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1981-1982 Vancouver Canucks: 30-33-17
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-8-12 (170 goals scored, 125 allowed) Road record: 10-25-5 (120 goals scored, 161 allowed) Head Coaches: Harry Neale (26-33-16), Roger Neilson (4-0-1) Power Play: 64/337 (19.0%) Penalty Killing: 247/315 (78.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-10 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 218-208 290 goals scored (18th of 21 teams), 286 goals allowed (5th), 1840 PIM (5th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 23 Thomas Gradin 5'11 176 25 76 37 49 86 32 6 3 116 33 91 23 183 20.2 +15 RW 12 Stan Smyl 5'8 185 23 80 34 44 78 144 10 2 126 40 96 28 222 15.3 +18 C 9 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 32 78 33 40 73 45 10 0 89 32 77 3 202 16.3 -17 LW 24 Curt Fraser 6'1 200 23 79 28 39 67 175 11 0 95 28 65 0 233 12.0 +2 C 21 Ivan Hlinka 6'2 220 31 72 23 37 60 16 7 0 81 17 43 0 152 15.1 +21 LW 26 Lars Molin 6'0 180 25 72 15 31 46 10 1 1 63 16 64 17 150 10.0 0 D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 24 71 6 39 45 84 1 0 119 34 104 31 152 3.9 +12 LW 18 Darcy Rota 5'11 180 28 51 20 20 40 139 2 0 50 11 33 0 80 25.0 +6 LW 22 Tiger Williams 5'11 190 27 77 17 21 38 341 5 1 69 18 65 8 138 12.3 -6 RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 28 59 18 15 33 20 4 0 54 18 37 1 116 15.5 0 D 13 Lars Lindgren 6'1 200 29 75 5 16 21 74 0 0 78 7 105 36 95 5.3 +2 LW 16 Per-Olov Brasar 5'8 172 31 53 6 12 18 6 0 0 31 9 49 18 90 6.7 -9 C 7 Gary Lupul 5'9 172 22 41 10 7 17 26 0 1 23 1 30 6 45 22.2 -2 C 19 Ron Delorme 6'2 185 26 59 9 8 17 177 0 0 29 0 38 1 47 19.1 -8 D 2 Doug Halward 6'1 200 26 37 4 13 17 40 1 0 52 18 46 1 75 5.3 -11 D 27 Harold Snepsts 6'3 210 27 68 3 14 17 153 0 0 89 0 101 34 69 4.3 +22 D 4 Rick Lanz 6'2 203 20 39 3 11 14 48 2 0 42 15 50 10 94 3.2 -13 LW 28 Marc Crawford 5'11 185 20 40 4 8 12 29 0 0 22 0 22 0 57 7.0 0 D 15 Neil Belland 5'11 180 20 28 3 6 9 16 1 0 27 9 19 0 33 9.1 -1 D 10 Anders Eldebrink 5'11 190 21 38 1 8 9 21 0 0 38 8 32 0 47 2.1 -2 RW 17 Tony Currie 5'11 166 24 12 5 3 8 2 2 0 12 2 9 0 29 17.2 +1 D 5 Colin Campbell 5'9 190 28 47 0 8 8 131 0 0 45 2 56 17 35 0.0 +4 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 30 25 3 1 4 15 0 0 10 0 29 14 21 14.3 -5 LW 8 Moe Lemay 5'11 185 29 5 1 2 3 0 1 0 7 3 3 0 14 7.1 +1 RW 8 Jim Nill 6'0 185 23 8 1 2 3 5 0 0 5 0 6 1 6 16.7 0 D 29 Jiri Bubla 5'11 200 31 23 1 1 2 16 0 0 27 1 21 3 23 4.3 +8 G 35 Richard Brodeur 5'7 160 29 52 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 3 Joe McDonnell 6'2 200 20 7 0 1 1 12 0 0 4 0 6 0 6 0.0 -2 C 20 Gerry Minor 5'8 178 23 13 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 18 11 18 0.0 -6 D 6 Andy Schliebener 6'0 200 19 22 0 1 1 10 0 0 13 0 27 3 19 0.0 -11 G 31 Rick Heinz 5'10 165 26 3 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- D 3 Garth Butcher 6'0 204 18 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 5 0 2 1 7 0.0 +4 G 1 Glen Hanlon 6'0 185 24 28 0 0 0 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Rick Heinz 26 3 180 9 3.00 2 1 0 77 .883 0 1 G 35 Richard Brodeur 29 52 3010 168 3.35 20 18 12 1574 .893 2 2 G 1 Glen Hanlon 24 28 1610 106 3.95 8 14 5 768 .862 1 1
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   10  D    Garth Butcher            897          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  3   52  RW   Jean-Marc Lanthier       105          Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  4   73  G    Wendell Young            187          Kitchener Rangers (OHL)            
  5  105  LW   Moe Lemay                317          Ottawa 67's (OHL)                    [pick acquired from NYI]
  6  115  RW   Stu Kulak                 90          Victoria Cougars (WHL)             
  7  136  D    Bruce Holloway             2          Regina Pats (WHL)                  
  8  157  RW   Petri Skriko             541          SaiPa Lappeenranta (Finland)       
  9  178  G    Frank Caprice            102          London Knights (OHL)               
 10  199  C    Rejean Vignola                        Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)      

