1998–99 Vancouver Canucks
Division4th Northwest
Conference13th Western
1998–99 record23–47–12
Home record14–21–6
Road record9–26–6
Goals for192
Goals against258
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMike Keenan (Oct 12, 1998 – Jan 19, 1999)
Marc Crawford (from Jan 19, 1999)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Mattias Ohlund
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance15,806[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (36)
AssistsMark Messier (35)
PointsMarkus Naslund (66)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (209)
Plus/minusBret Hedican (+7)
WinsGarth Snow (20)
Goals against averageGarth Snow (2.93)

The 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Off-season

Regular season

The Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.[2]

Final standings

Northwest Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Colorado Avalanche82442810239205161998
28Edmonton Oilers82333712230226137378
39Calgary Flames82304012211234138972
413Vancouver Canucks82234712192258176458

[3]

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsPAC82511912236168114
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8244281023920598
3y – Detroit Red WingsCEN824332724520293
4Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239311220519790
5St. Louis BluesCEN8237321323720987
6Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8235341321520683
7San Jose SharksPAC8231331819619180
8Edmonton OilersNW8233371223022678
9Calgary FlamesNW8230401221123472
10Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229411220224870
11Los Angeles KingsPAC823245518922269
12Nashville PredatorsCEN822847719026163
13Vancouver CanucksNW8223471219225858

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

1998–99 regular season[5]
October: 4–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 12, 19984–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 14, 19981–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 17, 19984–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)2–1–0Recap
4LOctober 20, 19981–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)2–2–0Recap
5WOctober 21, 19982–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)3–2–0Recap
6WOctober 23, 19985–0@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)4–2–0Recap
7LOctober 25, 19982–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)4–3–0Recap
8LOctober 27, 19984–5@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)4–4–0Recap
9TOctober 30, 19982–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)4–4–1Recap
November: 5–9–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10WNovember 1, 19984–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)5–4–1Recap
11LNovember 2, 19983–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)5–5–1Recap
12WNovember 7, 19985–3Nashville Predators (1998–99)6–5–1Recap
13LNovember 9, 19983–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)6–6–1Recap
14WNovember 12, 19984–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)7–6–1Recap
15WNovember 13, 19985–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)8–6–1Recap
16LNovember 15, 19981–2Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)8–7–1Recap
17LNovember 18, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–8–1Recap
18WNovember 19, 19985–0@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)9–8–1Recap
19LNovember 21, 19982–4Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)9–9–1Recap
20LNovember 23, 19983–4@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–10–1Recap
21LNovember 25, 19981–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–11–1Recap
22LNovember 27, 19981–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)9–12–1Recap
23LNovember 29, 19982–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)9–13–1Recap
December: 4–6–3 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24TDecember 1, 19981–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)9–13–2Recap
25WDecember 4, 19984–1Dallas Stars (1998–99)10–13–2Recap
26TDecember 6, 19983–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)10–13–3Recap
27TDecember 9, 19984–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)10–13–4Recap
28LDecember 12, 19980–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)10–14–4Recap
29WDecember 17, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)11–14–4Recap
30LDecember 19, 19984–6Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–15–4Recap
31WDecember 22, 19985–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)12–15–4Recap
32WDecember 23, 19985–2Calgary Flames (1998–99)13–15–4Recap
33LDecember 26, 19980–2@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)13–16–4Recap
34LDecember 27, 19980–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)13–17–4Recap
35LDecember 29, 19982–4Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)13–18–4Recap
36LDecember 31, 19982–6Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)13–19–4Recap
January: 3–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 2, 19991–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)13–20–4Recap
38LJanuary 4, 19990–4@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)13–21–4Recap
39LJanuary 6, 19994–6@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)13–22–4Recap
40TJanuary 8, 19991–1 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)13–22–5Recap
41WJanuary 10, 19992–0Dallas Stars (1998–99)14–22–5Recap
42LJanuary 14, 19991–3Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–23–5Recap
43TJanuary 16, 19992–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1998–99)14–23–6Recap
44WJanuary 18, 19995–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)15–23–6Recap
45LJanuary 19, 19991–4@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)15–24–6Recap
46LJanuary 28, 19992–4St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–25–6Recap
47WJanuary 30, 19993–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–25–6Recap
February: 3–8–3 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–5–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
48LFebruary 1, 19990–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)16–26–6Recap
49LFebruary 3, 19991–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)16–27–6Recap
50LFebruary 4, 19994–8@ New York Rangers (1998–99)16–28–6Recap
51TFebruary 7, 19993–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)16–28–7Recap
52WFebruary 9, 19994–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)17–28–7Recap
53LFebruary 11, 19995–6 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)17–29–7Recap
54WFebruary 13, 19993–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)18–29–7Recap
55LFebruary 15, 19991–8@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)18–30–7Recap
56LFebruary 17, 19990–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)18–31–7Recap
57LFebruary 20, 19991–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)18–32–7Recap
58TFebruary 23, 19994–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)18–32–8Recap
59TFebruary 24, 19991–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)18–32–9Recap
60WFebruary 26, 19991–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)19–32–9Recap
61LFebruary 28, 19990–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)19–33–9Recap
March: 3–9–2 (home: 2–6–1; road: 1–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
62LMarch 3, 19993–4San Jose Sharks (1998–99)19–34–9Recap
63LMarch 5, 19991–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)19–35–9Recap
64TMarch 7, 19992–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1998–99)19–35–10Recap
65TMarch 10, 19994–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)19–35–11Recap
66WMarch 11, 19993–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)20–35–11Recap
67LMarch 13, 19991–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)20–36–11Recap
68LMarch 15, 19991–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)20–37–11Recap
69LMarch 19, 19991–3New York Islanders (1998–99)20–38–11Recap
70LMarch 20, 19993–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)20–39–11Recap
71LMarch 24, 19992–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)20–40–11Recap
72LMarch 25, 19991–4St. Louis Blues (1998–99)20–41–11Recap
73WMarch 27, 19995–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)21–41–11Recap
74WMarch 29, 19991–0Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)22–41–11Recap
75LMarch 31, 19995–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)22–42–11Recap
April: 1–5–1 (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76LApril 2, 19990–7San Jose Sharks (1998–99)22–43–11Recap
77LApril 3, 19992–5@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)22–44–11Recap
78LApril 5, 19991–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)22–45–11Recap
79LApril 7, 19991–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)22–46–11Recap
80TApril 10, 19991–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)22–46–12Recap
81WApril 12, 19992–0@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)23–46–12Recap
82LApril 14, 19994–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)23–47–12Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Markus NaslundRW80363066−1374
11Mark MessierC59133548−1233
89Alexander MogilnyRW59143145058
17Bill MuckaltRW73162036−998
2Mattias OhlundD7492635−1983
6Adrian AucoinD82231134−1477
20Dave ScatchardC82131326−12140
4Bryan McCabeD6971421−11120
8Donald BrashearLW8281018−25209
9Brad MayLW6661117−14102
44Todd BertuzziC328816−644
27Harry York†C497916−220
22Peter Zezel‡C416814516
26Trent Klatt†RW7341014−312
15Dave Gagner†C3321214−924
3Bret Hedican‡D4221113734
55Ed Jovanovski†D312911−544
27Brandon Convery‡C1227958
29[lower-alpha 1]Peter SchaeferLW25448−18
23Murray BaronD81268−23115
21[lower-alpha 2]Josh HoldenC30246−1010
14Darby Hendrickson†C27224−1522
18Bert RobertssonD39224−713
34Jason StrudwickD65033−19114
36Chris McAllister‡D28112−763
24Matt CookeLW30022−1227
5Dana MurzynD12022121
25Steve StaiosRW57022−1254
3Brent SopelD5101−14
7Jamie Huscroft‡D26011−363
30Garth SnowG6501134
7Robb GordonC400002
31Corey HirschG200000
28Steve Washburn†C800002
35Kevin Weekes†G110000

