1948-49 Vancouver Canucks Roster
Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL)
Team Record: 33-31-6 - 72 points
in the PCHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bill Cowley (33-31-6)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1948-49 Vancouver Canucks StatisticsTeam Record: 33-31-6 - 72 points
in the PCHL's North Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Bill Cowley (33-31-6)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 33 wins and 31 losses and 6 ties for 72 points in the PCHL's North Division.
The Canucks scored 262 goals and yielded 256. Bill Shill netted 43 goals for Vancouver, while Alan Kuntz tallied 30 or more, too. Bill Carse contributed 64 assists. Doug Jackson earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.65 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Bill Cowley coached the team. The 1948-49 Vancouver Canucks lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Bak | D | February 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Tarnowiec, Poland |
| Bob Ballance | L | April 9, 1923 | 0'0" | L | Winnipeg, MAN Canada | |
| Russ Brayshaw | L | January 17, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Rosthern, SK Canada |
| Bill Carse | L | May 29, 1914 | 5'8" | 165 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Ab Collings | F | September 26, 1916 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Winnipeg, MAN Canada |
| Robert Drainville | January 4, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort William, ONT Canada | ||
| Hermie Gruhn | L | November 16, 1919 | 5'8" | 160 | L | Winnipeg, MAN Canada |
| Wilbert Hewson | R | April 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Brantford, ON |
| George Horb | 0'0" | Prince Albert, SASK | ||||
| George Hunchuk | D | June 4, 1927 | 6'2" | 198 | Moose Jaw, SASK Canada | |
| Harold Hursley | C | March 16, 1923 | 6'4" | 195 | L | Timmins, ONT Canada |
| Joe Ianarelli | G | February 26, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Schumacher, ONT Canada | |
| Doug Jackson | G | December 12, 1924 | 5'10" | 150 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Vern Jones | R | October 8, 1926 | 5'8" | 165 | R | Saskatoon, SASK |
| Alan Kuntz | L | June 4, 1919 | 5'11" | 165 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Horace LaMarche | G | January 26, 1921 | 5'8" | 167 | L | Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
| Nestor Lubeck | 0'0" | Saskatoon, SASK | ||||
| John McPherson | C | September 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | L | Lethbridge, ALTA |
| Alan Rittinger | R | January 28, 1925 | 5'9" | 155 | R | Regina, SK Canada |
| Bill Shill | R | March 6, 1923 | 6'1" | 175 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Les Vickery | D | November 3, 1919 | 5'11" | 165 | Prince Albert, SASK Canada | |
| Paul Waldner | W | April 9, 1926 | 5'11" | 160 | Saskatoon, SASK Canada | |
| Bob Wiest | G | August 16, 1922 | 6'0" | 179 | L | Balgonie, SASK Canada |
| Bill Wilson | D | May 8, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | Newmarket, ONT Canada | |
| Ivan Wilson | C | October 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Moose Jaw, SASK Canada |
