2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

| League=NHL

| Season=2008–09

| year=2008

| Team=Vancouver Canucks

| Conference=Western

| ConferenceRank=3rd

| Division=Northwest

| DivisionRank=1st

| Record=45–27–10

| HomeRecord=24–12–5

| RoadRecord=21–15–5

| GoalsFor=246

| GoalsAgainst=220

| GeneralManager=Mike Gillis

| Coach=Alain Vigneault

| Captain=Roberto Luongo

| AltCaptain=Ryan Kesler
Willie Mitchell
Mattias Ohlund

| Arena=General Motors Place

| Attendance=18,630 (101.1%){{cite web|title=NHL Attendance Report - 2008-09|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/?year=2009|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 20, 2015}}

| MinorLeague=Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)

| GoalsLeader=Daniel Sedin (31)

| AssistsLeader=Henrik Sedin (60)

| PointsLeader=Daniel Sedin (82)
Henrik Sedin (82)

| PIMLeader=Shane O'Brien (196)

| PlusMinusLeader =Willie Mitchell (+29)

| WinsLeader=Roberto Luongo (33)

| GAALeader=Roberto Luongo (2.34)

| DivisionWin=Yes

}}

The 2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season was the 39th season in the National Hockey League.

Season events

=Off-season=

Image:Luc Bourdon memorial.jpg memorial outside General Motors Place.]]

On June 17, 2008, the Canucks named Ryan Walter as an assistant coach. He joined head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Rick Bowness on the Canucks' coaching staff.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20080619193152/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Vancouver/2008/06/17/5903591-cp.html CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Vancouver - Canucks hire Walter as assistant]}} Walter, 50, played in 1,003 NHL games over 15 seasons with Washington, Montreal, and Vancouver, scoring 264 goals and 382 assists. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986. A native of New Westminster, British Columbia, Walter was the second overall pick by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

The Canucks lost two key veterans to free agency. Markus Naslund, the Canucks' captain for the previous seven seasons, signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the New York Rangers, while Pitt Meadows native Brendan Morrison signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Canucks also lost a promising young defenceman in Luc Bourdon, who died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick. The Canucks honoured Bourdon with a tribute in the season opener, October 9, against the Calgary Flames.

Among the Canucks' roster additions was Steve Bernier, who was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres for a second- and third-round draft pick, and Pavol Demitra, who signed a two-year, $8 million contract.

The Canucks announced on September 4, 2008, that they would honour Trevor Linden in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008 before a game against the Edmonton Oilers. His jersey number, 16, was retired by the team, joining former captain Stan Smyl as the second Canuck to have his number retired.

=Pre-season=

The Canucks' 2008 pre-season began on September 12 with the opening of their annual prospects training camp. The camp consisted of 22 players and was held in Vancouver, British Columbia at both General Motors Place and the University of British Columbia campus, as well as in Camrose, Alberta.{{Cite news|title=Vancouver Canucks prospects camp opens Friday, September 12|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=381443&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=Vancouver Canucks|date=2008-09-08|access-date=2008-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920085339/http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=381443&page=NewsPage&service=page|archive-date=2008-09-20|url-status=dead}} The prospect camp was then followed by the main training camp, held over two days beginning September 20 in Whistler, British Columbia.{{Cite news|last=Pap|first=Elliott|title=Bernier not playing with twins as camp opens in Whistler|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=aa3333f2-1665-4dee-b8a2-beb7954a6b5b|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=2008-09-20|access-date=2008-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921155624/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=aa3333f2-1665-4dee-b8a2-beb7954a6b5b|archive-date=2008-09-21|url-status=dead}}

