1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season

1993–94 Vancouver Canucks
Western Conference champions
Division	2nd Pacific
Conference	7th Western
1993–94 record	41–40–3
Home record	20–19–3
Road record	21–21–0
Goals for	279
Goals against	276
Team information
General manager	Pat Quinn
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Trevor Linden
Alternate captains	Sergio Momesso Dana Murzyn
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance	15,226
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hamilton Canucks Columbus Chill
Team leaders
Goals	Pavel Bure (60)
Assists	Jeff Brown (52)
Points	Pavel Bure (107)
Penalty minutes	Gino Odjick (271)
Plus/minus	Robert Dirk (+18)
Wins	Kirk McLean (23)
Goals against average	Kirk McLean (2.99)
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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 Finals 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 7. Vancouver fell short in its bid to capture the franchise's first Stanley Cup losing Game 7 by a final of 3–2.

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

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Calgary Flames	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
2	7	Vancouver Canucks	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
3	8	San Jose Sharks	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
4	9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
5	10	Los Angeles Kings	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
6	11	Edmonton Oilers	84	25	45	14	261	305	64

^[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.

Western Conference ^[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	y- Detroit Red Wings *	CEN	84	46	30	8	356	275	100
2	x- Calgary Flames *	PAC	84	42	29	13	302	256	97
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	84	43	29	12	280	243	98
4	Dallas Stars	CEN	84	42	29	13	286	265	97
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	84	40	33	11	270	283	91
6	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	84	39	36	9	254	240	87
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	84	41	40	3	279	276	85
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	84	33	35	16	252	265	82
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	84	33	46	5	229	251	71
10	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	84	27	45	12	294	322	66
11	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	84	25	45	14	261	305	64
12	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	84	24	51	9	245	344	57

