The 2024-25 season did not go as planned for the Vancouver Canucks. After winning the Pacific Division in 2023-24, Vancouver missed the post-season, finishing the campaign with 90 points. Overall, there were many reasons why the Canucks missed the playoffs, with one of the major issues being the poor record at Rogers Arena.
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Vancouver's home record was one of the more bizarre storylines this season. After recording 59 points in 2023-24, the Canucks saw a dip of 17 points finished 2024-25 with 42. In the end, Vancouver ranked 27th at home, posting just 17 wins in front of their fans.
Overall, the Canucks really struggled to score at Rogers Arena. Their 2.73 goals per game ranked 30th, while they finished last in shots per game at 24.8. Vancouver was also shut out four times at Rogers Arena this season, which is double that of the previous season.
Diving a bit more into the goal-scoring issues, the Canucks scored one or fewer times in 17 of their 41 games. This meant fans only heard "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds a maximum of one time in 41.6% of the games played at Rogers Arena. While low-scoring games are going to happen, Vancouver's offence completely drying up at home was a major issue this season.
Another intriguing stat is time leading/trailing at home this season. The Canucks spent 842:31 leading (20th most), while spent 824:18 trailing (9th most). In the end, Vancouver's leading and trailing times should not be this close, as it means fans spent almost the same amount of time hoping the team hangs on, compared to anxiously hoping the home team would score.
It is clear that the Canucks play at home was bothering Rick Tocchet. The biggest indicator came on November 14 when Vancouver fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders. Instead of taking questions, Tocchet started his post-game press conference with an apology for the way his team had been playing at Rogers Arena.
"I've got to apologize to the fans," said Tocchet. "We are not playing good enough at home, it's on me." Tocchet later said, "It's a frustrating situation because the fans are, what is it, two, three, four, five hundred bucks a ticket, and we are throwing some duds, so I apologize to the fans again."
Reagrdless of whether the Canucks make the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs or not, they can't have a similar showing at home next year. With season ticket prices skyrocketing, Vancouver needs to find a way to put together stronger performances at Rogers Arena and actually give the fans something to cheer about. If the Canucks struggled at home during the start of the 2025-26 season, it could cost the franchise financially in the future.
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