On September 30, 2008, the Canucks named Roberto Luongo as the twelfth captain in team history, with Luongo becoming only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named team captain. NHL rules prevent goaltenders from physically wearing the captain's letter "C", however, they do not prevent goaltenders from being named captain. The Canucks also named Willie Mitchell, Mattias Ohlund, and Ryan Kesler as alternate captains. Mitchell assumed the duties of dealing with officials during games, while Ohlund took faceoffs and performed other ceremonial duties.{{Cite news|title=Canucks name goaltender Luongo as team captain|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=251272&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main|publisher=TSN|date=2008-09-30|access-date=2008-10-01}}

colspan=11 style="background:#003e7e; color:#c9c0bb;" \| 2008 Pre-season Game Log: 6–0–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–0–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	September 22	Vancouver	4–3	Edmonton	SO	Schneider	16,839	1–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010010]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 2	September 23	Edmonton	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010014]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 3	September 27	Vancouver	3–2	San Jose		Luongo	16,721	3–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010052]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 4	September 28	Vancouver	5–4	Anaheim	SO	Sanford	16,481	4–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010060]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 5	October 1	Calgary	1–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	5–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010072]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 6	October 2	San Jose	2–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	6–0–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010082]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 7	October 5	Anaheim	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,630	6–0–1	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008010097]