Divisions:CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1993–94 regular season [3]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–0–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 1 October 6 Vancouver 5–2 Los Angeles – 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 9 Calgary 5–1 Vancouver – 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 11 Edmonton 1–4 Vancouver – 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 16 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton – 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 19 Boston 4–5 Vancouver – 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 21 Vancouver 6–3 Calgary – 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 23 Vancouver 6–4 San Jose – 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 24 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver OT 7–1–0 14 Recap 9 October 27 Washington 3–2 Vancouver – 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 30 Buffalo 6–3 Vancouver – 7–3–0 14 Recap
November: 7–7–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 11 November 2 Vancouver 2–1 NY Islanders – 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 November 3 Vancouver 3–6 NY Rangers – 8–4–0 16 Recap 13 November 5 Vancouver 2–3 Washington – 8–5–0 16 Recap 14 November 7 Vancouver 5–2 Philadelphia – 9–5–0 18 Recap 15 November 10 Los Angeles 0–4 Vancouver – 10–5–0 20 Recap 16 November 13 Vancouver 4–3 Calgary – 10–6–0 20 Recap 17 November 14 Anaheim 2–3 Vancouver – 11–6–0 22 Recap 18 November 16 St. Louis 0–3 Vancouver – 12–6–0 24 Recap 19 November 19 Anaheim 6–3 Vancouver – 12–7–0 24 Recap 20 November 22 Toronto 5–2 Vancouver – 12–8–0 24 Recap 21 November 24 Detroit 5–4 Vancouver OT 12–9–0 24 Recap 22 November 26 Vancouver 5–3 Winnipeg – 13–9–0 26 Recap 23 November 27 Vancouver 1–2 Edmonton – 13–10–0 26 Recap 24 November 29 Chicago 1–2 Vancouver OT 14–10–0 28 Recap
December: 5–8–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 25 December 2 Philadelphia 6–3 Vancouver – 14–11–0 28 Recap 26 December 4 Vancouver 1–3 Quebec – 14–12–0 28 Recap 27 December 6 Vancouver 3–4 Montreal OT 14–13–0 28 Recap 28 December 8 Vancouver 4–1 Hartford – 15–13–0 30 Recap 29 December 9 Vancouver 3–2 Boston OT 16–13–0 32 Recap 30 December 14 Vancouver 4–8 Calgary – 16–14–0 32 Recap 31 December 15 Vancouver 2–7 Edmonton – 16–15–0 32 Recap 32 December 17 Winnipeg 1–6 Vancouver – 17–15–0 34 Recap 33 December 19 Dallas 3–1 Vancouver – 17–16–0 34 Recap 34 December 21 Edmonton 3–6 Vancouver – 18–16–0 36 Recap 35 December 23 Calgary 3–4 Vancouver – 19–16–0 38 Recap 36 December 28 Vancouver 5–6 Los Angeles – 19–17–0 38 Recap 37 December 31 San Jose 3–2 Vancouver – 19–18–0 38 Recap
January: 6–5–2 (home: 3–3–2; road: 3–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 38 January 2 Montreal 3–2 Vancouver – 19–19–0 38 Recap 39 January 5 Vancouver 7–2 Ottawa – 20–19–0 40 Recap 40 January 8 Vancouver 5–3 Toronto – 20–20–0 40 Recap 41 January 9 Vancouver 5–3 Buffalo – 20–21–0 40 Recap 42 January 12 Quebec 3–4 Vancouver – 21–21–0 42 Recap 43 January 14 Ottawa 2–2 Vancouver OT 21–21–1 43 Recap 44 January 16 Vancouver 4–3 Anaheim – 22–21–1 45 Recap 45 January 19 Calgary 4–3 Vancouver – 22–22–1 45 Recap 46 January 24 Vancouver 5–4 Edmonton OT 23–22–1 47 Recap 47 January 25 St. Louis 3–3 Vancouver OT 23–22–2 48 Recap 48 January 27 Dallas 3–2 Vancouver OT 23–23–2 48 Recap 49 January 29 New Jersey 3–6 Vancouver – 24–23–2 50 Recap 50 January 31 Los Angeles 1–3 Vancouver – 25–23–2 52 Recap
February: 5–5–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 51 February 2 Chicago 4–6 Vancouver – 26–23–2 54 Recap 52 February 4 Vancouver 0–3 Anaheim – 26–24–2 54 Recap 53 February 6 Hartford 4–2 Vancouver – 26–25–2 54 Recap 54 February 8 Vancouver 6–3 Detroit – 27–25–2 56 Recap 55 February 10 Vancouver 3–7 New Jersey – 27–26–2 56 Recap 56 February 12 Vancouver 3–2 Tampa Bay – 28–26–2 58 Recap 57 February 13 Vancouver 1–2 Florida – 28–27–2 58 Recap 58 February 15 Vancouver 2–3 St. Louis – 28–28–2 58 Recap 59 February 17 Vancouver 4–2 Chicago – 29–28–2 60 Recap 60 February 22 Calgary 4–4 Vancouver OT 29–28–3 61 Recap 61 February 26 Tampa Bay 1–3 Vancouver – 30–28–3 63 Recap
March: 8–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 5–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 62 March 1 Edmonton 7–4 Vancouver – 30–29–3 63 Recap 63 March 3 Vancouver 4–0 St. Louis – 31–29–3 65 Recap 64 March 4 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas – 32–29–3 67 Recap 65 March 7 Florida 2–1 Vancouver – 32–30–3 67 Recap 66 March 9 NY Islanders 4–5 Vancouver – 33–30–3 69 Recap 67 March 11 Vancouver 4–5 Winnipeg – 34–30–3 71 Recap 68 March 13 Vancouver 2–5 Chicago – 34–31–3 71 Recap 69 March 15 Vancouver 2–5 Detroit – 34–32–3 71 Recap 70 March 16 Vancouver 2–5 Toronto – 35–32–3 73 Recap 71 March 19 Vancouver 4–5 Pittsburgh – 35–33–3 73 Recap 72 March 20 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas OT 35–34–3 73 Recap 73 March 23 Vancouver 6–3 Los Angeles – 36–34–3 75 Recap 74 March 25 NY Rangers 5–2 Vancouver – 36–35–3 75 Recap 75 March 27 Los Angeles 3–4 Vancouver – 37–35–3 77 Recap 76 March 28 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver OT 38–35–3 79 Recap 77 March 30 Pittsburgh 3–1 Vancouver – 38–36–3 79 Recap
April: 3–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points Recap 78 April 1 Winnipeg 1–5 Vancouver – 39–36–3 81 Recap 79 April 2 Vancouver 4–7 San Jose – 39–37–3 81 Recap 80 April 5 Detroit 8–3 Vancouver – 39–38–3 81 Recap 81 April 7 San Jose 2–3 Vancouver – 40–38–3 83 Recap 82 April 9 Anaheim 3–1 Vancouver – 40–39–3 83 Recap 83 April 10 Vancouver 1–3 San Jose – 40–40–3 83 Recap 84 April 13 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim – 41–40–3 85 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs [3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Calgary Flames – Canucks win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 18 Vancouver 5 – 0 Calgary McLean 17,764 1 – 0 Recap 2 April 20 Vancouver 5 – 7 Calgary McLean 18,318 1 – 1 Recap 3 April 22 Calgary 4 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 2 Recap 4 April 24 Calgary 3 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 3 Recap 5 April 26 Vancouver 2 – 1 Calgary OT McLean 19,059 2 – 3 Recap 6 April 28 Calgary 2 – 3 Vancouver OT McLean 16,150 3 – 3 Recap 7 April 30 Vancouver 4 – 3 Calgary 2OT McLean 20,230 4 – 3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Dallas Stars – Canucks win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 Vancouver 6 – 4 Dallas McLean 16,914 1 – 0 Recap 2 May 4 Vancouver 3 – 0 Dallas McLean 16,914 2 – 0 Recap 3 May 6 Dallas 4 – 3 Vancouver McLean 16,150 2 – 1 Recap 4 May 8 Dallas 1 – 2 Vancouver OT McLean 16,150 3 – 1 Recap 5 May 10 Dallas 2 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 4 – 1 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs – Canucks win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 16 Vancouver 2 – 3 Toronto OT McLean 15,728 0 – 1 Recap 2 May 18 Vancouver 4 – 3 Toronto McLean 15,728 1 – 1 Recap 3 May 20 Toronto 0 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 2 – 1 Recap 4 May 22 Toronto 0 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 3 – 1 Recap 5 May 24 Toronto 3 – 4 Vancouver 2OT McLean 16,150 4 – 1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E1) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 31 Vancouver 3 – 2 New York OT McLean 18,200 1 – 0 Recap 2 June 2 Vancouver 1 – 3 New York McLean 18,200 1 – 1 Recap 3 June 4 New York 5 – 1 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 2 Recap 4 June 7 New York 4 – 2 Vancouver McLean 16,150 1 – 3 Recap 5 June 9 Vancouver 6 – 3 New York McLean 18,200 2 – 3 Recap 6 June 11 New York 1 – 4 Vancouver McLean 16,150 3 – 3 Recap 7 June 14 Vancouver 2 – 3 New York McLean 18,200 3 – 4 Recap
Legend:   Win  Loss

