Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Positions Winger Name Brock Boeser | Playing career Shoots Right | |
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Born February 25, 1997 (age 27)
Burnsville, MN, USA ( 1997-02-25 ) Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) NHL team (P)
Cur. team Vancouver Canucks
University of North Dakota (NCAA) NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2015
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Building Brock - Canucks' Star Brock Boeser's Journey To The NHL
Brock Boeser (; [ˈbœsɐ]; born February 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). A top prospect with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL), Boeser was selected 23rd overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Canucks, and spent the following two seasons with the University of North Dakota. He made his NHL debut in 2017 with Vancouver. Internationally Boeser has played for the United States national junior team at the 2016 World Junior Championships, where he helped the team win a bronze medal.
Contents
- Building Brock Canucks Star Brock Boesers Journey To The NHL
- Amateur
- Professional
- International play
- References
Amateur
During the 2014–15 USHL season, Boeser led the league with 35 goals and was named to both the 2014–15 USHL All-Rookie Team and First All-Star Team. In 2015–16 Boeser represented Team USA in the IIHF under-20 championships, as the team took bronze overall. During the 2015–16 season playing for the University of North Dakota he led division I hockey in both goals and points with 27 goals and 60 points, the same season he helped the team win the NCAA Division 1 National Championship. He missed two months of the 2016–17 season due to a wrist injury.
Professional
Boeser was selected 23rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canucks on March 25, 2017. Later that same day, he made his NHL debut in a game against the Minnesota Wild and scored his first NHL goal, the game-winner, in the 4–2 victory.
International play
Boeser has played with the United States national junior team, first at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. His first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned tournament was the 2016 World Junior Championships, where he had three points in seven games as the United States won the bronze medal. He missed the 2017 World Junior Championships due to a wrist injury.