Standings

=Divisional standings=

=Conference standings=

Schedule and results

=Regular season=

colspan=11 style="background:#003e7e; color:#c9c0bb;" \| 2008–09 Game log
class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan=11 \| {\| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| October: 6–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 4–4–0)
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	October 9	Calgary	0–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0–0	2	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020007]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 2	October 11	Vancouver	5–4	Calgary	OT	Luongo	19,289	2–0–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020026]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 3	October 13	Vancouver	1–5	Washington		Luongo	16,847	2–1–0	4	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020036]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 4	October 16	Vancouver	4–3	Detroit	OT	Luongo	19,011	3–1–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020053]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 5	October 17	Vancouver	2–5	Buffalo		Sanford	18,449	3–2–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020059]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 6	October 19	Vancouver	2–4	Chicago		Luongo	21,193	3–3–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020076]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 7	October 21	Vancouver	2–4	Columbus		Luongo	12,057	3–4–0	6	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020084]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 8	October 25	Edmonton	3–6	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–4–0	8	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020118]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 9	October 28	Boston	1–0	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–5–0	8	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020131]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 10	October 30	Vancouver	4–0	Los Angeles		Luongo	13,652	5–5–0	10	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020146]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 11	October 31	Vancouver	7–6	Anaheim	SO	Luongo	16,704	6–5–0	12	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020149]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| November: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 3–1–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 12	November 2	Detroit	3–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	6–6–0	12	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020167]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 13	November 4	Nashville	0–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	7–6–0	14	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020175]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 14	November 6	Phoenix	0–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	8–6–0	16	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020189]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 15	November 8	Minnesota	0–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	9–6–0	18	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020205]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 16	November 12	Colorado	2–1	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	9–6–1	19	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020227]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 17	November 15	Toronto	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	10–6–1	21	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020246]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 18	November 17	Vancouver	1–2	NY Islanders	SO	Luongo	11,299	10–6–2	22	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020257]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 19	November 19	Vancouver	6–3	NY Rangers		Luongo	18,200	11–6–2	24	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020269]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 20	November 20	Vancouver	3–2	Minnesota		Sanford	18,568	12–6–2	26	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020274]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 21	November 22	Vancouver	3–1	Pittsburgh		Sanford	17,040	13–6–2	28	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020285]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 22	November 24	Detroit	2–3	Vancouver	OT	Sanford	18,630	14–6–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020304]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 23	November 27	Calgary	4–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	14–7–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020322]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 24	November 29	Vancouver	1–3	Calgary		Schneider	19,289	14–8–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020345]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| December: 6–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 25	December 1	Vancouver	2–3	Columbus		Schneider	13,299	14–9–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020351]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 26	December 4	Vancouver	5–6	Detroit		Sanford	19,116	14–10–2	30	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020372]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 27	December 5	Vancouver	2–1	Minnesota		Schneider	18,568	15–10–2	32	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020376]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 28	December 7	Vancouver	4–5	Colorado	SO	Schneider	13,411	15–10–3	33	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020395]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 29	December 9	Vancouver	3–1	Nashville		Sanford	12,441	16–10–3	35	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020404]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 30	December 13	Vancouver	0–3	Edmonton		Sanford	16,839	16–11–3	35	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020439]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 31	December 14	Florida	3–5	Vancouver		Schneider	18,630	17–11–3	37	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020443]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 32	December 17	Edmonton	2–4	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	18–11–3	39	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020458]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 33	December 20	Chicago	3–1	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	18–12–3	39	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020484]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 34	December 22	Anaheim	3–4	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	19–12–3	41	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020493]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 35	December 23	Vancouver	0–5	San Jose		Schneider	17,496	19–13–3	41	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020506]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 36	December 26	Edmonton	3–2	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	19–14–3	41	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020514]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 37	December 28	Ottawa	0–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	20–14–3	43	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020532]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 38	December 30	Philadelphia	3–2	Vancouver		Schneider	18,630	20–15–3	43	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020546]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| January: 2–5–5 (Home: 0–5–3; Road: 2–0–2)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 39	January 1	Vancouver	2–1	Nashville		LaBarbera	16,502	21–15–3	45	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020558]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 40	January 2	Vancouver	3–4	Atlanta	SO	LaBarbera	14,902	21–15–4	46	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020561]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 41	January 4	Dallas	3–2	Vancouver	SO	LaBarbera	18,630	21–15–5	47	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020582]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 42	January 7	Vancouver	4–2	Edmonton		LaBarbera	16,839	22–15–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020597]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 43	January 9	St. Louis	6–4	Vancouver		LaBarbera	18,630	22–16–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020612]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 44	January 10	San Jose	4–2	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	22–17–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020624]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 45	January 13	New Jersey	5–3	Vancouver		Sanford	18,630	22–18–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020640]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 46	January 15	Phoenix	4–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	22–19–5	49	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020653]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 47	January 18	Columbus	6–5	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	22–19–6	50	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020676]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 48	January 20	Vancouver	1–2	San Jose	OT	Luongo	17,496	22–19–7	51	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020691]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 49	January 28	Nashville	5–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	22–20–7	51	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020715]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 50	January 31	Minnesota	4–3	Vancouver	OT	Luongo	18,630	22–20–8	52	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020740]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| February: 9–2–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 5–2–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 51	February 3	Carolina	3–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	23–20–8	54	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020758]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 52	February 7	Chicago	3–7	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	24–20–8	56	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020788]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 53	February 10	Vancouver	6–4	St. Louis		Luongo	16,431	25–20–8	58	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020801]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 54	February 12	Vancouver	4–3	Phoenix		Luongo	14,872	26–20–8	60	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020816]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 55	February 13	Vancouver	1–2	Dallas		LaBarbera	18,532	26–21–8	60	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020823]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 56	February 15	Montreal	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	27–21–8	62	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020840]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 57	February 17	Vancouver	4–3	Calgary	SO	Luongo	19,289	28–21–8	64	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020852]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 58	February 19	Vancouver	5–2	Ottawa		Luongo	19,716	29–21–8	66	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020863]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 59	February 21	Vancouver	3–2	Toronto	SO	Luongo	19,504	30–21–8	68	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020880]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 60	February 24	Vancouver	0–3	Montreal		Luongo	21,273	30–22–8	68	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020897]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 61	February 27	Tampa Bay	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	31–22–8	70	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020922]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| March: 11–3–1 (Home: 7–0–0; Road: 4–3–1)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 62	March 1	Columbus	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	32–22–8	72	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020939]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 63	March 3	Minnesota	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	33–22–8	74	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020951]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 64	March 7	San Jose	1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	34–22–8	76	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020978]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 65	March 9	Vancouver	2–3	Los Angeles		Luongo	16,995	34–23–8	76	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020988]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| 66	March 11	Vancouver	3–4	Anaheim	OT	Luongo	16,967	34–23–9	77	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021002]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 67	March 13	Los Angeles	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	35–23–9	79	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021017]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 68	March 15	Colorado	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	36–23–9	81	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021037]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 69	March 17	Dallas	2–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	37–23–9	83	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021049]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 70	March 19	St. Louis	0–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	38–23–9	85	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021060]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 71	March 21	Vancouver	1–5	Phoenix		Luongo	17,125	38–24–9	85	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021077]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 72	March 24	Vancouver	5–2	Dallas		Luongo	17,276	39–24–9	87	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021094]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 73	March 26	Vancouver	2–4	St. Louis		Luongo	19,250	39–25–9	87	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021107]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 74	March 27	Vancouver	4–1	Colorado		LaBarbera	16,177	40–25–9	89	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021114]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 75	March 29	Vancouver	4–0	Chicago		Luongo	21,673	41–25–9	91	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021131]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 76	March 31	Vancouver	2–1	Minnesota	OT	Luongo	18,568	42–25–9	93	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021141]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=11 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–1–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="white" \| 77	April 2	Anaheim	6–5	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	42–25–10	94	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021156]
align="center bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 78	April 4	Vancouver	3–5	Edmonton		Luongo	16,839	42–26–10	94	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021172]
align="center bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 79	April 5	Colorado	4–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	42–27–10	94	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021180]
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 80	April 7	Calgary	1–4	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	43–27–10	96	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021194]
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 81	April 9	Los Angeles	0–1	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	44–27–10	98	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021208]
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 82	April 11	Vancouver	1–0	Colorado	OT	Luongo	13,397	45–27–10	100	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021217]

