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1992–93 Vancouver Canucks season

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1992–93 Vancouver Canucks
Smythe Division champions
Division1st Smythe
Conference3rd Campbell
1992–93 record46–29–9
Home record27–11–4
Road record19–18–5
Goals for346
Goals against278
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainTrevor Linden
Alternate captainsDoug Lidster
Ryan Walter
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,418
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Bure (60)
AssistsCliff Ronning (56)
PointsPavel Bure (110)
Penalty minutesGino Odjick (370)
Plus/minusPavel Bure (+35)
WinsKirk McLean (28)
Goals against averageKay Whitmore (3.10)

The 1992–93 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 23rd NHL season.

Offseason

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On September 21, Jim Robson, who had called Canucks play-by-play action since their WHL days, was given the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for excellence in hockey broadcasting and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Canucks were looking to build on the successes of the previous season, but they would have to do so without their top line centre. Instead of re-signing with the Canucks and having Sovintersport (the governing sports body in the former Soviet Union) continue to draw a portion of his salary, Igor Larionov decided to play the year in Lugano, Switzerland, and then return to the NHL the following season. With the loss of Larionov, more production would be hoped for from Petr Nedved, who was entering his third NHL season.

Regular season

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Keeping the rest of their cast in order, for the most part, the Canucks won their first four games, outscoring the opposition 24–9. They slumped back to .500 in early November but then exploded, going 20–5–2 in 27 games. During that time, Nedved racked up a club-record point-scoring streak. He recorded 24 points in 15 games before being held pointless in a 5–2 win over Montreal on December 27. On January 19, a first-place showdown took place at Pacific Coliseum, as the Canucks (with 61 points), had a chance to overtake Pittsburgh as the league's top team. However, the Canucks lost 5–2 and would never again get a chance to jump into first overall. The game also ended the club's amazing 18-game home unbeaten streak (16–0–2). Pavel Bure was scoring goals at an unprecedented pace for a Canuck and was voted to start in the 1993 NHL All-Star Game with 246,447 fan votes. On March 1, in a neutral-site game in Hamilton against Buffalo, Bure became the first Canuck to score 50 goals in a season. Grant Fuhr was the goaltender and RW Dixon Ward and Robert Dirk drew the assists on the goal in a 5–2 win for the Canucks. Exactly a month later, Bure scored on Tampa Bay's Pat Jablonski to become the first Canuck to record 100 points in a season. He would then record his 60th goal into an empty-net in a 6–3 win over Calgary on April 11, a game in which the Canucks clinched the division title for the second straight year. It was Bure's last goal of the season to go with 50 assists for 110 points—15th in the league. The day after Bure recorded his 100th point, long-time owner Frank Griffiths was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder's Category. Griffiths had owned the Canucks for 19 years now, although his son Arthur Griffiths had gradually taken over the day-to-day running of the team over the past decade. A couple of other noteworthy accomplishments took place that spring. Ryan Walter played in his 1,000th NHL game on March 20 in a 7–2 home loss to the New York Islanders, and Kirk McLean recorded his 127th victory as a Canuck on April 7, passing Richard Brodeur as the Canucks all-time wins leader, in a 5–4 overtime victory over Edmonton. The Canucks beat Los Angeles 8–6 on April 15, the final game of the season, to record their 46th victory and 100th and 101st points of the season. It was the first time the team eclipsed the century-mark in points. It was also the first time that there were six 70-point scorers on the team. Bure, Cliff Ronning (85), Geoff Courtnall (77), C Murray Craven (77), Trevor Linden (72), and Nedved (71) all reached that mark. As well, Gino Odjick broke his own team penalty-minutes record (370). The Canucks finished 4th in the league in goals with 346, had four 30-goal scorers, and led the league in most even-strength goals scored, with 249.[1]

Standings

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Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

