Captained by ex New York Ranger Olan Kurtenbach and a fiesty Pat Quinn, the Canucks faced the Los Angeles Kings on October 9, 1970 at a non sold out Pacific Coliseum (because of a ticket glitch)

Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver The original team

After going down 2-0 an unlikely first goal was scored. The one an only Barry Wilkin doubled his career output to write himself into the Canucks history books. The glory was short lived as they lost to the Kings 3-1.

The Canucks finished 24-46-8 and might have challenged for a playoff spot if thier captain had not been injured. Super pest Andre Boudrias led the team with 25 goals and 41 assists. Four Canucks scored 20 or more goals for the first time in thier careers. Despite this good start, the team could not keep pace in the years to come.

The Canucks made the Stanley cup finals in 1982 and 1994 and were beaten both times by New York teams

The Canucks best seasons were 1991-92, 1992-93 and 2003-04 where the team amassed over 100pts