Brock Boeser was the Canucks’ man at this week’s NHL Player Media Tour, and as the club’s longest-tenured current player, he had plenty to say about where Vancouver goes from here.
Speaking with Sportsnet, Boeser sounded confident about the organization’s reset under a new coach, new GM and new management structure.
“It’s really high. I have faith in all of these guys; I know them really well.
They’re such great people and great hockey minds. It’s a new chapter, us as players have to set the culture again and get things back on track.”
Boeser also addressed the fact that he re-signed long term before the team landed in what he called a rebuild. He made it clear he has no second thoughts.
“No. No regrets.
I’m very grateful to be in the league, and, you know, I made that decision, and I’m in Vancouver, so I’m gonna be part of the solution. And, you know, it’s one step at a time right now.
Like I said, we gotta get the culture going again, and I feel like we got a ton of great young skilled guys and young talent, and we’re a close group. So, you know, we just gotta make sure that we’re coming to the rink every day, competing, and working hard.”
For Boeser, who will turn 30 in February, being the longest-serving Canuck carries real weight. He said the city means a lot to him, even as he stressed the work still ahead.
“Yeah, it means a lot. You know, it’s, it’s an awesome city, great place to play, and, you know, I just, I love it so much. But like I said, we want to get out of this hole that we’ve been in for the last couple years, and it starts by all coming to the rink and getting better together and having each other’s back and really just showing up to the rink and competing.”
Boeser is in the second year of the seven-year deal he signed with Vancouver, the team that drafted him 23rd overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. He’s also the only current Canuck who played with now co-Presidents Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and his NHL debut came on a line with the twins in his home state of Minnesota.
Through 629 regular-season games with the Canucks, Boeser has scored 226 goals and added 256 assists. In 29 career playoff games, he has 11 goals and 12 assists.
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