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Division Semifinals

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Once again the Canucks matched up with Winnipeg in the opening round. The Canucks rolled to victories in Games One and Two by 4–2 and 3–2 scores before being beaten almost single-handedly by Winnipeg's star rookie, Teemu Selanne. Selanne, who shattered the rookie goal-scoring record during the season with 76, scored three times in helping the Jets to a 5–4 win. Two nights later, the Canucks put a strangle hold on the series, winning 3–1 to take a series lead of the same score. It appeared that the Canucks were poised to eliminate the Jets in five, thereby avoiding the long, grinding seven-game series of a year ago which made them ill-prepared for the division finals. The Jets scrapped their way to a 3–3 tie through 60 minutes, though, and won in overtime when Selanne's centering pass hit LW Tim Hunter in the shin and re-directed past McLean. Back in Winnipeg on April 29, the rabid fans were determined to send the series to a decisive seventh game, and the teams battled to another 3–3 deadlock with 3.4 seconds to play and a faceoff deep in Winnipeg's end. The Canucks won the draw and Sergio Momesso managed a shot on goal, which sneaked through Bob Essensa and into the net as time expired. The Canucks jumped off the bench, thinking they had won the game and the series, but a lengthy video review was unable to determine if the puck had crossed the line before time expired and it was ruled no goal. Eight minutes into overtime Greg Adams drove hard to the Winnipeg net and was brought down by a Winnipeg backchecker. As he went down, the puck hit his skate and went into the net. Another replay was ordered, but this time a goal was awarded and the Canucks had won the series. There was little on-ice celebrating, though, as the incensed Winnipeg fans began littering the ice with debris, and so the teams quickly shook hands and vacated the playing surface.

