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1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season

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The 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 24th NHL season. Vancouver finished the season second in their division and qualified for the playoffs as the number seven seed. In the playoffs, the Canucks pulled several upsets and reached the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in franchise history. In the finals they fell behind the New York Rangers three games to one before making a comeback to force a game seven. Vancouver fell short in its bid to capture the franchise's first Stanley Cup losing game seven by a final of 3–2.

Division2nd Pacific
Conference7th Western
1993–94 record41–40–3
Home record20–19–3
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1993–94 Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference champions
Division2nd Pacific
Conference7th Western
1993–94 record41–40–3
Home record20–19–3
Road record21–21–0
Goals for279
Goals against276
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainTrevor Linden
Alternate captainsSergio Momesso
Dana Murzyn
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,226
Minor league affiliatesHamilton Canucks
Columbus Chill
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Bure (60)
AssistsJeff Brown (52)
PointsPavel Bure (107)
Penalty minutesGino Odjick (271)
Plus/minusRobert Dirk (+18)
WinsKirk McLean (23)
Goals against averageKirk McLean (2.99)
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During the regular season, Pavel Bure tied his own club record for goals in a season, originally set in the 1992–93 season. Bure's 60 goals led the NHL and as a result he was named a First Team NHL All-Star. Kirk McLean won a team leading 23 games during the regular season, only 8 more than the 15 he recorded in the post-season games. Jeff Brown officially led the team in assists, but did not join the team till after the trade deadline when he was acquired from St. Louis.

In the playoffs, both Bure and captain Trevor Linden were very productive. Bure led all forwards in playoff scoring finishing second overall to Brian Leetch. However, Bure led the league in playoff goals with Linden tied for second. McLean led the playoffs in minutes played, shots against and saves while he and the Rangers Mike Richter tied for the lead in playoff shutouts. McLean finished fourth in goals against average and save percentage.