| colspan=11 align="center"|

Legend:

{{legend2|#ffffff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

=Playoffs=

colspan=11 style="background:#003e7e; color:#c9c0bb;" \| 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs
class="toccolours" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan=11 \| {\| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
colspan=10 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| Western Conference quarter-final vs. (6) St. Louis Blues: Vancouver won series 4–0
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Series !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	April 15	St. Louis	1–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030171]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 2	April 17	St. Louis	0–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030172]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 3	April 19	Vancouver	3–2	St. Louis		Luongo	19,500	3–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030173]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 4	April 21	Vancouver	3–2	St. Louis	OT	Luongo	19,250	4–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030174]

| colspan=11 |

colspan=10 style="background:#006633; color:#c9c0bb;" \| Western Conference semi-final vs. (4) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=100%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Series !! Recap
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	April 30	Chicago	3–5	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–0	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030241]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 2	May 2	Chicago	6–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	1–1	[http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030242]
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 3	May 5	Vancouver	3–1	Chicago		Luongo	22,659	2–1	[http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030243]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 4	May 7	Vancouver	1–2	Chicago	OT	Luongo	22,682	2–2	[http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030244]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 5	May 9	Chicago	4–2	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	2–3	[http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030245]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 6	May 11	Vancouver	5–7	Chicago		Luongo	22,687	2–4	[http://www2.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030246]

Legend:

Player statistics

=Skaters=

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" ! style="border: 0;" \| Regular season
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align=center ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="40%" \| Player ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| GP ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| G ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| A ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| Pts ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| +/- ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| PIM
align=center
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Daniel\|Sedin}}	82	31	51	82	+24	36
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Henrik\|Sedin}}	82	22	60	82	+22	48
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ryan\|Kesler}}	82	26	33	59	+8	61
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Pavol\|Demitra}}	69	20	33	53	+6	20
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Alex\|Burrows}}	82	28	23	51	+23	150
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Kevin\|Bieksa}}	72	11	32	43	-4	97
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Alexander\|Edler}}	80	10	27	37	+11	54
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Steve\|Bernier}}	81	15	17	32	+4	27
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mats\|Sundin}}	41	9	19	28	-5	28
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Kyle\|Wellwood}}	74	18	9	27	+2	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mattias\|Ohlund\|Mattias Öhlund}}	82	6	19	25	+14	105
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Sami\|Salo}}	60	5	20	25	+5	26
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mason\|Raymond}}	72	11	12	23	+2	24
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Willie\|Mitchell\|Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)}}	82	3	20	23	+29	59
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Jannik\|Hansen}}	55	6	15	21	+5	37
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Pyatt}}	69	10	9	19	0	43
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Shane\|O'Brien\|Shane O'Brien (ice hockey)}}^†	76	0	10	10	+6	196
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ryan\|Johnson\|Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 1976)}}	62	2	7	9	+1	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Darcy\|Hordichuk}}	73	4	1	5	+1	109
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Jason\|Jaffray}}	14	2	2	4	-2	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Rick\|Rypien}}	12	3	0	3	-3	19
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Rob\|Davison}}	23	0	2	2	-4	51
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Jason\|Krog}}	4	1	0	1	0	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ossi\|Vaananen\|Ossi Väänänen}}^†	3	0	1	1	+1	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Alexandre\|Bolduc}}	7	0	1	1	+1	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Lawrence\|Nycholat}}^‡	14	0	1	1	+3	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mike\|Brown\|Mike Brown (ice hockey, born 1985)}}^‡	20	0	1	1	-5	85
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Michel\|Ouellet}}	3	0	0	0	+1	0