Division Finals

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The Division Final began on the afternoon of May 2 with the Canucks beating Los Angeles 5–2 to take the series lead. The Kings looked lethargic in the game, but came out gunning three nights later, as the dreaded combination of Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri accounted for five goals in the Kings 6–3 victory. In Game Three, the big scorers were at it again, as the Kings ran up a 7–4 win to take the series lead. The Canucks' big guns were not to be outdone, though, as they came back with an offensive onslaught have their own to win 7–2 in Game Four. Game Five was dominated by the Canucks, but Kelly Hrudey had his best outing of the series, keeping his Kings in a 3–3 tie through regulation time. Hrudey continued his theatrics in the fourth period, making several fine saves which included robbing Pavel Bure of what looked like a sure goal. But the Kings started to turn the tide in period number five and at the 6:31 mark Gary Shuchuk took a weak shot from a bad angle that found its way under Kirk McLean's arm to give the Kings the winning tally. The Canucks were now on the brink of elimination and played Game Six very cautiously. After trailing 1–0 after one period, Gerald Diduck and Jim Sandlak gave the Canucks the lead early in the second period, but Dana Murzyn picked a bad time to take two penalties on one play, one for high-sticking, the other for cross-checking. The Canucks managed to kill off the first penalty, but botched a line change as the second penalty began and were caught with too many men on the ice. The Kings scored three times, twice on the power plays, to take a 4–2 lead into the intermission. A Wayne Gretzky goal midway through the third period padded their lead, with Trevor Linden getting it back a few minutes later. With the score now 5–3, the Canucks pulled McLean to attempt the comeback, but there was no further scoring. For the second year in a row, the Canucks had been ousted in the second round after winning the division title. After over a decade of very modest post-season success, the fans of Vancouver were now hungry for something more.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1992–93 regular season[3]
October: 5–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 6 Vancouver 5 – 4 Edmonton McLean 14,094 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 10 Edmonton 2 – 5 Vancouver McLean 14,879 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 12 Winnipeg 1 – 8 Vancouver McLean 13,084 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 16 Vancouver 6 – 2 Winnipeg Whitmore 14,785 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 18 Vancouver 1 – 3 Chicago McLean 17,327 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 20 Vancouver 1 – 5 Pittsburgh McLean 15,808 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 22 Vancouver 4 – 4 Philadelphia OT Whitmore 17,132 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 25 Boston 5 – 3 Vancouver McLean 16,084 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 28 Washington 3 – 4 Vancouver McLean 13,647 5–3–1 11 Recap
10 October 30 Minnesota 3 – 2 Vancouver Whitmore 14,069 5–4–1 11 Recap
November: 9–5–1 (home: 6–0–1; road: 3–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 2 Vancouver 3 – 5 Calgary McLean 18,519 5–5–1 11 Recap
12 November 4 Calgary 5 – 5 Vancouver OT McLean 13,655 5–5–2 12 Recap
13 November 6 Ottawa 1 – 4 Vancouver McLean 15,332 6–5–2 14 Recap
14 November 8 Winnipeg 1 – 6 Vancouver Whitmore 14,026 7–5–2 16 Recap
15 November 10 San Jose 2 – 6 Vancouver McLean 13,448 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 November 12 Vancouver 4 – 7 Los Angeles McLean 15,486 8–6–2 18 Recap
17 November 14 Vancouver 5 – 2 San Jose Whitmore 11,089 9–6–2 20 Recap
18 November 16 Los Angeles 3 – 6 Vancouver McLean 15,896 10–6–2 22 Recap
19 November 18 Vancouver 2 – 4 Edmonton McLean 13,476 10–7–2 22 Recap
20 November 19 Vancouver 3 – 4 Calgary Whitmore 19,169 10–8–2 22 Recap
21 November 21 Edmonton 0 – 9 Vancouver McLean 15,960 11–8–2 24 Recap
22 November 23 Chicago 2 – 5 Vancouver Whitmore 16,022 12–8–2 26 Recap
23 November 25 Vancouver 4 – 2 Minnesota Whitmore 13,117 13–8–2 28 Recap
24 November 26 Vancouver 5 – 7 St. Louis McLean 16,778 13–9–2 28 Recap
25 November 28 Vancouver 6 – 5 Montreal McLean 17,639 14–9–2 30 Recap
December: 9–1–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
26 December 3 Edmonton 1 – 4 Vancouver McLean 15,589 15–9–2 32 Recap
27 December 7 St. Louis 3 – 4 Vancouver Whitmore 14,709 16–9–2 34 Recap
28 December 9 San Jose 3 – 8 Vancouver McLean 12,795 17–9–2 36 Recap
29 December 13 Quebec 3 – 3 Vancouver OT McLean 16,150 17–9–3 37 Recap
30 December 16 Vancouver 2 – 4 Edmonton Whitmore 14,011 17–10–3 37 Recap
31 December 18 San Jose 1 – 8 Vancouver McLean 14,511 18–10–3 39 Recap
32 December 19 Vancouver 6 – 3 San Jose Whitmore 11,089 19–10–3 41 Recap
33 December 22 Vancouver 6 – 2 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 20–10–3 43 Recap
34 December 27 Montreal 2 – 5 Vancouver McLean 16,150 21–10–3 45 Recap
35 December 29 San Jose 5 – 7 Vancouver Whitmore 16,150 22–10–3 47 Recap
36 December 31 Los Angeles 0 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 23–10–3 49 Recap
January: 6–4–5 (home: 3–1–2; road: 3–3–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
37 January 2 Vancouver 2 – 2 San Jose OT Whitmore 11,089 23–10–4 50 Recap
38 January 4 Tampa Bay 0 – 7 Vancouver McLean 15,578 24–10–4 52 Recap
39 January 6 Vancouver 5 – 2 Toronto McLean 15,720 25–10–4 54 Recap
40 January 8 Vancouver 3 – 6 Detroit McLean 19,875 25–11–4 54 Recap
41 January 9 Vancouver 5 – 4 NY Islanders Whitmore 11,661 26–11–4 56 Recap
42 January 11 Vancouver 3 – 3 NY Rangers OT McLean 17,641 26–11–5 57 Recap
43 January 12 Vancouver 2 – 3 New Jersey Whitmore 9,125 26–12–5 57 Recap
44 January 15 Buffalo 1 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 27–12–5 59 Recap
