Canucks 2016-2017 Schedule

[NoShowWilly]

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Open against the Flames on October 15.

road trips include a 6 game, 5 game, 6 game, and 5 game. also 3 3in4 road trips

We have 16 sets of back to back games this year. only 2 have both games at home.

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[NoShowWilly]

6 game in 9 days stretch including 2 back to backs.

Our only roadtrip that does not involve a back to back at some point is San jose to Arizona in April. Every time we either have one during the trip or start with a game in vancouver before going to alberta for the second of a back to back.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

16 seems like alot of back to backs. Or am I just going nuts?

 

[NoShowWilly]

16 seems like alot of back to backs. Or am I just going nuts?

2010-2011 we had 11
2011-2012 we had 10

2013-2014 Olympic year we had 17.

2014-2015 we had 12
2015-2016 we had 13

these are hand counted so they could be off.

 

[PM]

Looks like it gets tougher right after the trade deadline again, just like last year. Hopefully this time Benning and co manage to consummate a trade at the deadline.

 

[valkynax]

Looks like it gets tougher right after the trade deadline again, just like last year. Hopefully this time Benning and co manage to consummate a trade at the deadline.

Right now I cringe whenever I see "trade" and "Benning" in the same sentence.

 

[NYVanfan]

all 3 NYC teams early in the season ... so I can see them when they're still in it ...that's something

 

[coolboarder]

This is not a bad schedule considering the late start to the season and end at the usual 2nd Sunday of April as it is crammed almost two weeks into the schedule especially with 5 days off as mandatory break by the agreement in late February and start after Canadian Thanksgiving. 17 b2b seems to be too much but considering this schedule, it's not too terribly bad as their road trip seems to be close in between cities. No out of the way trip back and forth except for one: Chicago-Colorado-Arizona trip but after that trip, it's an all-star break so it's a moot point. So next season schedule should be back to usual 10-12 b2b games for the Canucks if the NHL decides not to go to Olympics.

 

[NucksRuleYep]

Not a bad schedule at all. Seems good to me actually. But some people probably will be negative about everything and try and turn it into a bad schedule.

 

[Jyrki21]

all 3 NYC teams early in the season ... so I can see them when they're still in it ...that's something

Yeah, similar thoughts for me for the visits to Ottawa and Montreal.

 

[MS]

Just absolutely ****ing ridiculous to be starting an NHL season on October 15.

Opening day should be October 1. Every year. Get rid of these stupid games in June that nobody is watching anymore because they're doing stuff outside.

And yes, I know it's because of the World Cup. A stupid tournament with a stupid design that nobody wanted nor cares about.

 

[SgtToody]

Just absolutely ****ing ridiculous to be starting an NHL season on October 15.

Opening day should be October 1. Every year. Get rid of these stupid games in June that nobody is watching anymore because they're doing stuff outside.

And yes, I know it's because of the World Cup. A stupid tournament with a stupid design that nobody wanted nor cares about.

You can thank the NHL's fabricated World Cup tournament for that... Go Young Guns!

 

[M2Beezy]

No Sharks games til february again thats wierd

 

[M2Beezy]

Anyways looking fwd to a new season and seeing some of are young guns make some progress

 

[M2Beezy]

5 games against McDavid and co. i wonder how many pts he will get this year against us. 8? 9 maybe?

 

[LeftCoast]

There's 1 brutal road trip between Feb 7 - 16th. Nashville, Columbus, Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, St. Louis. That's 6 games in 9 nights crossing the Eastern / Central Timezone boundary twice. Then they fly home for a back to back with the Flames on the 18th and 19th.

Road trips like this are almost guaranteed to break a team. One thing that Gillis and Burke/Nonis eventually learned is that you have to fly to NYC and campaign at the league office for a better schedule.


They have another big road trip in November - 6 games in 8 nights, but at least it's all in the Eastern time zone.

 

[hellstick]

Just absolutely ****ing ridiculous to be starting an NHL season on October 15.

Opening day should be October 1. Every year. Get rid of these stupid games in June that nobody is watching anymore because they're doing stuff outside.

And yes, I know it's because of the World Cup. A stupid tournament with a stupid design that nobody wanted nor cares about.

I'm with you here. I always felt preseason was too long and waiting a week into October as its recently been was just awful. Waiting two weeks is even worse... Not too fond of the World Cup right now.

 

[PM]

I'm pulling for team Europe Leftovers so we get some weird jumble of their national anthems if they win. Plus they got Jannik... but also Sbisa... never mind, they're doomed.

 

[Fat Tony]

How did I know who the first and last games were against?

 

[VanillaCoke]

Just absolutely ****ing ridiculous to be starting an NHL season on October 15.

Opening day should be October 1. Every year. Get rid of these stupid games in June that nobody is watching anymore because they're doing stuff outside.

Hell I'd be on board with September 1st..

 

[oyvey]

Are all teams playing more back-to-backs because of the World Cup?

 

[ItsAllPartOfThePlan]

Well, this will help with the Tank. Be surprised if Benning is around for the trade deadline.

 

[PG Canuck]

Are all teams playing more back-to-backs because of the World Cup?

More than likely. They are losing a week or two because of the world cup, so this will change every teams' back2back situation.

 

[Alan Jackson]

Just absolutely ****ing ridiculous to be starting an NHL season on October 15.

Opening day should be October 1. Every year. Get rid of these stupid games in June that nobody is watching anymore because they're doing stuff outside.

And yes, I know it's because of the World Cup. A stupid tournament with a stupid design that nobody wanted nor cares about.

Absolutely, 100% agree with this.

Every year, everybody complains about the season going too late into June, and every year, the League refuses to start the season until the 2nd week of October. It's asinine.

The season should start no later than October 1st. Period.

And yes, this year is slightly different because of this stupid World Cup gimmick, but what's the excuse for not starting the season until October 9th or 10th every other year? It just really bugs me.

And while I'm ranting about League scheduling, allow me my annual rant about the Entry Draft. can somebody *please* explain to me why the draft was moved from Saturday morning to Friday afternoon? Are people on the West Coast with jobs not allowed to enjoy the draft?

 

[Fat Tony]

Well, this will help with the Tank. Be surprised if Benning is around for the trade deadline.

He wasn't around for the last trade deadline. Unfortunately, he was back right after.