The 1981–82 Vancouver Canucks season was the team’s 12th in the NHL. The Vancouver Canucks made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the New York Islanders 4 games to 0.
Table of Contents
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Schedule and results[edit]
1981–82 Game Log
October: 4-5-3 (Home: 3-1-1; Road: 1–4–2)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
October 6
Colorado
2 – 4
Vancouver
1-0-0
2
2
October 8
Vancouver
1 – 1
Calgary
1-0-1
3
3
October 9
Edmonton
2 – 6
Vancouver
2-0-1
5
4
October 11
Vancouver
2 – 2
Buffalo
2-0-2
6
5
October 14
Vancouver
1 – 2
NY Rangers
2-1-2
6
6
October 15
Vancouver
1 – 4
NY Islanders
2-2-2
6
7
October 17
Vancouver
4 – 10
Montreal
2-3-2
6
8
October 19
Vancouver
3 – 6
Quebec
2-4-2
6
9
October 23
Hartford
2 – 2
Vancouver
2-4-3
7
10
October 25
Pittsburgh
6 – 4
Vancouver
2-5-3
7
11
October 28
Washington
0 – 3
Vancouver
3-5-3
9
12
October 31
Vancouver
8 – 4
Philadelphia
4-5-3
11
November: 7-5-1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–4–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
13
November 1
Vancouver
1 – 3
Detroit
4-6-3
11
14
November 4
Vancouver
4 – 1
Hartford
5-6-3
13
15
November 5
Vancouver
1 – 2
Boston
5-7-3
13
16
November 8
Winnipeg
1 – 5
Vancouver
6-7-3
15
17
November 11
Quebec
5 – 6
Vancouver
7-7-3
17
18
November 14
Montreal
4 – 1
Vancouver
7-8-3
17
19
November 15
Vancouver
7 – 4
Calgary
8-8-3
19
20
November 19
Detroit
3 – 8
Vancouver
9-8-3
21
21
November 21
Vancouver
3 – 8
Edmonton
9-9-3
21
22
November 22
Colorado
5 – 5
Vancouver
9-9-4
22
23
November 25
Chicago
2 – 6
Vancouver
10-9-4
24
24
November 27
Vancouver
6 – 3
Colorado
11-9-4
26
25
November 28
Vancouver
2 – 3
Los Angeles
11-10-4
26
December: 3–7–4 (Home: 3–2–4; Road: 0–5–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
26
December 2
Minnesota
0 – 5
Vancouver
12-10-4
28
27
December 4
Vancouver
3 – 7
Edmonton
12-11-4
28
28
December 5
Edmonton
3 – 3
Vancouver
12-11-5
29
29
December 9
NY Islanders
3 – 4
Vancouver
13-11-5
31
30
December 12
Vancouver
5 – 7
Los Angeles
13-12-5
31
31
December 13
Calgary
7 – 6
Vancouver
13-13-5
31
32
December 16
Toronto
6 – 6
Vancouver
13-13-6
32
33
December 18
Vancouver
1 – 3
Colorado
13-14-6
32
34
December 19
Vancouver
0 – 5
St. Louis
13-15-6
32
35
December 22
Minnesota
4 – 4
Vancouver
13-15-7
33
36
December 23
Vancouver
1 – 6
Edmonton
13-16-7
33
37
December 26
Los Angeles
2 – 2
Vancouver
13-16-8
34
38
December 29
Boston
5 – 3
Vancouver
13-17-8
34
39
December 31
Edmonton
1 – 3
Vancouver
14-17-8
36
January: 3–7–3 (Home: 3–2–3; Road: 0–5–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
40
January 2
Vancouver
2 – 5
Washington
14-18-8
36
41
January 4
Vancouver
1 – 4
NY Islanders
14-19-8
36
42
| Vancouver
1 – 4
NY Rangers
14-20-8
36
43
January 9
Vancouver
3 – 4
Pittsburgh
14-21-8
36
44
January 10
Vancouver
2 – 3
Chicago
14-22-8
36
45
January 13
Calgary
1 – 5
Vancouver
15-22-8
38
46
January 15
Los Angeles
3 – 3
Vancouver
15-22-9
39
47
January 17
Pittsburgh
3 – 3
Vancouver
15-22-10
40
48
January 19
St. Louis
5 – 4
Vancouver
15-23-10
40
49
January 22
Edmonton
4 – 3
Vancouver
15-24-10
40
50
January 24
Los Angeles
5 – 5
Vancouver
15-24-11
41
51
January 27
Buffalo
3 – 4
Vancouver
16-24-11
43
52
January 30
Philadelphia
2 – 4
Vancouver
17-24-11
45
February: 7–3–3 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 4–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
53
February 2
NY Rangers
4 – 3
Vancouver
17-25-11
45
54
February 3
Toronto
1 – 3
Vancouver
18-25-11
47
55
February 6
Vancouver
4 – 5
Los Angeles
18-26-11
47
56
February 10
Vancouver
4 – 1
Toronto
19-26-11
49
57
February 11
Vancouver
4 – 4
Detroit
19-26-12
50
58
February 13
Vancouver
3 – 2
St. Louis
20-26-12
52
59
February 15
Vancouver
4 – 1
Chicago
21-26-12
54
60
February 17
Boston
3 – 6
Vancouver
22-26-12
56
61
February 20
Hartford
2 – 4
Vancouver
23-26-12
58
62
February 23
Calgary
2 – 2
Vancouver
23-26-13
59
63
February 25
Vancouver
4 – 11
Calgary
23-27-13
59
64
February 26
Vancouver
4 – 3
Colorado
24-27-13
61
65
February 28
Philadelphia
3 – 3
Vancouver
24-27-14
62
March: 4–6–3 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–5–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
66
March 3
Vancouver
2 – 3
Colorado
24-28-14
62
67
March 6
Vancouver
1 – 3
Minnesota
24-29-14
62
68
March 7
Vancouver
2 – 5
Winnipeg
24-30-14
62
69
March 10
Buffalo
7 – 4
Vancouver
24-31-14
62
70
March 11
Vancouver
3 – 6
Calgary
24-32-14
62
71
March 13
Vancouver
3 – 5
Edmonton
