Brock Boeser is now one of the veterans on the Vancouver Canucks. And with longevity comes ascension through the ranks of the franchise's all-time scorers
No one on the Vancouver Canucks current roster has played more games for the organization than Brock Boeser. Now 26, the 2015 first round draft pick, has appeared in 398 National Hockey League games for the hockey club.
Provided he's healthy and able to suit up for the team's home and home set with Edmonton to start next season, Boeser will suit up for his 400th game at Rogers Place on October 14th. And when he does, he'll become the 39th player in franchise history to skate in 400 games as a Canuck. A fully healthy season -- and those have been an issue for Boeser -- would get him to 480 for his career which would move him past Petri Skriko and into 28th on the all-time list.
Of course, any milestone watch for Boeser comes with the caveat that he may not finish the season in Vancouver. The subject of on-going trade speculation for more than a year now, Boeser's time with the organization could be nearing an end. But as long as he's wearing Canuck colours, the Burnsville, MN native will continue to work his way up the franchise ranks in a number of categories.
With 311, Boeser starts into the new season 25th in all time points as a Canuck and needs 17 to catch Cliff Ronning who currently sits 20th. Patrik Sundstrom is 19th on the list with 342 so he is certainly within Boeser's sights. Beyond that, however, Boeser would need a career season to reach Greg Adams who is in 18th with 369. So Adams is probably safe for this season.
Brock Boeser facing his hometown Minnesota WildBoeser rolls into the new season tied with Alexander Mogilny and Dennis Ververgaert for 16th in franchise goals with 139. Petri Skriko sits 15th with 171 so Boeser would need that elusive first 30-goal season (and then some) to crack the club's top 15.
When it comes to power goals, Boeser is two shy of 50 for his career. When he gets there, he'll be solo 13th moving past Thomas Gradin. And Boeser, with 21 to his credit, needs four game-winning goals to catch Ryan Kesler and Bo Horvat who currently sit tied for 10th in that category.
In the final chapter of this summer series, we'll examine Thatcher Demko's place in Canucks history and where he stands in several significant goaltending categories.
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