The NHL released the regular season schedule for all teams today. Here is a look at what lies ahead for the Canucks beginning October 8, 2014 in Calgary vs the Flames:
DATE
VISITING TEAM
HOME TEAM
TIME
NETWORK
Wed Oct 8, 2014
Vancouver
Calgary
10:00 PM ET
SN
Sat Oct 11, 2014
Edmonton
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
CBC
Fri Oct 17, 2014
Vancouver
Edmonton
9:30 PM ET
Sat Oct 18, 2014
Tampa Bay
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
CBC
Tue Oct 21, 2014
Vancouver
Dallas
8:30 PM ET
Thu Oct 23, 2014
Vancouver
St. Louis
8:00 PM ET
Fri Oct 24, 2014
Vancouver
Colorado
9:00 PM ET
Sun Oct 26, 2014
Washington
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Tue Oct 28, 2014
Carolina
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Oct 30, 2014
Montréal
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Nov 1, 2014
Vancouver
Edmonton
10:00 PM ET
CBC
Sun Nov 2, 2014
Nashville
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Tue Nov 4, 2014
Vancouver
Colorado
9:00 PM ET
Thu Nov 6, 2014
Vancouver
San Jose
10:30 PM ET
Sat Nov 8, 2014
Vancouver
Los Angeles
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Sun Nov 9, 2014
Vancouver
Anaheim
8:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Nov 11, 2014
Ottawa
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Fri Nov 14, 2014
Phoenix
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Wed Nov 19, 2014
Vancouver
Edmonton
8:00 PM ET
SN
Thu Nov 20, 2014
Anaheim
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sun Nov 23, 2014
Chicago
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Tue Nov 25, 2014
New Jersey
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Fri Nov 28, 2014
Vancouver
Columbus
7:00 PM ET
Sun Nov 30, 2014
Vancouver
Detroit
2:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Dec 2, 2014
Vancouver
Washington
7:00 PM ET
Thu Dec 4, 2014
Vancouver
Pittsburgh
7:00 PM ET
Sat Dec 6, 2014
Vancouver
Toronto
7:00 PM ET
HNIC
Sun Dec 7, 2014
Vancouver
Ottawa
7:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Dec 9, 2014
Vancouver
Montréal
7:30 PM ET
Sat Dec 13, 2014
NY Rangers
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Wed Dec 17, 2014
Dallas
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
SN
Sat Dec 20, 2014
Calgary
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Mon Dec 22, 2014
Phoenix
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sun Dec 28, 2014
Vancouver
Anaheim
8:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Dec 30, 2014
Vancouver
San Jose
10:00 PM ET
Thu Jan 1, 2015
Los Angeles
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Jan 3, 2015
Detroit
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Tue Jan 6, 2015
NY Islanders
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Jan 8, 2015
Florida
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Jan 10, 2015
Calgary
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Tue Jan 13, 2015
Vancouver
Nashville
8:00 PM ET
Thu Jan 15, 2015
Vancouver
Philadelphia
7:00 PM ET
Fri Jan 16, 2015
Vancouver
Carolina
7:00 PM ET
Mon Jan 19, 2015
Vancouver
Florida
7:30 PM ET
Tue Jan 20, 2015
Vancouver
Tampa Bay
7:30 PM ET
Tue Jan 27, 2015
Anaheim
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Fri Jan 30, 2015
Buffalo
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sun Feb 1, 2015
Minnesota
Vancouver
3:30 PM ET
Tue Feb 3, 2015
Winnipeg
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Feb 5, 2015
San Jose
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Feb 7, 2015
Pittsburgh
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Mon Feb 9, 2015
Vancouver
Minnesota
8:00 PM ET
Wed Feb 11, 2015
Vancouver
Chicago
8:00 PM ET
SN
Fri Feb 13, 2015
Boston
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Feb 14, 2015
Vancouver
Calgary
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Mon Feb 16, 2015
Minnesota
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Feb 19, 2015
Vancouver
NY Rangers
7:00 PM ET
Fri Feb 20, 2015
Vancouver
New Jersey
7:00 PM ET
Sun Feb 22, 2015
Vancouver
NY Islanders
6:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Feb 24, 2015
Vancouver
Boston
7:00 PM ET
Thu Feb 26, 2015
Vancouver
Buffalo
7:00 PM ET
