1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-33-17 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 11-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Calgary Flames 3-0
Division Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-0
Coach: Harry Neale (26-33-16)
Coach: Roger Neilson (4-0-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Statistics
1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Results

The Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 30 wins and 33 losses and 17 ties for 77 points, finishing second in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-6.

The Canucks scored 290 goals and yielded 286. Thomas Gradin netted 37 goals for Vancouver, while Ivan Boldirev and Stan Smyl tallied 30 or more also. Thomas Gradin contributed 49 assists. Richard Brodeur topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Harry Neale and Roger Neilson coached the team. The 1981-82 Vancouver Canucks lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Neil BellandDApril 3, 19615'11"180LParry Sound, ON Canada
Ivan BoldirevCAugust 15, 19496'0"190LZranjanin, Yugoslavia
Per-Olov BrasarLSeptember 30, 19505'8"172LFalun, Sweden
Richard BrodeurGSeptember 15, 19525'7"160LLongueuil, QC Canada
Jiri BublaDJanuary 27, 19505'11"200RUsti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Garth ButcherDJanuary 8, 19636'0"204RRegina, SK Canada
Jerry ButlerRFebruary 27, 19516'0"180RSarnia, ON Canada
Colin CampbellDJanuary 28, 19535'9"190LLondon, ON Canada
Marc CrawfordLFebruary 13, 19615'11"185LBelleville, ON Canada
Tony CurrieRNovember 12, 19575'11"166RSydney Mines, NS Canada
Ron DelormeRSeptember 3, 19556'2"185RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Anders EldebrinkDDecember 11, 19605'11"190RKalix, Sweden
Curt FraserLJanuary 12, 19586'1"200LCincinnati, OH USA
Thomas GradinCFebruary 18, 19565'11"176RSolleftea, Sweden
Doug HalwardDNovember 1, 19556'1"200LToronto, ON Canada
Glen HanlonGFebruary 20, 19576'0"185RBrandon, MB Canada
Rick HeinzGMay 30, 19555'10"165LEssex, ON Canada
Ivan HlinkaCJanuary 26, 19506'2"220LMost, Czech Republic
Rick LanzDSeptember 16, 19616'2"203RKarlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Moe LemayLFebruary 18, 19625'11"185LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Lars LindgrenDOctober 12, 19526'1"200LPitea, Sweden
Gary LupulCApril 4, 19595'9"172LPowell River, BC Canada
Blair MacDonaldRNovember 17, 19535'10"180RCornwall, ON Canada
Kevin McCarthyDJuly 14, 19575'11"195RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Joe McDonnellDMay 11, 19616'2"200RKitchener, ON Canada
Gerry MinorCOctober 27, 19585'8"178LRegina, SK Canada
Lars MolinLMay 7, 19566'0"180LOrnskoldsvik, Sweden
Jim NillRApril 11, 19586'0"185RHanna, AB Canada
Darcy RotaLFebruary 16, 19535'11"180LVancouver, BC Canada
Andy SchliebenerDAugust 16, 19626'0"200LOttawa, ON Canada
Stan SmylRJanuary 28, 19585'8"185RGlendon, AB Canada
Harold SnepstsDOctober 24, 19546'3"210LEdmonton, AB Canada
Tiger WilliamsLFebruary 3, 19545'11"190LWeyburn, SK Canada



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