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Garth Snow652031817151712.99.90063501
31Corey Hirsch20383435483.13.8901919
35Kevin Weekes†11081257343.83.8680532

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Markus Naslund [6]
Mattias Ohlund[lower-alpha 3]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Adrian Aucoin [8]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Markus Naslund [8]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Markus Naslund [8]
Fred J. Hume Award Adrian Aucoin [9]
Molson Cup Garth Snow [10]
Most Exciting Player Award Markus Naslund [9]

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt		 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th round pick in 2000 (Jeff Dwyer)
January 18, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Ed Jovanovski
Dave Gagner
Mike Brown
rights to Kevin Weekes
1st round pick in 2000 (Nathan Smith)		 To Florida Panthers
Pavel Bure
Bret Hedican
the rights to Brad Ference
3rd round pick in 2000 (Robert Fried)
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
future considerations		 To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.[11]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Bryan Allen (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 31 Artem Chubarov (C)  Russia Vancouver Canucks Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 68 Jarkko Ruutu (W)  Finland Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders) HIFK (Finland)
3 81 Justin Morrison (RW)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia Flyers) Colorado College (WCHA)
4 90 Regan Darby (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 136 David Ytfeldt (D)  Sweden Vancouver Canucks Leksands IF (Sweden)
5 140 Rick Bertran (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 149 Paul Cabana (W)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
7 177 Vince Malts (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 204 Craig Mischler (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Boston Bruins) Northeastern University (Hockey East)
8 219 Curtis Valentine (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Bowling Green University (CCHA)
9 232 Jason Metcalfe (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Schaefer wore number 15 in his first eight games.
  2. ↑ Holden wore number 14 in his first eleven games.
  3. ↑ Ohlund was an injury replacement.[7]

References

  • "Vancouver Canucks 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  • "1998-99 Vancouver Canucks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
  1. ↑ "NHL Attendance Report - 1998-99". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1998-99 NHL Summary". Hockey-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
  4. ↑ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ↑ "1998-99 Vancouver Canucks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1999". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ALL-STAR ROSTERS". San Francisco Chronicle. January 23, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 249
  9. 1 2 Vancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250
  10. ↑ 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks Media Guide, p. 217
  11. ↑ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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