Regular season

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564
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[1] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[3]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
1October 6Vancouver5–2Los Angeles–1–0–02W
2October 9Calgary5–1Vancouver–1–1–02L
3October 11Edmonton1–4Vancouver–2–1–04W
4October 16Vancouver3–2Edmonton–3–1–06W
5October 19Boston4–5Vancouver–4–1–08W
6October 21Vancouver6–3Calgary–5–1–010W
7October 23Vancouver6–4San Jose–6–1–012W
8October 24San Jose2–3VancouverOT7–1–014W
9October 27Washington3–2Vancouver–7–2–014L
10October 30Buffalo6–3Vancouver–7–3–014L
November: 7–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
11November 2Vancouver2–1NY Islanders–8–3–016W
12November 3Vancouver3–6NY Rangers–8–4–016L
13November 5Vancouver2–3Washington–8–5–016L
14November 7Vancouver5–2Philadelphia–9–5–018W
15November 10Los Angeles0–4Vancouver–10–5–020W
16November 13Vancouver4–3Calgary–10–6–020L
17November 14Anaheim2–3Vancouver–11–6–022W
18November 16St. Louis0–3Vancouver–12–6–024W
19November 19Anaheim6–3Vancouver–12–7–024L
20November 22Toronto5–2Vancouver–12–8–024L
21November 24Detroit5–4VancouverOT12–9–024L
22November 26Vancouver5–3Winnipeg–13–9–026W
23November 27Vancouver1–2Edmonton–13–10–026L
24November 29Chicago1–2VancouverOT14–10–028W
December: 5–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
25December 2Philadelphia6–3Vancouver–14–11–028L
26December 4Vancouver1–3Quebec–14–12–028L
27December 6Vancouver3–4MontrealOT14–13–028L
28December 8Vancouver4–1Hartford–15–13–030W
29December 9Vancouver3–2BostonOT16–13–032W
30December 14Vancouver4–8Calgary–16–14–032L
31December 15Vancouver2–7Edmonton–16–15–032L
32December 17Winnipeg1–6Vancouver–17–15–034W
33December 19Dallas3–1Vancouver–17–16–034L
34December 21Edmonton3–6Vancouver–18–16–036W
35December 23Calgary3–4Vancouver–19–16–038W
36December 28Vancouver5–6Los Angeles–19–17–038L
37December 31San Jose3–2Vancouver–19–18–038L
January: 6–5–2 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
38January 2Montreal3–2Vancouver–19–19–038L
39January 5Vancouver7–2Ottawa–20–19–040W
40January 8Vancouver5–3Toronto–20–20–040L
41January 9Vancouver5–3Buffalo–20–21–040L
42January 12Quebec3–4Vancouver–21–21–042W
43January 14Ottawa2–2VancouverOT21–21–143T
44January 16Vancouver4–3Anaheim–22–21–145W
45January 19Calgary4–3Vancouver–22–22–145L
46January 24Vancouver5–4EdmontonOT23–22–147W
47January 25St. Louis3–3VancouverOT23–22–248T
48January 27Dallas3–2VancouverOT23–23–248L
49January 29New Jersey3–6Vancouver–24–23–250W
50January 31Los Angeles1–3Vancouver–25–23–252W
February: 5–5–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
51February 2Chicago4–6Vancouver–26–23–254W
52February 4Vancouver0–3Anaheim–26–24–254L
53February 6Hartford4–2Vancouver–26–25–254L
54February 8Vancouver6–3Detroit–27–25–256W
55February 10Vancouver3–7New Jersey–27–26–256L
56February 12Vancouver3–2Tampa Bay–28–26–258W
57February 13Vancouver1–2Florida–28–27–258L
58February 15Vancouver2–3St. Louis–28–28–258L
59February 17Vancouver4–2Chicago–29–28–260W
60February 22Calgary4–4VancouverOT29–28–361T
61February 26Tampa Bay1–3Vancouver–30–28–363W
March: 8–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 5–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
62March 1Edmonton7–4Vancouver–30–29–363L
63March 3Vancouver4–0St. Louis–31–29–365W
64March 4Vancouver4–1Dallas–32–29–367W
65March 7Florida2–1Vancouver–32–30–367L
66March 9NY Islanders4–5Vancouver–33–30–369W
67March 11Vancouver4–5Winnipeg–34–30–371W
68March 13Vancouver2–5Chicago–34–31–371L
69March 15Vancouver2–5Detroit–34–32–371L
70March 16Vancouver2–5Toronto–35–32–373W
71March 19Vancouver4–5Pittsburgh–35–33–373L
72March 20Vancouver1–2DallasOT35–34–373L
73March 23Vancouver6–3Los Angeles–36–34–375W
74March 25NY Rangers5–2Vancouver–36–35–375L
75March 27Los Angeles3–4Vancouver–37–35–377W
76March 28Toronto2–3VancouverOT38–35–379W
77March 30Pittsburgh3–1Vancouver–38–36–379L
April: 3–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPointsRecap
78April 1Winnipeg1–5Vancouver–39–36–381W
79April 2Vancouver4–7San Jose–39–37–381L
80April 5Detroit8–3Vancouver–39–38–381L
81April 7San Jose2–3Vancouver–40–38–383W
82April 9Anaheim3–1Vancouver–40–39–383L
83April 10Vancouver1–3San Jose–40–40–383L
84April 13Vancouver2–1Anaheim–41–40–385W

