Over the past couple of season’s, one name has been at the center of a lot of media attention and that is Brock Boeser. Vancouver’s 2015 first round pick took the league by storm during his rookie season in 2017 notching 29 goals and 55 points before falling to injury at the three quarter mark. Brock would return the following season, but never really got back to rookie season form. That was until this year.
The Brockstar was back from the second the puck dropped on the 2023-24 NHL season. In Vancouver’s season opener, Boeser put on a show for the fans by scoring four goals en route to an 8-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. This was just the start as Brock would go on to score 40 goals and 73 points in 81 games. Boeser found a more permanent home this season on the wing of JT Miller, helping him get comfortable compared to previous seasons where he would be often moved up and down the lineup.
Injuries were an ongoing issue for Boeser as he had been dealing with injury problems since his rookie year. He missed the start of last season with a wrist injury after getting surgery on it for a previous injury. It felt as if he was swimming upstream with the constant onslaught of wrist, hand, and back injuries. In addition Brock dealt with the loss of his father following the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. Nothing had been going right for Boeser.
Thankfully Brock persevered and the Brockstar as we know it is back, having a career high season and helping lead the Canucks to their first postseason appearance with a home crowd since 2015. Brock, who was a key component to the Canucks 2020 bubble playoff run is playing playoff hockey in Vancouver for the first time in his career and has a lot of eyes and expectations on him. He came up huge in game 3 for Vancouver, scoring a hattrick and giving the Canucks the upset win over Nashville.
HAT TRICK BROCK BOESER. WE ARE HEADED TO OVERTIME! 🤯
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With the bad luck of the past now in his rearview mirror and a more than hot start to this year’s playoffs. The stage is set for Brock Boeser to be a big time star for the Canucks as they look to make a deep run into this year’s playoffs, capture the Stanley Cup and bring glory to Vancouver for the first time in franchise history.