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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
10	Pavel Bure	RW	76	60	47	107	1	86	24	16	15	31	8	40
14	Geoff Courtnall	LW	82	26	44	70	15	123	24	9	10	19	10	51
7	Cliff Ronning	C	76	25	43	68	7	42	24	5	10	15	−2	16
16	Trevor Linden	RW	84	32	29	61	6	73	24	12	13	25	3	18
32	Murray Craven	C	78	15	40	55	5	30	22	4	9	13	10	18
21	Jyrki Lumme	D	83	13	42	55	3	50	24	2	11	13	8	16
24	Jiri Slegr	D	78	5	33	38	0	86	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Greg Adams	LW	68	13	24	37	−1	20	23	6	8	14	1	2
44	Dave Babych	D	73	4	28	32	0	52	24	3	5	8	4	12
29	Gino Odjick	LW	76	16	13	29	13	271	10	0	0	0	0	18
27	Sergio Momesso	LW	68	14	13	27	−2	149	24	3	4	7	7	56
5	Dana Murzyn	D	80	6	14	20	4	109	7	0	0	0	−4	4
17	Jimmy Carson †	C	34	7	10	17	−13	22	2	0	1	1	1	0
23	Martin Gelinas †	RW	33	8	8	16	−6	26	24	5	4	9	−1	14
20	Jose Charbonneau	RW	30	7	7	14	−3	49	3	1	0	1	1	4
4	Gerald Diduck	D	55	1	10	11	2	72	24	1	7	8	1	22
6	Adrien Plavsic	D	47	1	9	10	−5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	John McIntyre	C	62	3	6	9	−9	38	24	0	1	1	−3	16
17	Dixon Ward ‡	LW	33	6	1	7	−14	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Tim Hunter	RW	56	3	4	7	−7	171	24	0	0	0	−3	26
36	Dane Jackson	RW	12	5	1	6	3	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Dan Kesa	RW	19	2	4	6	−3	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Jeff Brown †	D	11	1	5	6	2	10	24	6	9	15	7	37
22	Robert Dirk ‡	D	65	2	3	5	18	105	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Evgeny Namestnikov	D	17	0	5	5	−2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
23 [a]	Neil Eisenhut	C	13	1	3	4	0	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Kirk McLean	G	52	0	4	4		2	24	0	1	1		0
18 [b]	Shawn Antoski	LW	55	1	2	3	−11	190	16	0	1	1	−3	36
25	Nathan LaFayette †	C	11	1	1	2	2	4	20	2	7	9	13	4
25	Stephane Morin	LW	5	1	1	2	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Bret Hedican †	D	8	0	1	1	1	0	24	1	6	7	13	16
28	Brian Glynn †	D	16	0	0	0	−4	12	17	0	3	3	5	10
33	Michael Peca	C	4	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Kay Whitmore	G	32	0	0	0		6	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Kirk McLean	52	23	26	3	1430	156	2.99	.891	3	3128	24	15	9	820	59	2.29	.928	4	1544
35	Kay Whitmore	32	18	4	0	848	113	3.53	.867	0	1921	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

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

Draft picks

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

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)

Farm teams

Hamilton Canucks

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 2nd 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

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

Notes

1. Eisenhut wore number 34 in his first game.
2. Antoski wore number 31 in his first game.

References

1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN   978-1-894801-14-0.
2. "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
3. "1993-94 Vancouver Canucks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. "1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.