1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season

1998–99 Vancouver Canucks
Division4th Northwest
Conference13th Western
1998–99 record23–47–12
Home record14–21–6
Road record9–26–6
Goals for192
Goals against258
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMike Keenan (Oct.–Jan.)
Marc Crawford (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Mattias Ohlund
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance15,806[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (36)
AssistsMark Messier (35)
PointsMarkus Naslund (66)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (209)
Plus/minusBret Hedican (+7)
WinsGarth Snow (20)
Goals against averageGarth Snow (2.93)

The 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Off-season

Regular season

The Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.[2]

Final standings

Northwest Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 44 28 10 239 205 1619 98
2 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 33 37 12 230 226 1373 78
3 9 Calgary Flames 82 30 40 12 211 234 1389 72
4 13 Vancouver Canucks 82 23 47 12 192 258 1764 58

[3]

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Dallas Stars PAC 82 51 19 12 236 168 114
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 28 10 239 205 98
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 43 32 7 245 202 93
4 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 12 205 197 90
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 37 32 13 237 209 87
6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 34 13 215 206 83
7 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 31 33 18 196 191 80
8 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 33 37 12 230 226 78
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 30 40 12 211 234 72
10 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 41 12 202 248 70
11 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 32 45 5 189 222 69
12 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 47 7 190 261 63
13 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 23 47 12 192 258 58

