Division 4th Smythe Goals for 243 Average attendance 15,150 Goal Trevor Linden General manager Pat Quinn Coaches Bob McCammon, Pat Quinn | 1990–91 record 28–43–9 Goals against 315 Start date 1990 Conference Western Conference Arena Pacific Coliseum | |
Alternate captains Garth Butcher
Steve Bozek Captains Doug Lidster, Trevor Linden, Dan Quinn | ||
Offseason
Entering his last season as a player, Stan Smyl resigns the team captaincy. The position is rotated between defenceman Doug Lidster, forwards Trevor Linden and Dan Quinn.
Contents
- Offseason
- Coaching change and USAir 1493
- Final standings
- Smythe Division Semi Finals vs 1 Los Angeles Kings
- Player statistics
- Draft picks
- Farm teams
- References
Coaching change and USAir 1493
The Canucks who were slumping in the first half of the regular season fired head coach Bob McCammon on January 31, 1991. He was fired immediately after a home game against the New York Rangers that ended in a 3-3 tie. The game was noted for a spectacular goal tending performance by Rangers goal tender Mike Richter who made 59 saves.
The next day McCammon was replaced by Pat Quinn who would fly down with the team to Los Angeles on board the Canadian Airlines charter to coach his first game for the club against the Los Angeles Kings. Upon landing at Los Angeles International Airport the team charter was nearly involved in the fatal collision USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 as the aircraft landed on a parallel runway approximately 100 meters from the collision.
Quinn and the team were badly shaken by the incident, the team was unable to cope with the disaster when they faced the Kings on February 2. The team suffered its worst defeat of the season 9-1. The crash was still bothering the team when the flew out of Los Angeles to another road in Washington D.C. to face the Washington Capitals. The Canucks would be held winless for their seventh straight game as hall of famer Dino Ciccarelli netted his 400th career regular season NHL goal.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Smythe Division Semi-Finals: vs. (1) Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles wins series 4-2
Player statistics
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Farm teams
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)