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The 1976–77 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's seventh in the
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. The Canucks failed to reach the playoffs.
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, the team's general manager and head coach, was replaced mid-season as head coach by
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, the first captain of the Canucks.


Off-season

The Canucks made a complete change in the goal department for the 1976–77 season. On August 23, disgruntled Gary Smith was traded to
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for veteran Cesare Maniago. Born and raised in
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, Maniago became the first home-grown British Columbian to be a Canucks regular. In September, Ken Lockett signed as a free-agent with
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of the
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. The back-up job was inherited by
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. Both goalies would see plenty of rubber. The retirement of Andre Boudrias meant that the captaincy was available and Chris Oddleifson filled the vacancy.


Regular season

Sophomore right-winger Rick Blight scored four goals in a 9–5 loss in
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on opening night and continued to lead the team in scoring throughout the season, finishing with 68 points. The loss was a sign of things to come, as the Canucks won only five of their first 24 games. After a 5–4 home loss to
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on December 20,
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decided that he needed more time to concentrate on his
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duties and called up ex-Canuck captain Orland Kurtenbach from
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of the
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to coach the remainder of the season. He started off with a 3–2 win in
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before winning only one of his next eight. In the middle of that streak was a game that did not count but garnered considerable attention. The Canucks hosted the Soviet club
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on December 28 at the
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.  Rick Blight scored twice and Curt Ridley picked up a shutout as the Canucks won 2–0 before a jubilant full house. On January 25 there was another special event at the Coliseum—the
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.
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represented the Canucks in the mid-season classic, which was won 4–3 by the
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. But the team stumbled along until March, perhaps partly due to the infrequent play of rugged defenseman
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, who was having back problems. Then in a February 11 game against Pittsburgh, which the Canucks won 3–2, Robitaille came out of the penalty box and was blind-sided by Penguins tough-guy Dennis Owchar. Robitaille suffered a
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and never played again. He later sued the Canucks for forcing him to play hurt, misdiagnosing his injuries, and making slanderous comments about him (calling him a "head case" and a
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c) and was awarded $540,000 by the Supreme Court of B.C. in 1978. With 17 games to play, there seemed to be no hope of salvaging the season, as the Canucks trailed
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for the third and final Smythe Division playoff spot by 15 points. But Vancouver went 8–3–6, which included a 10-game unbeaten streak (5–0–5). Chicago, meanwhile, took a nose dive and went 3–13–1 to finish up. The Canucks won both key meetings with the Black Hawks during that stretch. Unfortunately, they had to come from too far behind and a 6–3 home loss to Colorado in game number 79 eliminated them from playoff contention. They then won 6–3 over Minnesota in the finale to finish with 63 points, causing them to miss the final playoff spot to the Hawks on a tiebreaker (26–25 in wins). Besides Blight's fine season, Dennis Kearns upped his franchise record for defensemen to 55 assists and set a new record with 60 points. But Kearns was also often the victim of the Coliseum boo-birds for his apparent lack of physical play and a tendency to make bad gambles. In any event, it was apparent that the modest success of the previous couple of seasons had gone for naught and that it was once again back to the drawing board.


Final standings


Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results

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St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 17–38–6 , - , 62, , T, , February 24, 1977, , 2–2 , , align="left", @
Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...
( 1976–77) , , 17–38–7 , - , 63, , L, , February 26, 1977, , 0–3 , , align="left", @
Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
( 1976–77) , , 17–39–7 , - , 64, , W, , February 27, 1977, , 4–3 , , align="left", @
Chicago Black Hawks Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
( 1976–77) , , 18–39–7 , - , - , 65, , W, , March 2, 1977, , 2–1 , , align="left", @
Atlanta Flames The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta from 1972 until 1980. They played home games in the Omni Coliseum and were members of the West and later Patrick divisions of the National Hockey League (NHL). Along with t ...
( 1976–77) , , 19–39–7 , - , 66, , L, , March 3, 1977, , 2–5 , , align="left", @
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...
( 1976–77) , , 19–40–7 , - , 67, , T, , March 5, 1977, , 4–4 , , align="left", @
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
( 1976–77) , , 19–40–8 , - , 68, , W, , March 9, 1977, , 5–2 , , align="left",
Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
( 1976–77) , , 20–40–8 , - , 69, , W, , March 10, 1977, , 5–0 , , align="left",
Chicago Black Hawks Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
( 1976–77) , , 21–40–8 , - , 70, , T, , March 12, 1977, , 2–2 , , align="left",
Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 21–40–9 , - , 71, , W, , March 13, 1977, , 6–2 , , align="left", @
Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 22–40–9 , - , 72, , W, , March 15, 1977, , 7–1 , , align="left",
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
( 1976–77) , , 23–40–9 , - , 73, , T, , March 19, 1977, , 4–4 , , align="left", @
St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 23–40–10 , - , 74, , W, , March 20, 1977, , 4–1 , , align="left", @
Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 24–40–10 , - , 75, , T, , March 22, 1977, , 4–4 , , align="left",
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...
( 1976–77) , , 24–40–11 , - , 76, , T, , March 25, 1977, , 4–4 , , align="left", @ Cleveland Barons ( 1976–77) , , 24–40–12 , - , 77, , L, , March 26, 1977, , 3–9 , , align="left", @
Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...
( 1976–77) , , 24–41–12 , - , 78, , T, , March 29, 1977, , 3–3 , , align="left",
Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...
( 1976–77) , , 24–41–13 , - , - , 79, , L, , April 1, 1977, , 3–6 , , align="left",
Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Th ...
( 1976–77) , , 24–42–13 , - , 80, , W, , April 3, 1977, , 6–3 , , align="left",
Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
( 1976–77) , , 25–42–13 , - , - , ''Legend'':


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Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1976 NHL entry draft. The draft was at the NHL office in
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, Canada.


See also

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1976–77 NHL season The 1976–77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. The Kansas City Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies and the California Golden Seals moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and became the Cleveland Bar ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1976-77 Vancouver Canucks Season Vancouver Canucks season, 1976-77 Vancouver Canucks seasons
Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
1970s in Vancouver