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" ! style="border: 0;" \| Playoffs
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align=center ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="40%" \| Player ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| GP ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| G ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| A ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| Pts ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| +/- ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="10%" \| PIM
align=center
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Henrik\|Sedin}}	10	4	6	10	+2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Daniel\|Sedin}}	10	4	6	10	+4	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mats\|Sundin}}	8	3	5	8	-1	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Alexander\|Edler}}	10	1	7	8	-2	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Sami\|Salo}}	7	3	4	7	0	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Kyle\|Wellwood}}	10	1	5	6	-1	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Kevin\|Bieksa}}	10	0	5	5	+3	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Alex\|Burrows}}	10	3	1	4	+3	20
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Steve\|Bernier}}	10	2	2	4	-1	7
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ryan\|Kesler}}	10	2	2	4	-2	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mason\|Raymond}}	10	2	1	3	-2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Pavol\|Demitra}}	6	1	2	3	-2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Mattias\|Ohlund\|Mattias Öhlund}}	10	1	2	3	+5	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ryan\|Johnson\|Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 1976)}}	10	1	1	2	0	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Shane\|O'Brien\|Shane O'Brien (ice hockey)}}	10	1	1	2	-3	24
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Willie\|Mitchell\|Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)}}	10	0	2	2	-2	22
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Rick\|Rypien}}	10	0	2	2	-1	40
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Darcy\|Hordichuk}}	10	1	0	1	+1	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Jannik\|Hansen}}	2	0	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Ossi\|Vaananen\|Ossi Väänänen}}	3	0	0	0	0	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Pyatt}}	4	0	0	0	-3	2

=Goaltenders=

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%" ! style="border: 0;" \| Regular season
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Player ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GP ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Min ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| W ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| L ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| OT ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GAA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SV ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Sv% ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SO
align=center
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| {{sortname\|Roberto\|Luongo}}	54	3181	33	13	7	124	2.34	1542	1418	.920	9
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| {{sortname\|Curtis\|Sanford}}	19	973	7	8	0	42	2.59	448	406	.906	1
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| {{sortname\|Jason\|LaBarbera}}^†	9	451	3	2	2	20	2.66	235	215	.915	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| {{sortname\|Cory\|Schneider}}	8	355	2	4	1	20	3.38	162	142	.877	0

class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" width="75%" ! style="border: 0;" \| Playoffs
style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Player ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GP ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Min ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| W ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| L ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| GAA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SA ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SV ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| Sv% ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" \| SO
align=center
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| {{sortname\|Roberto\|Luongo}}	10	618	6	4	26	2.52	304	278	.914	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
^‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records

