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Brock Boeser
Among active Vancouver Canucks, no one has played more games for the organization than Brock Boeser. The 2015 first round draft pick has appeared in 479 games over seven full seasons and at some point before Christmas the 27-year-old will become just the 27th skater — and 28th player — in franchise history to reach the 500-game milestone. And if Boeser appears in all 82 games for the Canucks next season, he will climb past Brendan Morrison into 22nd spot on the all-time list.

 

Boeser needs 21 goals to reach the 200 mark. He starts the season tied with Greg Adams for 14th on the all-time list. If he gets to 200, he’ll be just the ninth player in franchise history to accomplish that feat. If Boeser scores 23 goals, he’ll move past his friend and former teammate Bo Horvat into eighth on the all-time list. 
As Boeser showed last season, there is more to his game than putting the puck in the net. With 205 career assists, he is 25th on the all-time franchise list and needs 16 helpers to move into the 20.
Overall, Boeser has 384 points in his career which has him tied with Alex Burrows for 18th in franchise scoring to start the season. But it won’t be long before he overtakes many of the players ahead of him on the list. Boeser needs 36 points to match the 420 Horvat produced over his time in Vancouver. As it stands now, Horvat holds down 10th spot in franchise history, however he won’t be there for long. Both Elias Pettersson (412) and JT Miller (402) are closing in quickly on the former captain’s point total. So by the time Boeser reaches Horvat’s total, it will no longer represent 10th place in the Canucks record book.

 

As the season unfolds, Boeser will work his way up the franchise mark for power play goals. With 64 in his career – including 16 last season – Boeser sits 10th on the team’s all-time list and needs just five to tie Pavel Bure for seventh spot. A world exists in which Boeser replicates last season’s success with the man-advantage. If he scores 16 again next season, he will move past Todd Bertuzzi into solo fifth all-time.
There’s a pretty solid chance that some of those power play goals will be game-winners, too. In that category, Boeser is tied for 11th in franchise history with 25 career game-winning goals. He needs one more to break out of a tie with JT Miller, Bo Horvat and Ryan Kesler and to match Thomas Gradin for 10th in franchise history – unless Miller gets there first.

 

As far as the playoffs go, Boeser is tied with Horvat for 13th in post-season goals as a Canuck with 11. With 23 points, he shares 23rd spot in franchise history in playoff scoring along with Murray Craven. Boeser needs three post-season points to leapfrog Brendan Morrison and Kevin Bieksa into the all-time top 20.

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Will the Vancouver Canucks Look To Extend Brock Boeser Right Away?
TSN Hockey Analyst Frankie Corrado joined SportsCenter with Jay Onrait and was asked about the eligible players to sign extensions and wondered if the Vancouver Canucks were going to make it a priority to re-up Brock Boeser.

 

We’re gonna focus on these three players, and here’s Frankie, and we’re gonna start. We’re gonna start with Brock Besser, who’s coming off his best season, Frankie, as you know, has 40 goals, 73 points in 81 games. He was terrific for the Canucks. He’s entering that final year of the deal just over $6.5 million. If you’re Jimmy Rutherford and you’re Patrik Allvin, should this be your major priority at this point in the offseason?”

 

Frankie Corrado: “I don’t know if it’s a major priority right now Jay, but the Canucks have positioned themselves in a good way to get this done at some point because they’ve locked up their core players. You know, Miller sticking around. Pettersson sticking around. You got her Hronek and Hughes done. You have another year of Thatcher Demko of $5 million. And all of a sudden, the Vancouver Canucks have really cleaned up their cap situation to the point where you know, going into this season, if they could have found another suitor for Brock Boeser, they would have done that.

You know, he was a player, prior to the last two years before this one. He’s around a point a game guy, but he was hurt a lot. Then he has two years where he’s just over half a point a game, and all of a sudden, that $6.65 million, you’re not getting the value out of that.

But now, last year, 40 goals like you mentioned, Brock Boeser at $6.6 million. It makes a lot of sense. And when you see some of the comparables of the contracts that are signed, he probably still will live in that range. And that’s okay for Vancouver because going into two seasons from now, they’re not going to have to make any big decisions as far as how much they’re paying the big money players.

 

GO BROCK !!!!!!!!!

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Welcome to the 2023-24 Vancouver Canucks player review series. Over the summer, we will be taking a look at Canucks players performances from the 2023-24 season. Today's player is Brock Boeser, who had 40 goals and 73 points in 81 games. 