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

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Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Calgary Flames – Canucks win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 18Vancouver5 – 0CalgaryMcLean17,7641 – 0W
2April 20Vancouver5 – 7CalgaryMcLean18,3181 – 1L
3April 22Calgary4 – 2VancouverMcLean16,1501 – 2L
4April 24Calgary3 – 2VancouverMcLean16,1501 – 3L
5April 26Vancouver2 – 1CalgaryOTMcLean19,0592 – 3W
6April 28Calgary2 – 3VancouverOTMcLean16,1503 – 3W
7April 30Vancouver4 – 3Calgary2OTMcLean20,2304 – 3W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Dallas Stars – Canucks win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2Vancouver6 – 4DallasMcLean16,9141 – 0W
2May 4Vancouver3 – 0DallasMcLean16,9142 – 0W
3May 6Dallas4 – 3VancouverMcLean16,1502 – 1L
4May 8Dallas1 – 2VancouverOTMcLean16,1503 – 1W
5May 10Dallas2 – 4VancouverMcLean16,1504 – 1W
Western Conference Finals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Canucks win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 16Vancouver2 – 3TorontoOTMcLean15,7280 – 1L
2May 18Vancouver4 – 3TorontoMcLean15,7281 – 1W
3May 20Toronto0 – 4VancouverMcLean16,1502 – 1W
4May 22Toronto0 – 2VancouverMcLean16,1503 – 1W
5May 24Toronto3 – 4Vancouver2OTMcLean16,1504 – 1W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E1) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 31Vancouver3 – 2New YorkOTMcLean18,2001 – 0W
2June 2Vancouver1 – 3New YorkMcLean18,2001 – 1L
3June 4New York5 – 1VancouverMcLean16,1501 – 2L
4June 7New York4 – 2VancouverMcLean16,1501 – 3L
5June 9Vancouver6 – 3New YorkMcLean18,2002 – 3W
6June 11New York1 – 4VancouverMcLean16,1503 – 3W
7June 14Vancouver2 – 3New YorkMcLean18,2003 – 4L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10Pavel BureRW76604710718624161531840
14Geoff CourtnallLW822644701512324910191051
7Cliff RonningC762543687422451015−216
16Trevor LindenRW8432296167324121325318
32Murray CravenC781540555302249131018
21Jyrki LummeD831342553502421113816
24Jiri SlegrD7853338086——————
8Greg AdamsLW68132437−12023681412
44Dave BabychD734283205224358412
29Gino OdjickLW761613291327110000018
27Sergio MomessoLW68141327−214924347756
5Dana MurzynD806142041097000−44
17Jimmy Carson†C3471017−1322201110
23Martin Gelinas†RW338816−62624549−114
20Jose CharbonneauRW307714−349310114
4Gerald DiduckD551101127224178122
6Adrien PlavsicD471910−56——————
15John McIntyreC62369−93824011−316
17Dixon Ward‡LW33617−1437——————
19Tim HunterRW56347−717124000−326
36Dane JacksonRW1251639——————
25Dan KesaRW19246−318——————
22Jeff Brown†D11156210246915737
22Robert Dirk‡D6523518105——————
2Evgeny NamestnikovD17055−210——————
23[a]Neil EisenhutC13134021——————
1Kirk McLeanG520442240110
18[b]Shawn AntoskiLW55123−1119016011−336
25Nathan LaFayette†C111122420279134
25Stephane MorinLW511206——————
3Bret Hedican†D801110241671316
28Brian Glynn†D16000−41217033510
33Michael PecaC4000−12——————
35Kay WhitmoreG320006——————
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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
1Kirk McLean522326314301562.99.8913312824159820592.29.92841544
35Kay Whitmore3218408481133.53.86701921—————————
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Awards and records

  • Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
  • Pavel Bure, NHL Leader, Goals (60)
  • Pavel Bure, Club Record, Goals in a Season (60)
  • Pavel Bure, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Vancouver Canucks)
  • Pavel Bure, Cyclone Taylor Award (MVP of the Canucks)

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 1993 To Vancouver Canucks
John Vanbiesbrouck		 To New York Rangers
Doug Lidster
January 8, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
Jimmy Carson		 To Los Angeles Kings
Dixon Ward
Conditional draft pick in 1995.
March 14, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
Craig Janney
2nd round draft pick in 1994 (Dave Scatchard)		 To St. Louis Blues
compensation for the signing of free agent Petr Nedved
March 21, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
Jeff Brown
Bret Hedican
Nathan LaFayette		 To St. Louis Blues
Craig Janney
March 21, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
4th round pick in 1994 (Mike Dubinsky)		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Robert Dirk

Expansion draft

Vancouver's losses at the 1993 NHL expansion draft in Quebec City, Quebec.

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Round # Player Nationality Drafted by Drafted from
1 1 John Vanbiesbrouck (G)  United States Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks
1 37 Anatoli Semenov (C)  Russia Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Vancouver Canucks
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Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft in Quebec City, Quebec.[4]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Mike Wilson (D)  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 46 Rick Girard (C)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4 98 Dieter Kochan (G)  United States Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
5 124 Scott Walker (D)  Canada Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
6 150 Troy Creurer (D)  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
7 176 Yevgeni Babariko (C)  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Vysshaya Liga)
8 202 Sean Tallaire (RW)  Canada Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
10 254 Bert Robertsson (D)  Sweden Södertälje SK (Allsvenskan)
11 280 Sergei Tkachenko (G)  Ukraine Hamilton Canucks (AHL)
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Farm teams

Hamilton Canucks

The AHL affiliate based in Hamilton, Ontario and whose home arena was Copps Coliseum. This was the team's second and final season as an affiliate of the Canucks. In the 1993–94 AHL season, Hamilton finished in second place in the South Division, but was eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs by the Cornwall Aces in four straight games. After the season, the franchise was relocated as the Syracuse Crunch, which kept its affiliation with Vancouver.

Columbus Chill

The ECHL affiliate based in Columbus, Ohio, and whose home arena was the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Eisenhut wore number 34 in his first game.
  2. [b]
    Antoski wore number 31 in his first game.

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