | Garth Butcher (207) |
| WinsLeader | Richard Brodeur (20) |
| GAALeader | Richard Brodeur (3.59) |
Doug Lidster Barry Pederson The 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks did not qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Preseason
The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on July 5, 1986. |- | 1 || September 20 || Vancouver || 4–2 || Los Angeles || - || — || – || |- | 2 || September 20 || Vancouver || 4–5 || Los Angeles || Young || 4,132 || 0–1–0 || |- | 3 || September 21 || Los Angeles || 2–7 || Vancouver || - || — || – || |- | 4 || September 21 || Los Angeles || 5–2 || Vancouver || Gamble || 1,750 || 0–2–0 || |- | 5 || September 23 || Los Angeles || 5–6 || Vancouver || Caprice || 3,154 || 1–2–0 || |- | 6 || September 26 || Vancouver || 3–5 || Winnipeg || Caprice || 9,184 || 1–3–0 || |- | 7 || September 27 || Calgary || 8–6 || Vancouver || Young || 7,104 || 1–4–0 || |- | 8 || September 28 || NY Rangers || 6–5 || Vancouver || Brodeur || 7,175 || 1–5–0 || |- | 9 || October 5 || Winnipeg || 1–5 || Vancouver || Young || 8,696 || 2–5–0 ||
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| Legend: Notes:
Game was played by the rookie squad.
Game was played at Memorial Arena in Victoria.
Game was played at Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan.
Game was played at Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo.
Regular season
The Canucks released their regular season schedule on July 17, 1986. |- |1||W||October 11, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1986||1–7 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1986||2–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1986||1–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||October 22, 1986||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 24, 1986||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||2–4–1 |- |8||L||October 26, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||2–5–1 |- |9||L||October 28, 1986||2–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||2–6–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1986||2–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||2–7–1
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Draft picks
Vancouver's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 7 | Dan Woodley | United States | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 49 | Don Gibson | Canada | Winkler Flyers (MJHL) |
| 4 | 70 | Ronnie Stern | Canada | Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 91 | Eric Murano | Canada | Calgary Canucks (AJHL) |
| 6 | 112 | Steve Herniman | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
| 7 | 133 | Jon Helgeson | United States | Roseau High School (USHS-MN) |
| 8 | 154 | Jeff Noble | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 9 | 175 | Matt Merten | Canada | Stratford Cullitons (WOJBHL) |
| 10 | 196 | Marc Lyons | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHL) |
| 11 | 217 | Todd Hawkins | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 12 | 238 | Vladimir Krutov | USSR | CSKA Moscow (USSR) |
| [S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 10 | David Gourlie | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
References
References
- (5 July 1986). "Training Camp Not Far Off". The Vancouver Sun.
- (17 July 1986). "Canucks' Schedule". The Vancouver Sun.
- "1986-87 Vancouver Canucks Schedule".
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