What a year it was for Boeser. Vancouver's longest-serving player set a new career high with 73 points while becoming the tenth skater in franchise history to score 40 goals. An All-Star, or should we say Brockstar, Boeser proved that he can be one of the top goal scorers in the NHL, finishing tied for 15th in the league in 2023-24.

 

One of the reasons Boeser finally hit the 40-goal mark was his ability to create high-danger shots. According to NHL EDGE, Boeser ranked in the 97th percentile for high-danger shots, while his 22 high-danger goals ranked in the 98th percentile. While he can still beat goaltenders from distance, as he ranked in the 88th percentile in mid-range goals, Boeser proved he can be successful as a net-front presence, scoring 11 goals either through tips, deflections or by batting the puck into the net. 

 

As for the power play, Boeser set career highs in multiple categories. His 16 goals were tied with Trevor Linden and Daniel Sedin for the tenth most in a season by a Canucks player, while he led the team with 79 shots. Boeser also had a shots-through percentage of 60.8%, which also is a new career high.

 

 While most of the focus will be on Boeser's offensive play, his defensive game deserves some recognition. At even strength, he was on the ice for 28.37 shots against per 60, which was the second lowest of his career, while his 26.39 scoring chance against per 60 was his fewest since the 2019-20 season. Often matching up against the opposition's top line, Boeser proved he could be a valuable two-way player throughout the regular season. 

 

The other question is whether Boeser can put up another 40-goal season. While he may not be able to replicate his 19.6% shooting percentage next season, there is little doubt that he can produce at a similar level in 2024-25. Now that he has a year of experience playing net-front on the power play, combined with his chemistry alongside Miller, Boeser should be able to put up 35-40 goals and could flirt with the 80-point mark next year. 

Overall, Boeser's time with the Canucks has not been easy. From injuries to trade speculation to missing the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons, it has been rough at times for the former first-rounder. The good news is that based on his performance from the 2023-24 season, it looks as though he has moved past those issues and has become one of the top right-wingers in the NHL. If he can replicate the performance in 2024-25, not only will he help Vancouver stay competitive, but he could also earn a brand new long-term contract.

 

As for the playoffs, Boeser had a performance to remember. He led the team in scoring with seven goals and was tied with J.T. Miller for the points lead at 12. During the postseason, Boeser also scored the sixth hat trick in franchise history, while his goal with eight seconds left in Game 4 against the Nashville Predators stands as the third latest game-tying postseason goal in franchise history. 

 

Just like the regular season, Boeser was also strong defensively throughout the playoffs. In 54:06 against Connor McDavid, Boeser and his linemates were able to limit the Oilers to just four goals at five-on-five. As for the series against Nashville, the Predators managed just one goal total in 95:04 at five-on-five when Boeser was on the ice. In short, while Boeser played a crucial role from an offensive perspective during Vancouver's 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs run, it was his work away from the puck that really made the difference. 

Just like the regular season, Boeser was also strong defensively throughout the playoffs. In 54:06 against Connor McDavid, Boeser and his linemates were able to limit the Oilers to just four goals at five-on-five. As for the series against Nashville, the Predators managed just one goal total in 95:04 at five-on-five when Boeser was on the ice. In short, while Boeser played a crucial role from an offensive perspective during Vancouver's 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs run, it was his work away from the puck that really made the difference. 

 

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I have full faith in Brock Boeser having another great season with JT miller & Suter.

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6 hours ago, Rip The Mesh said:

 

 

I have full faith in Brock Boeser having another great season with JT miller & Suter.

There are a lot of so called hockey sites that throw out click bait BS in order to draw you in to there site

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13 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said:

There are a lot of so called hockey sites that throw out click bait BS in order to draw you in to there site

I'll take this positivity on a sport's cast show any day. Would you rather start into a Drance production and have it fade out so as you buy the rest of it?

I saw nothing done in a (BS) fashion on this article.

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57 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said:

I'll take this positivity on a sport's cast show any day. Would you rather start into a Drance production and have it fade out so as you buy the rest of it?

I saw nothing done in a (BS) fashion on this article.

The lead in is what I have issue with " bad news for canucks prospect". From what I have read the blood clot issue has been resolved and he should be good to go at training camp.

 

Edited July 16 by Kootenay Gold

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Big time team effort but Brock, JT Miller, Hughes, many others, made last year a blast;

 

 

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The key to getting ahead in life in almost all instances is to treat people right.

A rarer one — once you’re well-established in your career — is to go out of your way to help people who are on their way up.

This would seem to be the way that long-time NHL scout Ted Hampson went about his work.