=Awards=

Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending October 12, 2008.{{Cite news|author=Sports Network|title=Sedin, Booth, Brodeur selected as NHL's Three Stars|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252541|publisher=TSN|date=2008-10-13|access-date=2009-01-21}}
Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending November 9, 2008.{{Cite news|last=Ziemer|first=Brad|title=Luongo sets 'good example' with NHL star of the week honours|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/canucks/story.html?id=08a797a4-4d61-4b75-85d1-02efad9f6c19|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=2008-11-10|access-date=2009-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106022210/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/canucks/story.html?id=08a797a4-4d61-4b75-85d1-02efad9f6c19|archive-date=2012-11-06|url-status=dead}}
Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending November 23, 2008.{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Savard, Henrik Sedin, Khabibulin are Three Stars|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/hockey/nhl/11/24/stars.of.week/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622114402/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/hockey/nhl/11/24/stars.of.week/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 22, 2011|work=Sports Illustrated|date=2008-11-24|access-date=2009-01-21}}
Roberto Luongo was named to the Western Conference roster for the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Montreal.{{cite news|title=Luongo only Canuck all-star|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Luongo+only+Canuck+star/1151526/story.html|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|date=2009-01-07|access-date=2009-01-21}}
Daniel Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the week for the week ending March 29, 2009.{{Cite news|author=NHL|title=Chris Mason, Daniel Sedin and Cam Ward named NHL's stars of the week|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=415945#&navid=nhl-search|publisher=NHL|date=2009-03-30|access-date=2009-03-31}}
Henrik Sedin was named the NHL's second star of the month for March.{{Cite news|author=NHL|title=Ward, Sedin and Nash named 'Three Stars' for March |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=416194|publisher=NHL|date=2009-04-01|access-date=2009-04-01}}
Roberto Luongo was named the NHL's first star of the week for the week ending April 12, 2009.{{Cite news|author=NHL|title=Canucks' Luongo NHL's first star of the week|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canucks-luongo-nhl-s-first-star-of-the-week-1.845632|publisher=CBC Sports|date=2009-04-13|access-date=2009-04-14}}

=Records=

Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes with 242:36 on November 12, 2008 versus the Colorado Avalanche.{{Cite news|agency=The Canadian Press|title=Luongo's shutout streak snapped as Avs edge Canucks|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=255713|publisher=TSN|date=2008-11-13|access-date=2008-11-14}}
The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home losses with 7 on January 18, 2009 versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.{{Cite news|agency=The Canadian Press|title=Blue Jackets shootout victory adds to Canucks home woes|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=263848|publisher=TSN|date=2009-01-19|access-date=2009-01-20}}
Mattias Ohlund set a franchise record for the most points scored by a defenceman with 322 points on March 15, 2009 versus the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Ohlund+real+stats/1392989/story.html |title=Ohlund is a 'real stats boy' |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |date=2009-03-15 |access-date=2009-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318144706/http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/Ohlund%2Breal%2Bstats/1392989/story.html |archive-date=2009-03-18 }}
The Canucks set a franchise record for consecutive home wins with 11 on March 19, 2009 versus the St. Louis Blues.
Roberto Luongo set a franchise record for most shutouts in a season with 8 on April 9, 2009 versus the Los Angeles Kings, and ended the season with one more, for a total of 9 shutouts and tying Kirk McLean for the all-time franchise lead in shutouts.

=Milestones=

class="wikitable" width="52%" \| colspan="10" align="center" \| Regular Season
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Player	Milestone	Reached
Pavol Demitra	700th point	October 11, 2008
Alexander Edler	100th game	October 13, 2008
Jannik Hansen	1st goal	October 16, 2008
Roberto Luongo	200th win	October 16, 2008
Alain Vigneault	200th win	October 16, 2008
Jason Krog	200th game	October 25, 2008
Roberto Luongo	500th game	October 31, 2008
Mattias Ohlund	700th game	November 2, 2008
Henrik Sedin	300th assist	November 4, 2008
Kyle Wellwood	200th game	November 12, 2008
Rob Davison	200th game	November 20, 2008
Daniel Sedin	400th point	November 24, 2008
Alexandre Bolduc	1st game	November 27, 2008
Henrik Sedin	400th point	November 27, 2008
Steve Bernier	200th game	November 29, 2008
Cory Schneider	1st game	November 29, 2008
Steve Bernier	100th point	December 4, 2008
Cory Schneider	1st win	December 5, 2008
Curtis Sanford	100th game	December 17, 2008
Ryan Kesler	100th point	December 22, 2008
Henrik Sedin	600th game	December 26, 2008
Jason LaBarbera	100th game	January 2, 2009
Daniel Sedin	600th game	January 2, 2009
Alexandre Bolduc	1st point 1st assist	January 4, 2009
Shane O'Brien	200th game	January 7, 2009
Willie Mitchell	500th game	January 10, 2009
Taylor Pyatt	500th game	January 13, 2009
Willie Mitchell	100th point	January 18, 2009
Henrik Sedin	100th goal	March 13, 2009
Alain Vigneault	500th game	March 19, 2009
Pavol Demitra	300th goal	March 31, 2009
Alex Burrows	100th point	April 2, 2009