Sun Mar 1, 2015
St. Louis
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Tue Mar 3, 2015
San Jose
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Mar 5, 2015
Vancouver
Phoenix
9:00 PM ET
Sat Mar 7, 2015
Vancouver
San Jose
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Mon Mar 9, 2015
Anaheim
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Mar 12, 2015
Los Angeles
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Mar 14, 2015
Toronto
Vancouver
7:00 PM ET
HNIC
Tue Mar 17, 2015
Philadelphia
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Mar 19, 2015
Columbus
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Mar 21, 2015
Vancouver
Los Angeles
4:00 PM ET
Sun Mar 22, 2015
Vancouver
Phoenix
8:00 PM ET
CITY TV
Tue Mar 24, 2015
Winnipeg
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
SN
Thu Mar 26, 2015
Colorado
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Mar 28, 2015
Dallas
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
Mon Mar 30, 2015
Vancouver
St. Louis
8:00 PM ET
Tue Mar 31, 2015
Vancouver
Nashville
8:00 PM ET
Thu Apr 2, 2015
Vancouver
Chicago
8:30 PM ET
Sat Apr 4, 2015
Vancouver
Winnipeg
3:00 PM ET
Mon Apr 6, 2015
Los Angeles
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Thu Apr 9, 2015
Phoenix
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
Sat Apr 11, 2015
Edmonton
Vancouver
10:00 PM ET
HNIC
The official fancy schedule of the sked can be seen here at Canucks.com.
Some highlights of the schedule:
11 back-to-back games
4 games that start early (Pacific Time Zone; between 11 AM - 1 PM)
5 games vs the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, with the first tilt happening on Saturday, November 8.
5 games vs the Ducks. Why am I only counting 4 against the Sharks? See below.
The Canucks play Duncan Keith and the Blackhawks 3 times.
Roberto Luongo makes his return to Vancouver on January 8.
All-Star Break: Thursday, Jan. 22 – Monday, Jan. 26 in Columbus.
The Canuck play the Bastard Bruins twice: in Vancouver on February 13 and in Boston on February 24.
The Leafs will play at the Rog on Saturday, March 14. By that time the Leafs will hold a playoff spot and the Canucks will be shining up their golf clubs. /runs
Vancouver play a big 7-game road stand against Eastern teams from November 28 - December 9. 9 of their next 11 games after that trip are at Rogers Arena. Then they go back on the road for 5 straight games. Right after that: 6 straight home games.
A little big note from NHL Public Relations:
Reminder: Scheduling Matrix
The scheduling matrix, effective as of last season, ensures that all 30 teams play in all 30 arenas at least once a season:
Eastern Conference (8-Team Divisions)
Within Conference (Division): 30 games
* 5 games vs. two teams (3 Home/2 Away vs. one team, 2 Home/3 Away vs. one team) AND 4 games vs. five teams (2 Home/2 Away). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 5 x 2 =10 games
* 4 x 5 = 20 games
Within Conference (Non-Division): 24 games
* 3 games vs. each team (2 Home/1 Away vs. four teams, 1 Home/2 Away vs. four teams). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 3 x 8 = 24 games
Non-Conference: 28 games
* 2 games vs. each team (1 Home/1 Away)
* 2 x 14 = 28 games
Western Conference (7-Team Divisions)
Within Conference (Division): 29 games
* 5 games vs. five teams (3 Home/2 Away vs. two teams, 2 Home/3 Away vs. three teams) AND 4 games vs. one team (2 Home/2 Away). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 5 x 5 =25 games
* 1 x 4 = 4 games
Within Conference (Non-Division): 21 games
* 3 games vs. each team (2 Home/1 Away vs. four teams, 1 Home/2 Away vs. three teams). Teams rotated on a yearly basis.
* 3 x 7 = 21 games
Non-Conference: 32 games
* 2 games vs. each team (1 Home/1 Away)
* 2 x 16 = 32 games
Exception: One team from each division plays one less game inside division and one more game inside conference outside division.
Training Camp will be held September 19-22 in beautiful Whistler, BC.
Preseason begins September 23 against the Sharks. The Canucks will play 7 preseason games.
Lots more to see there. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section! Then go back outside and enjoy your summer!