1973–74 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1973–74 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 4th in the NHL. Vancouver finished 7th in the East Division for the third consecutive season, failing to reach the playoffs. Before the season started Bud Poile, the Canucks first general manager, left the team to become an executive with the World Hockey Association. Hal Laycoe, the first coach of the Canucks, was named Poile's replacement.

1973–74 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th East
1973–74 record24–43–11
Home record14–18–7
Road record10–25–4
Goals for224
Goals against296
Team information
General ManagerHal Laycoe
CoachBill McCreary, Sr. (41 games)
Phil Maloney (37 games)
CaptainOrland Kurtenbach
Alternate captainsAndre Boudrias
Barry Wilkins
Bobby Schmautz
Jocelyn Guevremont
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,729
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Schmautz
Dennis Ververgaert (26)
AssistsAndre Boudrias (59)
PointsAndre Boudrias (75)
Penalty minutesBob Dailey (137)
WinsGary Smith (20)
Goals against averageGary Smith (3.44)

Regular season

Final standings
East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Boston Bruins7852179349221+128113
2Montreal Canadiens7845249293240+5399
3New York Rangers78402414300251+4994
4Toronto Maple Leafs78352716274230+4486
5Buffalo Sabres78323412242250−876
6Detroit Red Wings78293910255319−6468
7Vancouver Canucks78244311224296−7259
8New York Islanders78194118182247−6556

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 10, 19734–6@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)0–1–0
2LOctober 13, 19733–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)0–2–0
3WOctober 14, 19733–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19730–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)1–3–0
5WOctober 19, 19732–1Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)2–3–0
6WOctober 23, 19733–0Atlanta Flames (1973–74)3–3–0
7WOctober 26, 19738–3Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)4–3–0
8TOctober 30, 19733–3New York Rangers (1973–74)4–3–1
9LNovember 2, 19731–3St. Louis Blues (1973–74)4–4–1
10WNovember 6, 19733–2Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)5–4–1
11LNovember 9, 19730–4Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)5–5–1
12LNovember 11, 19732–4@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)5–6–1
13LNovember 13, 19731–6@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)5–7–1
14LNovember 14, 19733–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)5–8–1
15TNovember 16, 19733–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)5–8–2
16TNovember 17, 19732–2Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)5–8–3
17LNovember 21, 19734–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)5–9–3
18LNovember 23, 19731–4@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)5–10–3
19LNovember 25, 19730–5@ New York Rangers (1973–74)5–11–3
20TNovember 27, 19732–2@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)5–11–4
21LNovember 30, 19734–5Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)5–12–4
22LDecember 4, 19732–3Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)5–13–4
23LDecember 7, 19730–2Atlanta Flames (1973–74)5–14–4
24WDecember 8, 19733–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)6–14–4
25TDecember 11, 19732–2Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)6–14–5
26LDecember 15, 19732–7@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)6–15–5
27LDecember 16, 19735–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)6–16–5
28TDecember 18, 19732–2@ New York Islanders (1973–74)6–16–6
29LDecember 20, 19733–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)6–17–6
30WDecember 22, 19736–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)7–17–6
31LDecember 23, 19732–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)7–18–6
32WDecember 26, 19736–4California Golden Seals (1973–74)8–18–6
33LDecember 28, 19733–5Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)8–19–6
34LDecember 29, 19733–4New York Islanders (1973–74)8–20–6
35TJanuary 1, 19742–2Boston Bruins (1973–74)8–20–7
36LJanuary 3, 19742–3@ New York Islanders (1973–74)8–21–7
37LJanuary 5, 19743–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)8–22–7
38LJanuary 6, 19743–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)8–23–7
39LJanuary 8, 19741–3St. Louis Blues (1973–74)8–24–7
40WJanuary 11, 19743–2@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)9–24–7
41LJanuary 12, 19741–6New York Rangers (1973–74)9–25–7
42WJanuary 15, 19744–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)10–25–7
43LJanuary 18, 19742–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)10–26–7
44LJanuary 20, 19742–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)10–27–7
45LJanuary 22, 19742–3Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)10–28–7
46LJanuary 25, 19744–5Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)10–29–7
47WJanuary 27, 19743–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)11–29–7
48WJanuary 30, 19747–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)12–29–7
49TFebruary 2, 19742–2New York Islanders (1973–74)12–29–8
50LFebruary 6, 19742–4@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)12–30–8
51WFebruary 9, 19745–4Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)13–30–8
52WFebruary 10, 19745–2Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)14–30–8
53WFebruary 12, 19743–2@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)15–30–8
54TFebruary 13, 19743–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)15–30–9
55LFebruary 15, 19742–4Boston Bruins (1973–74)15–31–9
56LFebruary 16, 19744–9New York Rangers (1973–74)15–32–9
57WFebruary 19, 19744–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)16–32–9
58LFebruary 21, 19742–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)16–33–9
59WFebruary 23, 19744–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)17–33–9
60TFebruary 26, 19741–1@ New York Islanders (1973–74)17–33–10
61LFebruary 27, 19742–4@ New York Rangers (1973–74)17–34–10
62LMarch 2, 19741–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)17–35–10
63LMarch 3, 19743–5@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)17–36–10
64LMarch 8, 19742–4Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)17–37–10
65TMarch 9, 19744–4Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)17–37–11
66LMarch 12, 19741–2Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)17–38–11
67WMarch 15, 19743–0Atlanta Flames (1973–74)18–38–11
68LMarch 16, 19746–8Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74)18–39–11
69WMarch 20, 19747–5@ New York Rangers (1973–74)19–39–11
70LMarch 21, 19741–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)19–40–11
71LMarch 23, 19740–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)19–41–11
72WMarch 24, 19743–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)20–41–11
73LMarch 26, 19743–4Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)20–42–11
74WMarch 30, 19744–2New York Islanders (1973–74)21–42–11
75WMarch 31, 19747–0California Golden Seals (1973–74)22–42–11
76WApril 3, 19744–1@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)23–42–11
77WApril 5, 19745–2Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)24–42–11
78LApril 6, 19741–11@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)24–43–11

Playoffs

The Canucks did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 3 Dennis Ververgaert (RW)  Canada London Knights (OHA)
1 9 Bob Dailey (D)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
2 19 Paulin Bordeleau (C)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
3 35 Paul Sheard (LW)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
4 51 Keith Mackie  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 67 Paul O'Neil (C)  United States Boston University (NCAA)
6 83 Jim Cowell (F)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
7 99 Clay Hebenton (G)  Canada Portland (WCHL)
8 115 John Senkpiel  Canada Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9 131 Peter Folco (D)  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
10 146 Terry McDougall  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)

See also

References
  1. "1973–1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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