Transactions

=Trades=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5"

June 4, 2008

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Steve Bernier

| valign="top"| To Buffalo Sabres

3rd-round pick in 2009 – Brayden McNabb
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Petr Straka

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| September 2, 2008

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Lawrence Nycholat

| valign="top"| To Ottawa Senators

Ryan Shannon

October 6, 2008

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Shane O'Brien
Michel Ouellet

| valign="top"| To Tampa Bay Lightning

Lukas Krajicek
Juraj Simek

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| December 9, 2008

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Conditional pick in 2009

| valign="top"| To Chicago Blackhawks

Jimmy Sharrow

December 30, 2008

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Jason LaBarbera

| valign="top"| To Los Angeles Kings

7th-round pick in 2009 – Jordan Samuels-Thomas

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| February 4, 2009

| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks

Nathan McIver

| valign="top"| To Anaheim Ducks

Mike Brown

=Free agents acquired=

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Player	Former team	Contract terms
Darcy Hordichuk	Carolina Hurricanes	Three-year, $2.25-million
Ryan Johnson	St. Louis Blues	Two-year, $2.3-million
Nolan Baumgartner	Dallas Stars	Two-way deal, $1.2-million
Mark Cullen	Detroit Red Wings	One-year, $500,000
Pavol Demitra	Minnesota Wild	Two-year, $8-million
Rob Davison	New York Islanders	One-year, $560,000
Jason Krog	Atlanta Thrashers	One-year, $700,000
Mats Sundin	Toronto Maple Leafs	One-year, $5-million

=Free agents lost=

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Player	New team	Contract Terms
Drew MacIntyre	Nashville Predators
Markus Naslund	New York Rangers	Two-year, $8-million
Brendan Morrison	Anaheim Ducks	One-year, $2.75-million
Mike Weaver	St. Louis Blues
Brad Isbister	Ottawa Senators	Two-way deal
Trevor Linden		Retired

=Received from waivers=

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Player	From
Kyle Wellwood	Toronto Maple Leafs
Ossi Vaananen	Philadelphia Flyers

=Lost on waivers=

class="wikitable"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Player	New Team
Nathan McIver	Anaheim Ducks
Matt Pettinger	Tampa Bay Lightning
Lawrence Nycholat	Calgary Flames

=Draft picks=

Vancouver's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

class="wikitable"
style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="2.75%" \| Round ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="2.75%" \| # ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="22.0%" \| Player ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="18.5%" \| Nationality ! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="100.0%" \| College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 \| 10 \| Cody Hodgson (C) \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2 \| 41 \| Yann Sauve (D) \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
5 \| 131 \| Prab Rai (C) \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 \| 161 \| Mats Frøshaug (C) \| {{NOR}} \| Linköpings HC Jr. (Sweden)
7 \| 191 \| Morgan Clark (G) \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

class="wikitable"

style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="2.75%" | Round

! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="2.75%" | #

! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="22.0%" | Player

! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="18.5%" | Nationality

! style="background:#003e7e;color:#c9c0bb;" width="100.0%" | College/Junior/Club team (League)

| 10

| Cody Hodgson (C)

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Brampton Battalion (OHL)

| 41

| Yann Sauve (D)

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

| 131

| Prab Rai (C)

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

| 161

| Mats Frøshaug (C)

| {{NOR}}

| Linköpings HC Jr. (Sweden)

| 191

| Morgan Clark (G)

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

7th Canuck

On October 25, 2008, the Canucks retired the jersey number '7' in honour of the fans, the "seventh Canuck". Originally, the plan was to have a randomly selected season ticket holder unveil the banner before every home game and have it raised to the rafters, but after the first game it was abandoned.

Farm teams

=Manitoba Moose=

The Canucks' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Moose' home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.

=Victoria Salmon Kings=

The Canucks' ECHL affiliate based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Salmon Kings' home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.

References

External links

[http://canucks.nhl.com/ Vancouver Canucks official website]

Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons

Vancouver Canucks season, 2008-09

Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks, 2008-09

Canucks Season