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Schedule and results

1998–99 regular season[5]
October: 4–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 12, 1998 4–2 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 14, 1998 1–4 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 17, 1998 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 2–1–0 Recap
4 L October 20, 1998 1–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 2–2–0 Recap
5 W October 21, 1998 2–1 @ Washington Capitals (1998–99) 3–2–0 Recap
6 W October 23, 1998 5–0 @ Florida Panthers (1998–99) 4–2–0 Recap
7 L October 25, 1998 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99) 4–3–0 Recap
8 L October 27, 1998 4–5 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 4–4–0 Recap
9 T October 30, 1998 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 4–4–1 Recap
November: 5–9–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–6–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 W November 1, 1998 4–1 Washington Capitals (1998–99) 5–4–1 Recap
11 L November 2, 1998 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 5–5–1 Recap
12 W November 7, 1998 5–3 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 6–5–1 Recap
13 L November 9, 1998 3–4 Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 6–6–1 Recap
14 W November 12, 1998 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 7–6–1 Recap
15 W November 13, 1998 5–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 8–6–1 Recap
16 L November 15, 1998 1–2 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 8–7–1 Recap
17 L November 18, 1998 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 8–8–1 Recap
18 W November 19, 1998 5–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 9–8–1 Recap
19 L November 21, 1998 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 9–9–1 Recap
20 L November 23, 1998 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 9–10–1 Recap
21 L November 25, 1998 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 9–11–1 Recap
22 L November 27, 1998 1–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 9–12–1 Recap
23 L November 29, 1998 2–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 9–13–1 Recap
December: 4–6–3 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 T December 1, 1998 1–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (1998–99) 9–13–2 Recap
25 W December 4, 1998 4–1 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 10–13–2 Recap
26 T December 6, 1998 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 10–13–3 Recap
27 T December 9, 1998 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 10–13–4 Recap
28 L December 12, 1998 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 10–14–4 Recap
29 W December 17, 1998 2–1 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 11–14–4 Recap
30 L December 19, 1998 4–6 Nashville Predators (1998–99) 11–15–4 Recap
31 W December 22, 1998 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 12–15–4 Recap
32 W December 23, 1998 5–2 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 13–15–4 Recap
33 L December 26, 1998 0–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 13–16–4 Recap
34 L December 27, 1998 0–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 13–17–4 Recap
35 L December 29, 1998 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 13–18–4 Recap
36 L December 31, 1998 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99) 13–19–4 Recap
January: 3–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 L January 2, 1999 1–2 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 13–20–4 Recap
38 L January 4, 1999 0–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 13–21–4 Recap
39 L January 6, 1999 4–6 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 13–22–4 Recap
40 T January 8, 1999 1–1 OT Florida Panthers (1998–99) 13–22–5 Recap
41 W January 10, 1999 2–0 Dallas Stars (1998–99) 14–22–5 Recap
42 L January 14, 1999 1–3 Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 14–23–5 Recap
43 T January 16, 1999 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 14–23–6 Recap
44 W January 18, 1999 5–3 @ Dallas Stars (1998–99) 15–23–6 Recap
45 L January 19, 1999 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (1998–99) 15–24–6 Recap
46 L January 28, 1999 2–4 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 15–25–6 Recap
47 W January 30, 1999 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 16–25–6 Recap
February: 3–8–3 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–5–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
48 L February 1, 1999 0–1 Ottawa Senators (1998–99) 16–26–6 Recap
49 L February 3, 1999 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 16–27–6 Recap
50 L February 4, 1999 4–8 @ New York Rangers (1998–99) 16–28–6 Recap
51 T February 7, 1999 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1998–99) 16–28–7 Recap
52 W February 9, 1999 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 17–28–7 Recap
53 L February 11, 1999 5–6 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99) 17–29–7 Recap
54 W February 13, 1999 3–1 Boston Bruins (1998–99) 18–29–7 Recap
55 L February 15, 1999 1–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 18–30–7 Recap
56 L February 17, 1999 0–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 18–31–7 Recap
57 L February 20, 1999 1–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 18–32–7 Recap
58 T February 23, 1999 4–4 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 18–32–8 Recap
59 T February 24, 1999 1–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 18–32–9 Recap
60 W February 26, 1999 1–0 Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99) 19–32–9 Recap
61 L February 28, 1999 0–2 Buffalo Sabres (1998–99) 19–33–9 Recap
March: 3–9–2 (home: 2–6–1; road: 1–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
62 L March 3, 1999 3–4 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 19–34–9 Recap
63 L March 5, 1999 1–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 19–35–9 Recap
64 T March 7, 1999 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 19–35–10 Recap
65 T March 10, 1999 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99) 19–35–11 Recap
66 W March 11, 1999 3–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 20–35–11 Recap
67 L March 13, 1999 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99) 20–36–11 Recap
68 L March 15, 1999 1–2 New Jersey Devils (1998–99) 20–37–11 Recap
69 L March 19, 1999 1–3 New York Islanders (1998–99) 20–38–11 Recap
70 L March 20, 1999 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 20–39–11 Recap
71 L March 24, 1999 2–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99) 20–40–11 Recap
72 L March 25, 1999 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1998–99) 20–41–11 Recap
73 W March 27, 1999 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (1998–99) 21–41–11 Recap
74 W March 29, 1999 1–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99) 22–41–11 Recap
75 L March 31, 1999 5–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99) 22–42–11 Recap
April: 1–5–1 (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 L April 2, 1999 0–7 San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 22–43–11 Recap
77 L April 3, 1999 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1998–99) 22–44–11 Recap
78 L April 5, 1999 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99) 22–45–11 Recap
79 L April 7, 1999 1–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99) 22–46–11 Recap
80 T April 10, 1999 1–1 OT Edmonton Oilers (1998–99) 22–46–12 Recap
81 W April 12, 1999 2–0 @ Calgary Flames (1998–99) 23–46–12 Recap
82 L April 14, 1999 4–5 Calgary Flames (1998–99) 23–47–12 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Markus Naslund RW 80 36 30 66 −13 74
11 Mark Messier C 59 13 35 48 −12 33
89 Alexander Mogilny RW 59 14 31 45 0 58
17 Bill Muckalt RW 73 16 20 36 −9 98
2 Mattias Ohlund D 74 9 26 35 −19 83
6 Adrian Aucoin D 82 23 11 34 −14 77
20 Dave Scatchard C 82 13 13 26 −12 140
4 Bryan McCabe D 69 7 14 21 −11 120
8 Donald Brashear LW 82 8 10 18 −25 209
9 Brad May LW 66 6 11 17 −14 102
44 Todd Bertuzzi C 32 8 8 16 −6 44
27 Harry York† C 49 7 9 16 −2 20
22 Peter Zezel‡ C 41 6 8 14 5 16
26 Trent Klatt† RW 73 4 10 14 −3 12
15 Dave Gagner† C 33 2 12 14 −9 24
3 Bret Hedican‡ D 42 2 11 13 7 34
55 Ed Jovanovski† D 31 2 9 11 −5 44
27 Brandon Convery‡ C 12 2 7 9 5 8
29[a] Peter Schaefer LW 25 4 4 8 −1 8
23 Murray Baron D 81 2 6 8 −23 115
21[b] Josh Holden C 30 2 4 6 −10 10
14 Darby Hendrickson† C 27 2 2 4 −15 22
18 Bert Robertsson D 39 2 2 4 −7 13
34 Jason Strudwick D 65 0 3 3 −19 114
36 Chris McAllister‡ D 28 1 1 2 −7 63
24 Matt Cooke LW 30 0 2 2 −12 27
5 Dana Murzyn D 12 0 2 2 1 21
25 Steve Staios RW 57 0 2 2 −12 54
3 Brent Sopel D 5 1 0 1 −1 4
7 Jamie Huscroft‡ D 26 0 1 1 −3 63
30 Garth Snow G 65 0 1 1 34
7 Robb Gordon C 4 0 0 0 0 2
31 Corey Hirsch G 20 0 0 0 0
28 Steve Washburn† C 8 0 0 0 0 2
35 Kevin Weekes† G 11 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Garth Snow 65 20 31 8 1715 171 2.99 .900 6 3501
31 Corey Hirsch 20 3 8 3 435 48 3.13 .890 1 919
35 Kevin Weekes† 11 0 8 1 257 34 3.83 .868 0 532

