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1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season
24th season in franchise history
24th season in franchise history
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1993–94 |
| year | 1993 |
| Team | Vancouver Canucks |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Pacific |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 41–40–3 |
| HomeRecord | 20–19–3 |
| RoadRecord | 21–21–0 |
| GoalsFor | 279 |
| GoalsAgainst | 276 |
| GeneralManager | Pat Quinn |
| Coach | Pat Quinn |
| Captain | Trevor Linden |
| AltCaptain | Sergio Momesso |
| Dana Murzyn | |
| Arena | Pacific Coliseum |
| Attendance | 15,226 |
| MinorLeague | Hamilton Canucks |
| Columbus Chill | |
| GoalsLeader | Pavel Bure (60) |
| AssistsLeader | Jeff Brown (52) |
| PointsLeader | Pavel Bure (107) |
| PIMLeader | Gino Odjick (271) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Robert Dirk (+18) |
| WinsLeader | Kirk McLean (23) |
| GAALeader | Kirk McLean (2.99) |
| ConferenceWin | Yes |
Dana Murzyn Columbus Chill The 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 24th NHL season. Vancouver finished the season second in their division and qualified for the playoffs as the number seven seed. In the playoffs, the Canucks pulled several upsets and reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history. In the finals they fell behind the New York Rangers three games to one before making a comeback to force a Game 7. Vancouver fell short in its bid to capture the franchise's first Stanley Cup losing Game 7 by a final of 3–2.
During the regular season, Pavel Bure tied his own club record for goals in a season, originally set in the 1992–93 season. Bure's 60 goals led the NHL and as a result he was named a First Team NHL All-Star. Kirk McLean won a team leading 23 games during the regular season, only 8 more than the 15 he recorded in the post-season games. Jeff Brown officially led the team in assists, but did not join the team till after the trade deadline when he was acquired from St. Louis.
In the playoffs, both Bure and captain Trevor Linden were very productive. Bure led all forwards in playoff scoring finishing second overall to Brian Leetch. However, Bure led the league in playoff goals with Linden tied for second. McLean led the playoffs in minutes played, shots against and saves while he and the Rangers Mike Richter tied for the lead in playoff shutouts. McLean finished fourth in goals against average and save percentage.
Regular season
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 6||Vancouver||5–2||Los Angeles||–||1–0–0||2 || |- |2||October 9||Calgary||5–1||Vancouver||–||1–1–0||2 || |- |3||October 11||Edmonton||1–4||Vancouver||–||2–1–0||4 || |- |4||October 16||Vancouver||3–2||Edmonton||–||3–1–0||6 || |- |5||October 19||Boston||4–5||Vancouver||–||4–1–0||8 || |- |6||October 21||Vancouver||6–3||Calgary||–||5–1–0||10 || |- |7||October 23||Vancouver||6–4||San Jose||–||6–1–0||12 || |- |8||October 24||San Jose||2–3||Vancouver||OT||7–1–0||14 || |- |9||October 27||Washington||3–2||Vancouver||–||7–2–0||14 || |- |10||October 30||Buffalo||6–3||Vancouver||–||7–3–0||14 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 18 || Vancouver || 5 – 0 || Calgary || || McLean || 17,764 || 1 – 0 || |- | 2 || April 20 || Vancouver || 5 – 7 || Calgary || || McLean || 18,318 || 1 – 1 || |- | 3 || April 22 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Vancouver || || McLean || 16,150 || 1 – 2 || |- | 4 || April 24 || Calgary || 3 – 2 || Vancouver || || McLean || 16,150 || 1 – 3 || |- | 5 || April 26 || Vancouver || 2 – 1 || Calgary || OT || McLean || 19,059 || 2 – 3 || |- | 6 || April 28 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Vancouver || OT || McLean || 16,150 || 3 – 3 || |- | 7 || April 30 || Vancouver || 4 – 3 || Calgary || 2OT || McLean || 20,230 || 4 – 3 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
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| 10 | RW | 76 | 60 | 47 | 107 | 1 | 86 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 40 | |||
| 14 | LW | 82 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 15 | 123 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 51 | |||
| 7 | C | 76 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −2 | 16 | |||
| 16 | RW | 84 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 6 | 73 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 18 | |||
| 32 | C | 78 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 21 | D | 83 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 24 | D | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 86 | |||||||||
| 8 | LW | 68 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −1 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 44 | D | 73 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 29 | LW | 76 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 271 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 27 | LW | 68 | 14 | 13 | 27 | −2 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 56 | |||
| 5 | D | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 17 | C | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | RW | 33 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −6 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 14 | |||
| 20 | RW | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −3 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | D | 55 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 6 | D | 47 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 15 | C | 62 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −9 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 16 | |||
| 17 | LW | 33 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −14 | 37 | |||||||||
| 19 | RW | 56 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −7 | 171 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 26 | |||
| 36 | RW | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 25 | RW | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 22 | D | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 37 | |||
| 22 | D | 65 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 105 | |||||||||
| 2 | D | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 10 | |||||||||
| 23 | C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 | G | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | LW | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −11 | 190 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 36 | |||
| 25 | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 25 | LW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 28 | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 33 | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 35 | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk McLean | 52 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 1430 | 156 | 2.99 | .891 | 3 | 3128 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 820 | 59 | 2.29 | .928 | 4 | 1544 | ||
| 35 | Kay Whitmore | 32 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 848 | 113 | 3.53 | .867 | 0 | 1921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
- Pavel Bure, NHL Leader, Goals (60)
- Pavel Bure, Club Record, Goals in a Season (60)
- Pavel Bure, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Vancouver Canucks)
- Pavel Bure, Cyclone Taylor Award (MVP of the Canucks)
Transactions
Trades
| March 21, 1994 | To Vancouver Canucks 4th round pick in [1994](1994-nhl-entry-draft) (Mike Dubinsky) | To Chicago Blackhawks Robert Dirk |
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Expansion draft
Vancouver's losses at the 1993 NHL expansion draft in Quebec City, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | Drafted by | Drafted from |
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| 1 | 1 | John Vanbiesbrouck (G) | Florida Panthers | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 1 | 37 | Anatoli Semenov (C) | Russia | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Vancouver Canucks |
Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft in Quebec City, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 20 | Mike Wilson (D) | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
| 2 | 46 | Rick Girard (C) | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | |
| 4 | 98 | Dieter Kochan (G) | Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) | |
| 5 | 124 | Scott Walker (D) | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 150 | Troy Creurer (D) | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) | |
| 7 | 176 | Yevgeni Babariko (C) | Russia | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Vysshaya Liga) |
| 8 | 202 | Sean Tallaire (RW) | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) | |
| 10 | 254 | Bert Robertsson (D) | Södertälje SK (Allsvenskan) | |
| 11 | 280 | Sergei Tkachenko (G) | Hamilton Canucks (AHL) |
Farm teams
[[Hamilton Canucks]]
AHL affiliate based in Hamilton, Ontario and whose home arena was Copps Coliseum. This was the team's second and final season as an affiliate of the Canucks. In the 1993–94 AHL season, Hamilton finished in 2nd place in the South Division, but was eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs by the Cornwall Aces in four straight games. After the season, the franchise was relocated as the Syracuse Crunch, which kept its affiliation with Vancouver.
[[Columbus Chill]]
ECHL affiliate based in Columbus, Ohio, and whose home arena was the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.
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