1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1997–98
Team=Vancouver Canucks
Conference=Western
ConferenceRank=13th
Division=Pacific
DivisionRank=7th
Record=25–43–14
HomeRecord=15–22–4
RoadRecord=10–21–10
GoalsFor=224
GoalsAgainst=273
GeneralManager=
Coach=Mike Keenan
Captain=Mark Messier
AltCaptain= Trevor Linden (Oct-Jan)
"Unknown"
Arena=
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Pavel Bure (51)
AssistsLeader=Pavel Bure (39)
PointsLeader=Pavel Bure (90)
PIMLeader=Donald Brashear (372)
WinsLeader=Arturs Irbe (14)
GAALeader=Arturs Irbe (2.73)

The 1997–98 Vancouver Canucks season was the teams 28th season in the National Hockey League. After missing the playoffs the season before, the team responded by signing Mark Messier to a three-year contract. The signing of Messier did little to improve the team as they finished even worse than the year before, costing coach Tom Renney and general manager Pat Quinn their jobs. For the first time in NHL history, regular season games were played outside of North America, with the Canucks playing the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Tokyo to open up the regular season.

In addition, the team introduced a new logo that would stay in use for over a decade.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Defencemen

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000391998.html Canucks on Hockey Database]