45 January 16 Hartford 3 – 8 Vancouver Whitmore 15,631 28–12–5 61 Recap
46 January 19 Pittsburgh 5 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 28–13–5 61 Recap
47 January 21 Vancouver 5 – 4 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 29–13–5 63 Recap
48 January 23 Vancouver 3 – 3 Minnesota OT Whitmore 13,512 29–13–6 64 Recap
49 January 24 Vancouver 2 – 6 Chicago McLean 17,859 29–14–6 64 Recap
50 January 27 Chicago 4 – 4 Vancouver OT Whitmore 16,150 29–14–7 65 Recap
51 January 30 Detroit 4 – 4 Vancouver OT McLean 16,150 29–14–8 66 Recap
February: 6–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 1 Minnesota 5 – 4 Vancouver McLean 14,830 29–15–8 66 Recap
53 February 3 Tampa Bay 2 – 4 Vancouver Whitmore 14,171 30–15–8 68 Recap
54 February 9 Vancouver 5 – 1 Quebec McLean 14,360 31–15–8 70 Recap
55 February 11 Vancouver 2 – 5 Toronto McLean 15,720 31–16–8 70 Recap
56 February 12 Vancouver 3 – 1 Buffalo Whitmore 16,325 32–16–8 72 Recap
57 February 15 Vancouver 0 – 3 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 32–17–8 72 Recap
58 February 18 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Vancouver Whitmore 16,150 32–18–8 72 Recap
59 February 20 Winnipeg 2 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 33–18–8 74 Recap
60 February 22 Toronto 8 – 1 Vancouver McLean 16,150 33–19–8 74 Recap
61 February 24 NY Rangers 4 – 5 Vancouver Whitmore 16,150 34–19–8 76 Recap
62 February 26 Vancouver 7 – 4 Winnipeg McLean 15,398 35–19–8 78 Recap
March: 5–8–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
63 March 1 Vancouver 5 – 2 Buffalo Whitmore 17,098 36–19–8 80 Recap
64 March 2 Vancouver 3 – 3 Washington OT McLean 12,263 36–19–9 81 Recap
65 March 4 Vancouver 3 – 4 Boston Whitmore 13,982 36–20–9 81 Recap
66 March 6 Vancouver 1 – 5 Hartford McLean 12,048 36–21–9 81 Recap
67 March 9 New Jersey 2 – 7 Vancouver McLean 15,822 37–21–9 83 Recap
68 March 11 Minnesota 4 – 3 Vancouver Whitmore 12,006 37–22–9 83 Recap
69 March 12 Vancouver 3 – 2 Winnipeg McLean 15,567 38–22–9 85 Recap
70 March 14 Vancouver 2 – 3 Calgary McLean 20,214 38–23–9 85 Recap
71 March 18 Winnipeg 5 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 38–24–9 85 Recap
72 March 20 NY Islanders 7 – 2 Vancouver Whitmore 16,150 38–25–9 85 Recap
73 March 22 St. Louis 3 – 1 Vancouver McLean 15,871 38–26–9 85 Recap
74 March 24 Los Angeles 2 – 6 Vancouver McLean 16,150 39–26–9 87 Recap
75 March 26 Calgary 3 – 1 Vancouver McLean 16,150 39–27–9 87 Recap
76 March 30 Vancouver 6 – 3 St. Louis McLean 17,573 40–27–9 89 Recap
April: 6–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
77 April 1 Vancouver 5 – 3 Tampa Bay Whitmore 10,425 41–27–9 91 Recap
78 April 3 Vancouver 1 – 5 Detroit McLean 19,875 41–28–9 91 Recap
79 April 4 Vancouver 3 – 0 Ottawa Whitmore 10,575 42–28–9 93 Recap
80 April 7 Edmonton 4 – 5 Vancouver OT McLean 15,858 43–28–9 95 Recap
81 April 9 Vancouver 1 – 8 Calgary McLean 20,214 43–29–9 95 Recap
82 April 11 Calgary 3 – 6 Vancouver McLean 16,150 44–29–9 97 Recap
83 April 13 Los Angeles 4 – 7 Vancouver Whitmore 16,150 45–29–9 99 Recap
84 April 15 Vancouver 8 – 6 Los Angeles Whitmore 16,005 46–29–9 101 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1993 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Smythe Division Semifinals vs. (S4) Winnipeg Jets – Canucks win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 19 Winnipeg 2 – 4 Vancouver McLean 1 – 0 Recap
2 April 21 Winnipeg 2 – 3 Vancouver McLean 2 – 0 Recap
3 April 23 Vancouver 4 – 5 Winnipeg McLean 2 – 1 Recap
4 April 25 Vancouver 3 – 1 Winnipeg McLean 3 – 1 Recap
5 April 27 Winnipeg 4 – 3 Vancouver OT McLean 3 – 2 Recap
6 April 29 Vancouver 4 – 3 Winnipeg OT McLean 4 – 2 Recap
Smythe Division Finals vs. (S3) Los Angeles Kings – Kings win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 2 Los Angeles 2 – 5 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 0 Recap
2 May 5 Los Angeles 6 – 3 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 1 Recap
3 May 7 Vancouver 4 – 7 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 1 – 2 Recap
4 May 9 Vancouver 7 – 2 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 2 – 2 Recap
5 May 11 Los Angeles 4 – 3 Vancouver 2OT McLean 16,150 2 – 3 Recap
6 May 13 Vancouver 3 – 5 Los Angeles McLean 16,005 2 – 4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
  • ‡ = 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
10 Pavel Bure RW 83 60 50 110 35 69 12 5 7 12 0 8
7 Cliff Ronning C 79 29 56 85 19 30 12 2 9 11 8 6
14 Geoff Courtnall LW 84 31 46 77 27 167 12 4 10 14 7 12
16 Trevor Linden RW 84 33 39 72 19 64 12 5 8 13 4 16
19 Petr Nedved C 84 38 33 71 20 96 12 2 3 5 −2 2
8 Greg Adams LW 53 25 31 56 31 14 12 7 6 13 −1 6
17 Dixon Ward LW 70 22 30 52 34 82 9 2 3 5 1 0
20 Anatoli Semenov C 62 10 34 44 21 28 12 1 3 4 −1 0
21 Jyrki Lumme D 74 8 36 44 30 55 12 0 5 5 4 6
27 Sergio Momesso LW 84 18 20 38 11 200 12 3 0 3 1 30
25 Jim Sandlak RW 59 10 18 28 2 122 6 2 2 4 −2 4
6 Adrien Plavsic D 57 6 21 27 28 53
24 Jiri Slegr D 41 4 22 26 16 109 5 0 3 3 0 4
3 Doug Lidster D 71 6 19 25 9 36 12 0 3 3 3 8
18[a] Robert Kron RW 32 10 11 21 10 14
4 Gerald Diduck D 80 6 14 20 32 171 12 4 2 6 1 12
44 Dave Babych D 43 3 16 19 6 44 12 2 5 7 −2 6
29 Gino Odjick LW 75 4 13 17 3 370 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dana Murzyn D 79 5 11 16 34 196 12 3 2 5 4 18
15 Tom Fergus C 36 5 9 14 1 20
23 Garry Valk LW 48 6 7 13 6 77 7 0 1 1 −3 12
22 Robert Dirk D 69 4 8 12 25 150 9 0 0 0 −2 6
32 Murray Craven C 10 0 10 10 3 12 12 4 6 10 0 4
26 Tim Hunter RW 26 0 4 4 1 99 11 0 0 0 −5 26
9 Ryan Walter C 25 3 0 3 −2 10
35 Kay Whitmore G 31 0 3 3 2
1 Kirk McLean G 54 0 1 1 16 12 0 3 3 0
26 Stephane Morin C 1 0 1 1 −1 0
28 Dan Ratushny D 1 0 1 1 0 2
31 Shawn Antoski LW 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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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 54 28 21 5 1615 184 3.39 .886 3 3261 12 6 6 369 42 3.34 .886 0 754
35 Kay Whitmore 31 18 8 4 858 94 3.10 .890 1 1817

