1971–72 Vancouver Canucks season

Hal Laycoe, the team's first head coach, was fired after the season concluded and replaced by Vic Stasiuk.[2] During his tour of Canada, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and his entourage watched the Canucks play the Montreal Canadiens on October 22.[4] Frank Mahovlich recorded a hat trick for the Canadiens, while Ken Dryden earned the shutout.Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver.[8] Vancouver's picks at the 1971 NHL amateur draft, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

1971–72Vancouver CanucksBud PoileHal LaycoeCaptainOrland KurtenbachAndre BoudriasDale TallonGary DoakWayne MakiPacific ColiseumAssistsJocelyn GuevremontPointsPenalty minutesJohn SchellaDunc WilsonGoals against average1970–711972–73East DivisionVic StasiukToronto Maple Leafs1971 NHL amateur draftMinnesota North StarsBernie ParentSoviet PremierAlexei KosyginMontreal CanadiensFrank MahovlichKen DrydenBoston BruinsNew York RangersDetroit Red WingsBuffalo SabresBostonBuffaloDetroitMontrealNew YorkTorontoLos AngelesPhiladelphiaCaliforniaPittsburghSt. LouisMinnesotaChicagoDave BalonWayne ConnellyRosaire PaiementDennis KearnsBobby SchmautzTed TaylorRichard LemieuxMurray HallMike CorriganGregg BoddyBarry WilkinsRon WardBobby LalondePat QuinnRon StewartDan JohnsonFred SpeckPoul PopielEd DyckGeorge GardnerCyclone Taylor AwardCyrus H. McLean TrophyFred J. Hume AwardMost Exciting Player1994–951986–871988–89transactionsGary BredinJohn CunniffIrv SpencerBob DillaboughRey ComeauJim WisteBob CookJim NiekampRalph StewartQueen Elizabeth HotelMontreal Junior CanadiensPEI IslandersNotre DameWisconsinBob MurphyCornwall Royals1971–72 NHL seasonVancouver, British ColumbiaGeneral managersCoachesPlayersDraft picksexpansion draftSeasonsCurrent seasonHistoryWHL yearsRecordsAward winnersBroadcastersCanucks Sports & EntertainmentFrancesco AquiliniJim RutherfordPatrik AllvinRick TocchetQuinn HughesRogers ArenaCalgary FlamesAbbotsford CanucksKalamazoo WingsSportsnet PacificSportsnet 650Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incidentThe Green MenRobin ScherbatskyThe House That Heaven BuiltI'm Just Here for the RiotRing of HonourTowel PowerWest Coast ExpressMark DonnellyJim Robson2014 Heritage ClassicThunderbird Sports CentreVancouver Canucks seasons1973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861987–881989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941995–961996–971997–981998–991999–002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Amateur draftIntra-league draftAll-Star GameStanley Cup FinalBlues–Flyers brawl