A look back at the Canucks 2023 calendar year.
The 2023 calendar year was chaotic for the Vancouver Canucks. Over the last 12 months, they made a coaching change, traded away their captain, while also recording the best start to a season in franchise history. Here is a month-by-month breakdown of the newsworthy events as well as the statistical leaders from 2023.
Statistical Leaders:
Overall Record:
82 GP: 45-30-7, 97 Points
Goals:
- Brock Boeser- 36
- Elias Pettersson- 35
- J.T. Miller- 34
- Andrei Kuzmenko- 32
- Quinn Hughes- 16
Assists:
- Quinn Hughes- 75
- Elias Pettersson- 66
- J.T. Miller- 66
- Brock Boeser- 37
- Conor Garland- 30
Points:
- Elias Pettersson- 101
- J.T. Miller- 100
- Quinn Hughes- 91
- Brock Boeser- 73
- Andrei Kuzmenko- 61
Players Who Played All 82 Games
- Quinn Hughes
- Elias Pettersson
- Conor Garland
- Brock Boeser
Total Time On Ice
- Quinn Hughes- 2082:21
- Elias Pettersson- 1685:14
- J.T. Miller- 1642:41
- Tyler Myers- 1636:36
- Brock Boeser- 1493:52
Goaltender Records:
- Thatcher Demko- 28-11-3
- Collin Delia- 8-5-2
- Casey DeSmith- 6-3-2
- Artūrs Šilovs- 3-2-0
- Spencer Martin- 0-9-0
Newsworthy Events:
January
- Canucks fire Bruce Boudreau and Trent Cull
- Vancouver hires Rick Tocchet, Adam Foote and Sergei Gonchar.
- Canucks sign Andrei Kuzmenko to a two-year, $11 million contract extension.
- Vancouver trades Bo Horvat to the New York Islanders for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Räty and a first-round pick.
February
- Canucks trade Luke Schenn to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a third-round pick.
March
- Vancouver acquires Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick from the Detroit Red Wings for a first and second-round pick.
- Quinn Hughes sets the franchise record for points in a season by a defenceman. He surpassed his own record of 68 set in 2021-22 and would finish the 2022-23 season with 76 points.
April
- Canucks are officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 2022-23 season.
- Elias Pettersson records the first 100-point season in Vancouver since Daniel Sedin in 2010-11.
- Abbotsford Canucks record their first-ever playoff win.
May
- Abbotsford is eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs.
- Canucks sign Jonathan Lekkerimäki to an entry-level contract.
June
- Vancouver officially buys out Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
- Canucks select seven players in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, including Tom Willander at 11th overall.
July
- Vancouver signs Teddy Blueger and Carson Soucy on the opening day of free agency.
- Canucks hold development camp at UBC.
- Vancouver signs Nils Höglander to a two-year contract extension worth $2.2 million.
Vancouver Canucks 2023 Recap
August
- Canucks sign Puis Sutter to a two-year contract worth $3.2 million.
September
- Vancouver participates in the Young Stars tournament in Penticton.
- Canucks trade Tanner Pearson and a third-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for Casey DeSmith.
- Vancouver opens up training camp in Victoria.
October
- Canucks acquire Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a fifth-round pick.
- Vancouver opens their season at home with an 8-1 defeat of the Edmonton Oilers.
- Rick Tocchet records coaching win number 200 for his career.
- Canucks trade Jack Rathbone and Karel Plasek to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Mark Friedman and Ty Glover.
November
- Vancouver records their best start to a season in franchise history, going 9-2-1 through their first 12 games.
- Filip Hronek ties Dennis Kearns for the longest point streak by a defenceman in franchise history at 11 games.
- Quinn Hughes ties Dennis Kearns and Filip Hronek for the longest point streak by a defenceman in franchise history at 11 games.
- Canucks trade Anthony Beauvillier to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fifth-round pick.
- Vancouver acquires Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames for a third and fifth-round pick.
December
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Elias Pettersson and Tom Willander named to Team Sweden's 2024 World Junior team.
- Canucks honour Roberto Luongo, inducting him into the Ring of Honour.
- Vancouver records a nine-game point streak.
- Canucks remain perfect when leading after two periods, extending their streak to 20-0.
- Vancouver heads into the New Year at the top of the Pacific Division.
From everyone at The Hockey News, we hope you had a great 2023, and we look forward to bringing you the best coverage of the Vancouver Canucks in 2024!
