1972–73 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th East
1972–73 record22–47–9
Home record17–18–4
Road record5–29–5
Goals for233
Goals against339
Team information
General managerBud Poile
CoachVic Stasiuk
CaptainOrland Kurtenbach
Alternate captainsAndre Boudrias
Barry Wilkins
Jocelyn Guevremont
Wayne Maki
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,890
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Schmautz (38)
AssistsAndre Boudrias (40)
PointsBobby Schmautz (71)
Penalty minutesBobby Schmautz (137)
WinsDunc Wilson (13)
Goals against averageDunc Wilson (3.94)

The 1972–73 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 3rd in the NHL. Vancouver finished 7th in the East Division for the second consecutive season, failing to reach the playoffs again.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens78521016329184+145120
2Boston Bruins7851225330235+95107
3New York Rangers7847238297208+89102
4Buffalo Sabres78372714257219+3888
5Detroit Red Wings78372912265243+2286
6Toronto Maple Leafs78274110247279−3264
7Vancouver Canucks7822479233339−10653
8New York Islanders7812606170347−17730

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19723–2California Golden Seals (1972–73)1–0–0
2LOctober 11, 19723–5@ New York Rangers (1972–73)1–1–0
3LOctober 12, 19723–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)1–2–0
4TOctober 14, 19723–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)1–2–1
5WOctober 17, 19726–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)2–2–1
6LOctober 19, 19720–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)2–3–1
7LOctober 21, 19723–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)2–4–1
8WOctober 22, 19725–4@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)3–4–1
9LOctober 24, 19720–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)3–5–1
10LOctober 28, 19721–2Atlanta Flames (1972–73)3–6–1
11LOctober 31, 19721–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)3–7–1
12WNovember 3, 19727–2New York Islanders (1972–73)4–7–1
13LNovember 5, 19722–4Boston Bruins (1972–73)4–8–1
14LNovember 8, 19722–5@ New York Rangers (1972–73)4–9–1
15WNovember 11, 19724–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)5–9–1
16LNovember 12, 19721–3@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)5–10–1
17TNovember 14, 19723–3Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)5–10–2
18WNovember 17, 19728–4Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)6–10–2
19WNovember 19, 19729–5Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)7–10–2
20LNovember 21, 19722–4@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)7–11–2
21LNovember 22, 19722–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)7–12–2
22LNovember 24, 19721–9Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)7–13–2
23LNovember 26, 19721–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)7–14–2
24WNovember 28, 19722–1New York Rangers (1972–73)8–14–2
25LDecember 1, 19722–6St. Louis Blues (1972–73)8–15–2
26LDecember 5, 19722–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)8–16–2
27LDecember 7, 19722–5@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)8–17–2
28TDecember 9, 19725–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)8–17–3
29TDecember 10, 19723–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)8–17–4
30LDecember 12, 19721–5Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)8–18–4
31LDecember 15, 19722–4Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)8–19–4
32WDecember 16, 19724–3California Golden Seals (1972–73)9–19–4
33LDecember 20, 19723–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)9–20–4
34TDecember 21, 19724–4@ New York Islanders (1972–73)9–20–5
35LDecember 23, 19721–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)9–21–5
36WDecember 26, 19724–3California Golden Seals (1972–73)10–21–5
37TDecember 29, 19724–4Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)10–21–6
38WDecember 30, 19725–2New York Islanders (1972–73)11–21–6
39LJanuary 1, 19732–8Boston Bruins (1972–73)11–22–6
40LJanuary 3, 19733–11@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)11–23–6
41LJanuary 6, 19732–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)11–24–6
42LJanuary 7, 19732–5@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)11–25–6
43WJanuary 9, 19733–0St. Louis Blues (1972–73)12–25–6
44LJanuary 12, 19731–7Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)12–26–6
45LJanuary 14, 19730–3Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)12–27–6
46WJanuary 16, 19736–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)13–27–6
47LJanuary 19, 19730–4Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)13–28–6
48LJanuary 20, 19733–4New York Rangers (1972–73)13–29–6
49TJanuary 24, 19733–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)13–29–7
50WJanuary 26, 19735–1New York Islanders (1972–73)14–29–7
51LJanuary 27, 19731–3St. Louis Blues (1972–73)14–30–7
52LFebruary 1, 19734–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)14–31–7
53WFebruary 3, 19732–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)15–31–7
54LFebruary 4, 19732–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)15–32–7
55LFebruary 6, 19731–5@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)15–33–7
56LFebruary 9, 19735–10Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)15–34–7
57LFebruary 11, 19733–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)15–35–7
58LFebruary 13, 19733–7@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)15–36–7
59LFebruary 14, 19732–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)15–37–7
60WFebruary 16, 19735–0Atlanta Flames (1972–73)16–37–7
61TFebruary 17, 19732–2Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)16–37–8
62LFebruary 20, 19736–7Boston Bruins (1972–73)16–38–8
63LFebruary 22, 19731–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)16–39–8
64LFebruary 24, 19733–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)16–40–8
65LFebruary 28, 19732–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)16–41–8
66LMarch 3, 19733–9@ New York Islanders (1972–73)16–42–8
67WMarch 4, 19734–3@ New York Rangers (1972–73)17–42–8
68WMarch 9, 19735–2Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)18–42–8
69LMarch 10, 19732–4Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)18–43–8
70WMarch 14, 19735–2@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)19–43–8
71WMarch 16, 19734–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)20–43–8
72WMarch 17, 19736–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)21–43–8
73LMarch 21, 19732–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)21–44–8
74LMarch 22, 19730–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)21–45–8
75WMarch 25, 19737–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)22–45–8
76LMarch 27, 19733–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)22–46–8
77TMarch 30, 19733–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)22–46–9
78LMarch 31, 19733–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)22–47–9

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 3 Don Lever (LW)  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
2 19 Bryan McSheffrey (F)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3 35 Paul Raymer (F)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
4 51 Ron Homenuke (F)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
5 67 Larry Bolonchuk (D)  Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)
6 83 Dave McClelland (G)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)
7 99 Danny Gloor (C)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
8 115 Dennis McCord (D)  Canada London Knights (OHA)
9 131 Steve Stone (RW)  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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