Editing Vancouver Canucks (section)

====2018–2021: Rebuilding====
The [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]] saw the debut of the Canucks' 2017 first-round draft pick, [[Elias Pettersson]]. Pettersson broke the Canucks' record for points by a rookie, set by [[Ivan Hlinka]] (1981–82) and matched by [[Pavel Bure]] (1991–92), and finished with 66 points to lead all NHL rookies, winning the Calder Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canucksarmy.com/2019/03/18/elias-pettersson-sets-canucks-rookie-scoring-record/|title=Elias Pettersson sets Canucks rookie scoring record|last=Biech|first=Ryan|date=March 19, 2019|website=Canucksarmy|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-elias-pettersson/c-307021280|title=Elias Pettersson: Calder nominee|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>

The franchise celebrated its 50th season in the NHL, the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]], with a ceremony at the home opener on October 9, 2019. [[Bo Horvat]] was named the 14th captain in team history,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bo-horvat-named-14th-captain-vancouver-canucks-history/|title=Bo Horvat named 14th captain in Vancouver Canucks history – Sportsnet.ca|website=www.sportsnet.ca|access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> following a one-year hiatus without a captain with the retirement of long-time captain Henrik Sedin. The 2019–20 season also saw the rookie campaign of [[Quinn Hughes]], who finished the regular season with 8 goals and 45 assists for 53 points in 68 games, finishing as runner-up in Calder Memorial Trophy votes. The Canucks became the first team to have a top two Calder Trophy finalist three years in a row since the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], who did so when the league only had six teams from [[1956-57 NHL season|1957]] to [[1958-59 NHL season|1959]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tsn.ca/quinn-hughes-cale-makar-and-dominik-kubalik-named-calder-memorial-trophy-finalists-1.1495808 | title=Hughes, Makar and Kubalik named Calder finalists – TSN.ca | date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/calder-memorial-trophy | title=NHL Records}}</ref> On February 12, 2020, Daniel and Henrik Sedin's numbers 22 and 33 were retired before a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks-sedin-jersey-retirement-nhl-recap-1.5461915|title=Canucks honour legends Daniel, Henrik Sedin with jersey retirement ceremony|last=Schram|first=Carol|date=February 13, 2020|website=CBC Sports|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> On March 12, 2020, the Canucks and the NHL's season was suspended due to the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530|title=NHL statement on coronavirus|website=NHL.com|access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> When the league resumed play, the Canucks won their first postseason series in nine years in the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020 Qualifying Round]] by defeating the Minnesota Wild. They then beat the defending Stanley Cup champions St. Louis Blues in six games in the first round before being eliminated by the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in seven games in the second round.

General manager [[Jim Benning]], head coach [[Travis Green]], assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner, and assistant general manager John Weisbrod were fired on December 5, 2021, after an 8–15–2 start to the [[2021–22 NHL season]]. On the same day, [[Bruce Boudreau]] was named the 20th head coach of the Canucks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canucks Make Significant Leadership & Coaching Changes |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-make-significant-leadership--coaching-changes/c-328692382 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 6, 2021 |date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>