Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Betting Odds
The Vancouver Canucks were a near miss for the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruce Boudreau took over a Canucks team that had lost its season and nearly got them into the playoffs. The Canucks redid their management with general manager Patrik Allvin and Bruce Boudreau. And longtime NHL executive Jim Rutherford has taken over as president of hockey operations. The Canucks have missed the playoffs in the past two seasons. Vancouver has only one playoff appearance in the past seven years. Now the question is if Boudreau can keep the momentum going.
Vancouver Canucks at a Glance
2022-2023 Stanley Cup Odds: +4500 (Aug, 2022)
Western Conference Odds: +2003 (Aug, 2022)
Last season the Vancouver Canucks finished with a record of 40-30-12 to finish 5th in the Pacific Division. The Canucks ranked 18th for goal scoring, 9th for power play efficiency, 7th for goals against, and 30th for penalty killing.
Team president Jim Rutherford won a Stanley Cup as the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes and then won two more Cups in that role with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rutherford was a goalie in his playing career, mostly with the Detroit Red Wings.
General manager Patrik Allvin was hired on January 26, 2022. He is the first Swedish general manager in the NHL. Allvin worked in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization for 16 years, including time under Rutherford. He briefly replaced Rutherford as interim general manager for the Penguins.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau was a journeyman center who played in both the NHL and minor leagues from 1975 to 92. A self-described hockey lifer, Boudreau found his calling as a coach. Boudreau has a career record of 599-317-125. His teams are known for being entertaining and willing to attack. Boudreau is still searching for his first Stanley Cup championship.
Defenseman Oliver Ekman Larsson is coming off his first season with the Canucks after arriving from the Arizona Coyotes. He is a 2-time NHL All-Star. Larson scored five goals with 24 assists and a +5 in 2021-2022.
Center Bo Horvat is coming off a career season in 2021-22. Horvat scored 31 goals with 21 assists. Horvat was an NHL All-Star in 2017.
Center Elias Pettersson is also coming off a career season. He scored 32 goals with 36 assists. Pettersson is a 2-time NHL All-Star.
Goaltender Thatcher Demko became the Canucks number one goaltender in 2021-22. Demko posted a .915 save percentage and 2.72 goals against average. It was the best season of his career. He was a 2022 NHL All-Star.
Vancouver Canucks Seasons
| YEAR |
RECORD |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2021-22 |
40-30-12 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020-21 |
23-29-4 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019-20 |
36-27-6 |
Lost Second Round |
| 2018-19 |
35-36-11 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2017-18 |
31-40-11 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2016-17 |
30-43-9 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2015-16 |
31-38-13 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2014-15 |
48-29-5 |
Lost First Round |
Vancouver Canucks History
Born in 1970 with the Buffalo Sabres in the second wave of the NHL Great Expansion, the Vancouver Canucks are still searching for their first Stanley Cup championship. The Canucks have made the Stanley Cup Final three times (1982, 1994, and 2011) but never finished.
Although the Canucks have had some good eras in their history, they have often lacked an identity. Over the years, Vancouver has had numerous logos, colors, and uniform changes. Vancouver fans have a fickle relationship with the team. In good times they will pack Rogers Arena. And they cared enough to riot after losing game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final to the Boston Bruins.
But when times aren’t so good, they are not inclined to fork over big-ticket prices and instead prefer to spend more of their time and less of their money on the many diversions that the Pacific city of Vancouver has to offer.
Past superstars of the Canucks include Henrik and Daniel Sedin, the identical twins from Sweden. Trevor Linden, Pavel Bure, Kirk McLean, Roberto Luongo, Don Lever, Dennis Ververgaert, Harold Snepsts, and Chris Oddleifson are other revered figures in Canucks’ history.
The 2021-22 season gave Canucks fans and gamblers reason to believe in the future. Following an 8-15-2 start, Bruce Boudreau took over as the Canucks head coach. Boudreau nearly got the Canucks into the playoffs with a record of 35-15-10. Boudreau reminded everyone why he is one of the great turnaround artists in the NHL.
NHL Teams
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Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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