24-33-14
62
72
March 17
Vancouver
6 – 6
Washington
24-33-15
63
73
March 18
Vancouver
4 – 2
Montreal
25-33-15
65
74
March 20
Vancouver
3 – 3
Quebec
25-33-16
66
75
March 24
Colorado
4 – 5
Vancouver
26-33-16
68
76
March 27
Calgary
2 – 7
Vancouver
27-33-16
70
77
March 28
Winnipeg
0 – 5
Vancouver
28-33-16
72
78
March 31
Colorado
4 – 4
Vancouver
28-33-17
73
April: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
Pts
79
April 3
Vancouver
6 – 0
Los Angeles
29-33-17
75
80
April 4
Los Angeles
4 – 7
Vancouver
30-33-17
77
Playoffs[edit]
1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Smythe Division Final vs. Calgary – Canucks win 3-0
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
April 7
Calgary
3 – 5
Vancouver
Vancouver leads 1–0
2
April 8
Calgary
1 – 2
Vancouver
OT
Vancouver leads 2–0
3
April 10
Vancouver
3 – 1
Calgary
Vancouver wins 3–0
Smythe Division Final vs. Los Angeles – Canucks win 4-1
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
April 15
Los Angeles
2 – 3
Vancouver
Vancouver leads 1–0
2
April 16
Los Angeles
3 – 2
Vancouver
OT
Series tied 1–1
3
April 18
Vancouver
4 – 3
Los Angeles
OT
Vancouver leads 2–1
4
April 19
Vancouver
5 – 4
Los Angeles
Vancouver leads 3–1
5
April 21
Los Angeles
2 – 5
Vancouver
Vancouver wins 4-1
Campbell Conference Championship vs. Chicago – Canucks win 4–1
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
April 27
Vancouver
2 – 1
Chicago
OT
Vancouver leads 1–0
2
April 29
Vancouver
1 – 4
Chicago
Series tied 1–1
3
May 1
Chicago
3 – 4
Vancouver
Vancouver leads 2–1
4
May 4
Chicago
3 – 5
Vancouver
Vancouver leads 3–1
5
May 6
Vancouver
6 – 2
Chicago
Vancouver wins 4-1
Stanley Cup Championship vs. New York – Islanders win 4–0
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
May 8
Vancouver
5 – 6
New York
OT
New York leads 1–0
2
May 11
Vancouver
4 – 6
New York
New York leads 2-0
3
May 13
New York
3 – 0
Vancouver
New York leads 3-0
4
May 16
New York
3 – 1
Vancouver
New York wins 4-0
Player statistics[edit]
Skaters[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
*Denotes player traded by Vancouver midway through the season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
Goaltenders[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season
Playoffs
Player
#
GP
Min
W
L
T
GA
SO
GAA
GP
Min
W
L
GA
SO
GAA
Rick Heinz†
31
3
180
2
1
0
9
1
3.00
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Richard Brodeur
35
52
3010
20
18
12
168
2
3.35
17
1089
11
6
49
0
2.70
Glen Hanlon*
1
28
1610
8
14
5
106
1
3.95
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Awards and records[edit]
Trophies and awards[edit]
Records achieved in the season[edit]
Note: Only records that stand as of 2007–08 are listed
Canucks team records[edit]
Fewest losses at home: (8) – repeated in 1994-95
Most ties at home: (12) – repeated in 1977-78
Longest road losing streak: 12 games, November 28, 1981 – February 7, 1982
Canucks individual records[edit]
Records achieved in the playoffs[edit]
Canucks team records[edit]
Most penalty minutes, one series: 285, 1982 Campbell Conference Finals versus Chicago Black Hawks
Shortest overtime: 1:23,[1] April 18, 1982, versus Los Angeles Kings (Colin Campbell)
Most penalty minutes, one game: 106, April 29, 1982, versus Chicago Black Hawks
Most penalty minutes, one game by opponent: 90, May 6, 1982, versus Chicago Black Hawks
Most penalty minutes, one game by both teams: 188, April 29, 1982, versus Chicago Black Hawks
Fewest shots on goal, one game: 16, April 19, 1982, versus Los Angeles Kings
Most goals against, one game: 4, May 11, 1982, versus New York Islanders (repeated 5 times)
Most shots on goal by opponent, one period: 19, April 29, 1982, versus Chicago Black Hawks (repeated in 1994)
Fastest goal to start game: 0:08, April 7, 1982, versus Calgary Flames (Stan Smyl)
Fastest goal to start period: 0:08, April 7, 1982, versus Calgary Flames (Stan Smyl)
Canucks individual records[edit]
Most penalty minutes, one year: Tiger Williams (116)
Longest assist streak: Lars Mollin (5)
Most penalty minutes, one series: Tiger Williams versus Chicago Black Hawks (51)
Fastest two goals in one period, opposition: Mike Bossy, New York Islanders, May 16, 1982 (3:00 in 2nd period)
Transactions[edit]
The Canucks were involved in the following transactions during the 1981-82 season.
Trades[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
Vancouver’s picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
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