2011–12 Vancouver Canucks season
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The 2011–12 Vancouver Canucks season was the 42nd season in the modern Canucks history. The Vancouver Canucks were the defending Western Conference champions and three time defending Northwest Division champions. The Canucks opened the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on October 6, 2011. Their final regular season game was held at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers on April 7, 2012. The Canucks entered the season expected to again contend for their first ever Stanley Cup after coming one win short from winning it the previous season. The Canucks struggled out of the gate, hovering around .500 until roughly the 20 game mark due to weak defensive play and a slow start from starting goaltender Roberto Luongo. The Canucks then recovered by playing their best hockey of the season from the end of November until the end of February. The team dominated much like they did the season prior during this stretch, as goals came in bunches and the offense was backed up by strong goaltending from the tandem of Luongo and backup goaltender Cory Schneider. The peak of the Canucks' season came on January 7, 2012, in the 42nd game of the season which came against the Boston Bruins, a 2011 Stanley Cup Finals rematch. The Canucks prevailed 4–3 in a hard-fought playoff atmosphere, and they seemed to state to the hockey world that they would be heard from again come playoff time. Despite their dominance continuing for the rest of the season, the team did not play with the same heart they played with earlier in the season. The Canucks often played down to their competition, barely beating some of the weakest teams in the league as the offense seemed to disappear and the team was lucky to have outstanding goaltending and defense that led them to their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy and second Presidents' Trophy in franchise history altogether on the final day of the regular season on April 7, when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3–0 and the top seeded Eastern Conference team and Presidents' Trophy runner up New York Rangers lost their season finale the same day 4–1 against the Washington Capitals, ending their season with 109 points in the standings, two points behind the Canucks 111 points. Despite entering the 2012 playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference for the second year in a row, the Canucks were upset in the first round in five games by the eight-seeded Los Angeles Kings, who would eventually go on to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history as the weeks went on. This marked the third consecutive season the Canucks lost a playoff series to an eventual Stanley Cup Champion.
2011–12 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Northwest Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northwest |
Conference | 1st Western |
2011–12 record | 51–22–9 |
Home record | 27–10–4 |
Road record | 24–12–5 |
Goals for | 249 |
Goals against | 198 |
Team information | |
General manager | Mike Gillis |
Coach | Alain Vigneault |
Captain | Henrik Sedin |
Alternate captains | Kevin Bieksa Ryan Kesler Manny Malhotra Daniel Sedin |
Arena | Rogers Arena |
Average attendance | 18,884 (102.5%)[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Chicago Wolves (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Daniel Sedin (30) |
Assists | Henrik Sedin (67) |
Points | Henrik Sedin (81) |
Penalty minutes | Maxim Lapierre (130) |
Plus/minus | Dan Hamhuis (+29) |
Wins | Roberto Luongo (31) |
Goals against average | Cory Schneider (1.96) |