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Markus Naslund [6]
Mattias Ohlund[c]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Adrian Aucoin [8]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Markus Naslund [8]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Markus Naslund [8]
Fred J. Hume Award Adrian Aucoin [9]
Molson Cup Garth Snow [10]
Most Exciting Player Award Markus Naslund [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Bill Muckalt October 12, 1998 [11]
Matt Cooke October 14, 1998
Josh Holden November 1, 1998
Peter Schaefer November 7, 1998
Robb Gordon April 3, 1999
Brent Sopel April 5, 1999

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt 		To Philadelphia Flyers
6th round pick in 2000 (Jeff Dwyer)
January 18, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Ed Jovanovski
Dave Gagner
Mike Brown
rights to Kevin Weekes
1st round pick in 2000 (Nathan Smith) 		To Florida Panthers
Pavel Bure
Bret Hedican
the rights to Brad Ference
3rd round pick in 2000 (Robert Fried)
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
future considerations 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.[12]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Bryan Allen (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 31 Artem Chubarov (C)  Russia Vancouver Canucks Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 68 Jarkko Ruutu (W)  Finland Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders) HIFK (Finland)
3 81 Justin Morrison (RW)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia Flyers) Colorado College (WCHA)
4 90 Regan Darby (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 136 David Ytfeldt (D)  Sweden Vancouver Canucks Leksands IF (Sweden)
5 140 Rick Bertran (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 149 Paul Cabana (W)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
7 177 Vince Malts (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 204 Craig Mischler (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Boston Bruins) Northeastern University (Hockey East)
8 219 Curtis Valentine (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Bowling Green University (CCHA)
9 232 Jason Metcalfe (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Schaefer wore number 15 in his first eight games.
  2. ^ Holden wore number 14 in his first eleven games.
  3. ^ Ohlund was an injury replacement.[7]

References

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  • "1998-99 Vancouver Canucks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
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  2. ^ "1998-99 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com.
  3. ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  4. ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ^ "1998-99 Vancouver Canucks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "ALL-STAR ROSTERS". San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 249
  9. ^ a b Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250
  10. ^ 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide, p. 217
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  12. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.