Jake Milford trades
| Quebec Nordiques acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mario Marois | March 10, 1981 | Garry Lariviere |  |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Edmonton Oilers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair MacDonald | March 10, 1981 | Ken Berry |  |
| rights to Lars-Gunner Petersson | Garry Lariviere | |||
| Los Angeles Kings acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1982 5th round pick (#95-Ulf Isaksson) | March 8, 1981 | Doug Halward | |
| future considerations (Gary Bromley) | ||||
| Colorado Rockies acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | cash | December 8, 1980 | Mike Christie | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | New York Rangers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Marois | November 11, 1980 | Jeff Bandura |  |
| Jim Mayer | Jere Gillis | |||
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Brodeur | October 6, 1980 | 1981 5th round pick (#94-Jacques Sylvestre) |  |
| 1981 5th round pick (#105-Moe Lemay) | ||||
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | February 28, 1980 | Bruce Affleck |  |
| Gord Buynak | ||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bill Derlago | February 18, 1980 | Jerry Butler | |
| Rick Vaive | Tiger Williams | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Ridley | February 10, 1980 | cash | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Atlanta Flames acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Boldirev | February 8, 1980 | Don Lever |  |
| Darcy Rota | Brad Smith | |||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1982 2nd round pick (#32-Kent Carlson) | January 4, 1980 | Kris Manery | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | January 2, 1980 | Jack McIlhargey |  |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Chicago Blackhawks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | December 21, 1979 | Ron Sedlbauer |  |
| Harold Phillipoff | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 2nd round pick (#31-Mike Sands) | December 10, 1979 | Per-Olov Brasar | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | St. Louis Blues acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | November 6, 1979 | cash | |
| Gord Buynak | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | July 19, 1979 | Chuck Arnason | |
| Los Angeles Kings acquire | Date | Vancouver Canucks acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | December 31, 1978 | Don Kozak | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Callander | December 29, 1978 | Dennis Ververgaert | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ||||
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | November 17, 1978 | cash |  |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | New York Islanders acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | October 1, 1978 | Ralph Stewart | |