Canucks sign Brock Boeser to long-term deal
The Vancouver Canucks announced on Tuesday that the team has agreed to terms on a seven-year contract with free agent winger Brock Boeser.
The deal with carry an average annual value of $7.25 million.
Boeser had spent his entire NHL career with the Canucks, recording 204 goals and 434 points in 554 games since getting drafted 23rd overall in 2015. The Burnsville, Minnesota native is coming off his third season with at least 50 points, registering 25 goals and 25 assists in 75 games. Boeser set a new personal best the year prior, scoring 40 goals and 73 points in a breakout season for the winger.
Despite his tenure with the organization, there was a strong possibility that Boeser was set to be moved at this past season’s trade deadline, and it seemed far more likely than not that he would depart when the market opened. Instead, he’ll remain as a major building block for a Vancouver team looking to return to the playoffs next season.
Boeser blasted onto the scene in 2017-18, earning runner-up Calder Trophy honors after scoring 29 goals and 55 points. From there, many expected him to become a prolific 30-goal scorer. He has struggled to stay healthy, having surpassed the 75-game mark just once. But for the most part, he has managed to keep himself near a 30-goal pace regardless.
The 28-year-old has represented the United States internationally, but only at the junior level. He led the 2014 Hlinka Gretzky Cup with six goals, earning himself a bronze medal. In 2015-16, he won another bronze medal with the United States in a year that also saw him lead the NCHC in scoring while at the University of North Dakota. He’d go on to make his NHL debut shortly after finishing his sophomore campaign in 2016-17.
Matt Larkin had Boeser as the third-ranked UFA heading into Tuesday’s frenzy.
Patrik Allvin, Jim Rutherford and the Canucks have been busy of late, as they inked goaltender Thatcher Demko and winger Conor Garland to contract extension that combine for a $14.5 million cap hit and kick in beginning with the 2026-2027 season.
According to Puckpedia, Vancouver is currently over the upper limit of the salary cap by about $218,000.