Vancouver Canucks are on pace to do something not seen in 30 years
The 2023-24 season feels like a lifetime ago.
Just two seasons ago, Rogers Arena was a fortress for the Vancouver Canucks.
The Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and Thatcher Demko-led Canucks finished with a 27-9-5 record at Rogers Arena. That tied them for the second-best home ice record in franchise history, knotted up with the epic 2010-11 season.
How quickly things can change.
Rogers Arena has gone from a fortress to a House of Horrors for the Canucks.
After getting shut out by James Reimer and the Ottawa Senators on Monday night, Vancouver now has a record of 6-20-5 on home ice, by far the worst mark in franchise history.
They have a points percentage of .276. At no point during their 55-year history have they ever had a points percentage below .400.
But wait, there’s more.
The Canucks’ home ice record is so bad that no other team in the NHL has been worse in the last 30 years.
The 2025-26 #Canucks currently have a worse home-ice points percentage than any team since 1996. pic.twitter.com/WUtJEJF7F4
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) March 10, 2026
You have to go all the way back to the 1995-96 season to find a team with a worse home record than the Canucks.
That team was, ironically, the Senators, who beat the Canucks 2-0 on Monday night.
Back in 1995-96, those Senators had a dismal home ice record of 8-28-5. That season, they actually went through three head coaches, canning both Rick Bowness and Dave Allison before hiring Jacques Martin.
At least for those Senators, they had exciting young players like Daniel Alfredsson, Alexei Yashin, Radek Bonk, and Pavol Demitra playing roles for the team. They turned their fortunes around the following season, kicking off a run that saw them make the playoffs for 11 straight seasons.
By comparison, this Canucks team likely has a long way to go before finding relevancy again.
Right now, the Canucks have the ninth-worst home record in NHL history since 1970-71. The worst team was the San Jose Sharks back in 1992-93, who had a home ice record of 8-33-1.
As long as the Canucks pick up one more point on home ice during their final 10 games at Rogers Arena this season, they’ll ensure that at least they won’t have the worst home record in the last 55 years.
Surely they can do it, right?