VANCOUVER, B.C., — The Vancouver Canucks, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, released their 2016.17 regular season and pre-season schedules today. The Canucks open the regular season with back-to-back home games against division rival Calgary on Saturday, October 15th, followed by a visit from the Carolina Hurricanes the next night.
The 2016.17 NHL season marks the fourth year of a league-wide, four-division format which sees every team visit Rogers Arena at least once. The Canucks schedule features 29 games against Pacific Division opponents, 21 games against remaining Western Conference teams and another 32 games against Eastern Conference clubs.