Traded draft picks:

#2 to MIN (Mike Sands)
#5 to NYI (Jacques Sylvestre)

Transactions
07-1981Dennis Kearns retired
07-15-1981signed Ivan Hlinka as a free agent
07-15-1981assigned Brent Ashton and Vancouver's #4 pick in the 1982 draft to Jets as compensation for signing Ivan Hlinka as a free agent
10-05-1981claimed Ron Delorme from Rockies in waiver draft
10-13-1981signed Tim Coulis as a free agent
03-09-1982traded Glen Hanlon to Blues for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz, Jim Nill and St. Louis' #4 pick in the 1982 draft
04-24-1982suspended Tim Coulis for entire season for attacking a referee


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/07/1982   vs Calgary Flames            W   5-3 
04/08/1982   vs Calgary Flames            W   2-1 
04/10/1982   at Calgary Flames            W   3-1 
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Round 2
04/15/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2 
04/16/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   2-3 (OT)
04/18/1982   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-3 (OT)
04/19/1982   at Los Angeles Kings         W   5-4 
04/21/1982   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   5-2 
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Semifinals
04/27/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-1 (OT)
04/29/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4 
05/01/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-3 
05/04/1982   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3 
05/06/1982   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   6-2 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/08/1982   at New York Islanders        L   5-6 (OT)
05/11/1982   at New York Islanders        L   4-6 
05/13/1982   vs New York Islanders        L   0-3 
05/16/1982   vs New York Islanders        L   1-3 

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 23 Thomas Gradin 5'11 176 25 17 9 10 19 10 4 0 RW 12 Stan Smyl 5'8 185 23 17 9 9 18 25 1 0 C 9 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 32 17 8 3 11 4 3 0 LW 26 Lars Molin 6'0 180 25 17 2 9 11 7 0 0 LW 24 Curt Fraser 6'1 200 23 17 3 7 10 98 0 0 LW 22 Tiger Williams 5'11 190 27 17 3 7 10 116 0 0 LW 18 Darcy Rota 5'11 180 28 17 6 3 9 54 2 0 C 21 Ivan Hlinka 6'2 220 31 12 2 6 8 4 2 0 D 15 Neil Belland 5'11 180 20 17 1 7 8 16 1 0 RW 8 Jim Nill 6'0 185 23 16 4 3 7 67 1 0 D 2 Doug Halward 6'1 200 26 15 2 4 6 44 0 0 D 13 Lars Lindgren 6'1 200 29 16 2 4 6 6 0 0 C 7 Gary Lupul 5'9 172 22 10 2 3 5 4 0 0 C 20 Gerry Minor 5'8 178 23 9 1 3 4 17 0 0 D 5 Colin Campbell 5'9 190 28 16 2 2 4 89 0 0 D 27 Harold Snepsts 6'3 210 27 17 0 4 4 50 0 0 C 19 Ron Delorme 6'2 185 26 15 0 2 2 31 0 0 LW 28 Marc Crawford 5'11 185 20 14 1 0 1 11 0 0 D 3 Garth Butcher 6'0 204 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 17 Tony Currie 5'11 166 24 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 RW 14 Blair MacDonald 5'10 180 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Andy Schliebener 6'0 200 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 16 Per-Olov Brasar 5'8 172 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 10 Anders Eldebrink 5'11 190 21 13 0 0 0 10 0 0 G 35 Richard Brodeur 5'7 160 29 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 29 Jiri Bubla 5'11 200 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Glen Hanlon 6'0 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Rick Heinz 5'10 165 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Rick Lanz 6'2 203 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 8 Moe Lemay 5'11 185 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 3 Joe McDonnell 6'2 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 35 Richard Brodeur 29 17 1089 49 2.70 11 6 593 .917 1 0

Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/06/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-2 1-0-0 10/08/1981 at Calgary Flames T 1-1 1-0-1 10/09/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers W 6-2 2-0-1 10/11/1981 at Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 2-0-2 10/14/1981 at New York Rangers L 1-2 2-1-2 10/15/1981 at New York Islanders L 1-4 2-2-2 10/17/1981 at Montreal Canadiens L 4-10 2-3-2 10/19/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 2-4-2 10/23/1981 vs Hartford Whalers T 2-2 2-4-3 10/25/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 2-5-3 10/28/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 3-0 3-5-3 10/31/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers W 8-4 4-5-3 11/01/1981 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-3 4-6-3 11/04/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 4-1 5-6-3 11/05/1981 at Boston Bruins L 1-2 5-7-3 11/08/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-1 6-7-3 11/11/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques W 6-5 7-7-3 11/14/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 7-8-3 11/15/1981 at Calgary Flames W 7-4 8-8-3 11/19/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 8-3 9-8-3 11/21/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-8 9-9-3 11/22/1981 vs Colorado Rockies T 5-5 9-9-4 11/25/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 10-9-4 11/27/1981 at Colorado Rockies W 6-3 11-9-4 11/28/1981 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 11-10-4 12/02/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 12-10-4 12/04/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-7 12-11-4 12/05/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers T 3-3 12-11-5 12/09/1981 vs New York Islanders W 4-3 13-11-5 12/12/1981 at Los Angeles Kings L 5-7 13-12-5 12/13/1981 vs Calgary Flames L 6-7 13-13-5 12/16/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 6-6 13-13-6 12/18/1981 at Colorado Rockies L 1-3 13-14-6 12/19/1981 at St. Louis Blues L 0-5 13-15-6 12/22/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 13-15-7 12/23/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 1-6 13-16-7 12/26/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 13-16-8 12/29/1981 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 13-17-8 12/31/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers W 3-1 14-17-8 01/02/1982 at Washington Capitals L 2-5 14-18-8
Date Opponent Result Record 01/04/1982 at New York Islanders L 1-4 14-19-8 01/07/1982 at New York Rangers L 1-4 14-20-8 01/09/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 14-21-8 01/10/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 14-22-8 01/13/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 5-1 15-22-8 01/15/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 15-22-9 01/17/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 15-22-10 01/19/1982 vs St. Louis Blues L 4-5 15-23-10 01/22/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 15-24-10 01/24/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 15-24-11 01/27/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 16-24-11 01/30/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 17-24-11 02/02/1982 vs New York Rangers L 3-4 17-25-11 02/03/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 3-1 18-25-11 02/06/1982 at Los Angeles Kings L 4-5 18-26-11 02/10/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-1 19-26-11 02/11/1982 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 19-26-12 02/13/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 3-2 20-26-12 02/15/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks W 4-1 21-26-12 02/17/1982 vs Boston Bruins W 6-3 22-26-12 02/20/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 4-2 23-26-12 02/23/1982 vs Calgary Flames T 2-2 23-26-13 02/25/1982 at Calgary Flames L 4-11 23-27-13 02/26/1982 at Colorado Rockies W 4-3 24-27-13 02/28/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 24-27-14 03/03/1982 at Colorado Rockies L 2-3 24-28-14 03/06/1982 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-3 24-29-14 03/07/1982 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 24-30-14 03/10/1982 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-7 24-31-14 03/11/1982 at Calgary Flames L 3-6 24-32-14 03/13/1982 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 24-33-14 03/17/1982 at Washington Capitals T 6-6 24-33-15 03/18/1982 at Montreal Canadiens W 4-2 25-33-15 03/20/1982 at Quebec Nordiques T 3-3 25-33-16 03/24/1982 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-4 26-33-16 03/27/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 7-2 27-33-16 03/28/1982 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-0 28-33-16 03/31/1982 vs Colorado Rockies T 4-4 28-33-17 04/03/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 6-0 29-33-17 04/04/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings W 7-4 30-33-17

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