1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season


The 1995–96 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 26th season in the National Hockey League. It marked the year they played their first season in General Motors Place, the year future star Markus Naslund joined the team, and Cliff Ronning's final season with the Canucks.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) [Colorado Avalanche]

Colorado wins series 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 16Vancouver2 – 5ColoradoMcLean16,0610 – 1
2April 18Vancouver5 – 4ColoradoHirsch16,0611 – 1
3April 20Colorado4 – 0VancouverHirsch18,4221 – 2
4April 22Colorado3 – 4VancouverHirsch18,4222 – 2
5April 25Vancouver4 – 5ColoradoOTHirsch16,0612 – 3
6April 27Colorado3 – 2VancouverHirsch18,4222 – 4

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
Alexander Mogilny7955521071416
Trevor Linden82334780642
Cliff Ronning792245671642
Russ Courtnall812639652540
Martin Gelinas81302656859

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice ; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSv%GAA
Corey Hirsch412338171461141.9032.93
Kirk McLean452645152191562.8793.54

Playoffs

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
PlayerGPGAPts+/-PIM
Alexander Mogilny6189-18
Trevor Linden6448-16
Esa Tikkanen6325-32
Gino Odjick631426
Russ Courtnall6134-42

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice ; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOSv%GAA
Corey Hirsch633823210.8733.73
Kirk McLean1210130.7508.57

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Received from waivers

Placed on waivers

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta.
Round#PlayerNationalityNHL TeamCollege/Junior/Club Team
240Chris McAllister CanadaVancouver CanucksSaskatoon Blades
361Larry Courville CanadaVancouver Canucks
Oshawa Generals
366Peter Schaefer CanadaVancouver CanucksBrandon Wheat Kings
492Lloyd Shaw CanadaVancouver CanucksSeattle Thunderbirds
5120Todd Norman CanadaVancouver Canucks
Guelph Storm
6144Brent Sopel CanadaVancouver CanucksSwift Current Broncos
7170Stu Boedker CanadaVancouver CanucksColorado College
8196Tyler Willis CanadaVancouver CanucksSwift Current Broncos
9222Jason Cugnet CanadaVancouver CanucksKelowna Spartans

Farm teams