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The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held June 25–26, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.The Canucks had the 25th overall draft choice in the first round as a result of being defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semi-final, but that draft choice was traded to the Florida Panthers.
Markus Naslund was the Canucks captain for eight seasons. In each of his two seasons with the Canucks, Taylor Pyatt recorded 37 points, a career high for points in a season. Alexander Edler began his Canucks' career in 2006. Mike Weaver joined the Canucks for the 2007–08 NHL season and finished the year with one assist in his 55 games.
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Finals four games to three, being the sixth Cup win in Bruins' franchise history. For the fourth consecutive season, the season started with games in Europe.
Rogers Arena, home of the Canucks, during a 2007 playoff game. The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks are members of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. The Canucks were founded in 1945 as a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League ...
The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2010–11 season, and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972.
Ryan Kesler with the Canucks during the 2010 conference quarterfinals. Kesler spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with the team. The 2010–11 season began on October 9, 2010, with a pre-game ceremony to commemorate the team's 40-year anniversary.
The Canucks played a total of eight preseason games where they finished with a record of 3–5. Much of the Vancouver Canucks roster were returning members from the 2010–11 season with the exception of Christian Ehrhoff and Raffi Torres, who both changed teams, through trade and free agency respectively, during the off-season.
As the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Vancouver Canucks earned home ice advantage over the Boston Bruins in the Finals. This was the first playoff series between Vancouver and Boston. Vancouver and Boston met only once in the 2010–11 regular season, on February 26, 2011. Boston won that game by a score of 3–1.