Awards and records

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1993 Canuck awards winners

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  • Recorded first regular season hat-trick and first 4-goal game vs. Winnipeg on October 12, 1992.
  • Molson Cup Player of the Month for November and December.
  • Had 13 game point streak (12–10–22), longest of career and fourth longest in franchise history from January 3–30.
  • Was voted in by the fans to represent the starting lineup of the Campbell Conference, at the 44th NHL All-Star Game in Montreal on February 6, 1993. Bure would score two goals in the game.
  • Fastest Canuck to score 30 goals, doing it in 35 games, and 40 goals, doing it in 44 games.
  • Scored his 50th goal on Grant Fuhr vs. Buffalo at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum on March 1, 1993. Becoming the first 50-goal scorer in club history.
  • Scored on Pat Jablonski at Tampa Bay on April 1, 1993. Becoming the first Canuck to record 100 points in a season.
  • Scored his 60th goal into an empty-net vs. Calgary on April 11, 1993.
  • Finished 13th among NHL scorers and first among Canucks with 60–50–110.
  • Finished 5th in NHL scoring with 60 goals.
  • Finished 1st in NHL with 407 shots.
  • Tied for 1st with 7 shorthanded goals, which is also a club record.
  • Tied for 5th in plus-minus (+35).
  • Holds and shares 15 regular season club records.
  • Third straight season without missing a game (244 consecutive games).
  • Moved into 8th on the Canucks all-time scoring list.
  • Recorded his 300th career NHL and Canuck point vs. Tampa Bay on February 3, 1993.
  • Molson Cup Player of The Month for February.
  • Molson Cup Player of the Month for October and March.
  • Recorded his 100th career NHL goal vs. Winnipeg on February 20, 1993.
  • Recorded a six-game point streak March 22-April 3, scoring 4–5–9.
  • Scored a career high 3–3–6 vs. Los Angeles on April 15, 1993.
  • Recorded first career NHL and Canuck point vs. Edmonton on October 6, 1992.
  • Scored his first career NHL and Canuck goal vs. Winnipeg on October 12, 1992.
  • Had his best game as a pro vs. Calgary on November 4, 1992, recording 2–2–4 and named first star of the game.
  • Had two, four game point streaks.
  • Established a franchise record with 12 career Canuck shutouts vs. Los Angeles on December 31, 1992, breaking Gary Smith's mark of 11 career Canuck shutouts.
  • Played in his 300th career NHL game at Hartford on March 6, 1993.
  • Recorded his 127th career victory to pass Richard Brodeur as the Canucks all-time wins leader vs. Edmonton on April 7, 1993.