Hampson, who worked as an amateur scout for the Vancouver Canucks over the final decade of his career, is set to be honoured next week by the fledgling Western Canadian Professional Scouts’ Foundation.

At the group’s second annual dinner next Wednesday in Okotoks, Alberta, Hampson will be added to the WCPSF’s Wall of Honour.

Born in Toigo, Sask., the 87-year-old Hampson played professionally in the NHL, WHA and minors until he was 44. His final three seasons was as a player-coach with the Central Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Stars.

 

 

After leaving the Stars in 1981, he began a two-year stint with the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau, then was hired by the St. Louis Blues to head up their amateur scouting department. He stayed with the Blues until 2004.

In 2006, he began a two-year stint with the Colorado Avalanche as their head amateur scout.

In 2012, after four years out of the NHL, he was back in, when the Vancouver Canucks added him to the amateur scouting roster. Based in Minnesota, Hampson scouted the USHL and NCAA.

It was Hampson who pushed hardest for Brock Boeser to be the Canucks’ first-round pick in 2015.

But to be a successful scout, hockey consultant Shane Malloy says, you must be more than just about your handful of successes. Most scouts miss on most of their recruits. That’s a simple truth.

 

“The biggest thing in scouting is not to hit the home runs. It’s not to step on the landmines,” Malloy said. And in Hampson’s case, this is a lesson he learned very well. He also learned to share his lessons with others, especially younger scouts making their way into the business.

“The great thing about Ted is he has mentored these people to make them better scouts and better people,” Malloy added.

“You don’t last the years that Ted has without doing a good job. But also, it’s helping the younger guys along. Scouts like Ted, they’ve been great mentors to the younger generation. In scouting, there’s no manual, there’s no book, there’s no school. You have to be mentored by the older scouts. If it wasn’t for those guys, I would not have the career I currently have.”

 

Malloy never worked directly with Hampson, but knows him well by reputation.

“You talk to people out west, Ted has been their mentor. He’s been the rock that has helped that group along. He has great wisdom. He’s perfectly comfortable talking about his mistakes,” Malloy said.

TSN’s Craig Button scouted for a decade for the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Starts organization, and knows Hampson well from those days.

“Diligent is the word that comes to mind when thinking about Ted. He always set out with a purpose when he was scouting. His work was intentional. He was focused, confident in his own thoughts and understanding of the process of evaluating and projecting young players,” he told Postmedia via text message.

 

“He was a model of work ethic and selfless purpose with a view of contributing to something bigger than himself. Great respect for Ted.”

Long-time hockey agent Ben Hankinson has seen Hampson at work first hand.

“Great human,” he replied when told that Hampson was being honoured next week.

John Garrett was a teammate of Hampson’s on the Minnesota Fighting Saints in the mid-1970s. Hampson was a long-toothed veteran by that point and was the team’s captain.

“It was an eclectic bunch. He was able to keep everyone together. It was WHA at its finest. We went six weeks without getting paid. It was a challenging time, big pressure on the captain and he sailed through it,” Garrett said.

“He became a real Minnesota guy. He went to bat for Brock. People said ‘well he didn’t skate well enough’ but Teddy said there’s more there. I know Brock was really appreciative of him for it. I’ve seen him speak with Teddy many times,” he added.

 

“He is a good guy.”

Malloy said that honouring Hampson in this way, by his peers, is the most important honour that can be bestowed. It’s why veteran scouts Ross Mahoney — who got his scouting start with the Canucks before moving to the Washington Capitals — and Garth Malarchuk started the foundation two years ago.

“It’s a way to say as a collective group, ‘Thank you for your contributions to the game’,” explained Malloy, who is helping promote the foundation’s work.

“The foundation is about honouring the past, contributing to the community through charity and mentoring. It’s no different than when the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association has someone honoured in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

“They deserve to be honoured by their peers. It’s a different type of honour when they’re honoured by their peers.”

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On 7/15/2024 at 8:28 PM, Kootenay Gold said:

There are a lot of so called hockey sites that throw out click bait BS in order to draw you in to there site

I know. That's why I don't use those ones. Got it?

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2 hours ago, Rip The Mesh said:

I know. That's why I don't use those ones. Got it?

I am aware of that but was pointing out that even legit sites use click bait to try and draw viewers in and I am not a fan of that.

 

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Freakin Idiots! The NHL Network can go eat . . . .!!!!!      I try not to post their stuff, but  I have, here and there.  NO MORE !!!

Not top 20 winger?  Bunch of idiots / NOT A RELIABLE SORCE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 08:47 PM by Rip The Mesh