After wrapping up his third season at Northeastern University, Adam Gaudette made his Vancouver Canucks debut at the end of the 2017-18 season, where he played five games. Despite having an outstanding season in the NCAA, where he scored 30 goals and picked up 30 assists in 38 games, good enough to win the Hobey Baker Award — given to the NCAA’s top player — Gaudette didn’t have instant success with the Canucks.
In the five games at the end of 2017-18, Gaudette failed to record a point. Canucks head coach Travis Green, however, was happy with Gaudette’s play.