Petr Nedved

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  • Runner-up for NHL Player of the Week during the first week of December.
  • Recorded a franchise record 15 game point-scoring streak from November 19-December 27, scoring 15–9–24, breaking Darcy Rota's club record of 14 set in the 1982–83 season.
  • Played in his 200th career NHL and Canuck game at Winnipeg on February 26, 1993.

Gino Odjick

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  • Sets franchise records with 47 penalty minutes in a game and in a period vs. Los Angeles on November 12, 1992.
  • Had his best game as a pro scoring 2–1–3 and was a +3 vs. Chicago on November 23, 1992.

Greg Adams

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  • Had a seven-game point streak, scoring 6 goals, 3 assists for a total of 9 points from November 23-December 13.
  • Recorded his 300th point as a Canuck vs. Montreal on December 27, 1992.

Geoff Courtnall

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  • Had an eight-game point streak, scoring 3 goals, 13 assists for a total of 16 points from November 21-December 9.
  • Recorded his 500th career NHL point vs. Chicago on January 27, 1993.

Sergio Momesso

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  • Played in his 400th career NHL game vs. Winnipeg on October 12, 1992.
  • Scored his 100th career NHL goal vs. Washington on October 28, 1992.

Dana Murzyn

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  • Recorded his 100th career NHL assist vs. Winnipeg on October 12, 1992.
  • Played in his 500th career NHL game vs. Los Angeles on December 31, 1992.

Gerald Diduck

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  • Recorded 100th career NHL assist vs. Buffalo on January 15, 1993.
  • Played his 500th career NHL game at Chicago on January 24, 1993.

Pat Quinn

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  • Sets club record with 46 wins in a single-season.
  • Sets club record with 101 points in a single-season.

Others

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Transactions

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Trades

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October 1, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Kay Whitmore
To Hartford Whalers
Corrie D'Alessio
5th round pick in 1993 (Scott Walker)
November 3, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Anatoli Semenov
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dave Capuano
4th round pick in 1994 (Ryan Duthie)
December 15, 1992 To Vancouver Canucks
Rick Lessard
To San Jose Sharks
Robin Bawa
January 29, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
Tim Taylor
To Washington Capitals
Rick Murano
March 22, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
Murray Craven
5th round pick in 1993 (Scott Walker)
To Hartford Whalers
Robert Kron
Jim Sandlak
3rd round pick in 1993 (Marek Malik)
March 22, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
Dan Ratushny
To Winnipeg Jets
9th round pick in 1993 (Harjis Vitolinsh).

Free agents acquired

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Player Former team
C Stephane Morin Quebec Nordiques
LW Cam Danyluk Undrafted player

Free agents lost

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Player New team
RW Andrew McBain Ottawa Senators
D Jim Agnew Hartford Whalers

Received from waivers

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Player Former team
RW Tim Hunter Quebec Nordiques

Expansion draft

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Vancouver's losses at the 1992 NHL expansion draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality Drafted by Drafted from
1 13 Ken Hammond (D)  Canada Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks
1 23 Rob Murphy (C)  Canada Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks

Draft picks

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Vancouver's picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.[4]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/junior/club team (league)
1 21 Libor Polasek (C)  Czechoslovakia Vancouver Canucks Vitkovice SSK (CSFR)
2 40 Michael Peca (C)  Canada Vancouver Canucks (from Boston) Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2 45 Mike Fountain (G)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 69 Jeff Connolly (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks St. Sebastien High School (U.S. High School)
4 93 Brent Tully (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 110 Brian Loney (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks (from St. Louis) Ohio State University (NCAA)
5 117 Adrian Aucoin (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Boston University (NCAA)
6 141 Jason Clark (C/LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks St. Thomas Jr. B (?)
7 165 Scott Hollis (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9 213 Sonny Mignacca (G)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
10 237 Mark Wotton (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
11 261 Aaron Boh (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Farm teams

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Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate that play in Hamilton, Ontario, and their home arena is the Copps Coliseum.

Vancouver Canucks ECHL affiliate that play in Columbus, Ohio, and their home arena is the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kron wore number 58 in his first game.

References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Roster and Statistics".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ a b "1992-93 Vancouver Canucks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  • 1993/94 Vancouver Canucks Yearbook