Hockey’s New Wave: The Young Superstars Taking Over the Game
I had a few tears in my eyes when they brought them in Brock said after the game I’m thankful for everything they’ve done for me Being able to see them before the game was definitely nice I was really happy to make them proud Not only did he make them proud he gave in attendance all of his supporters including many family members friends and even some of his North Dakota teammates good reason to cheer loudly On Your 6 Every time Boeser hits the ice with the Vancouver Canucks he wears the No 6 on his back to keep alive the memory of a close friend In August 2016 while Brock was playing for Team USA at a youth tournament in Europe four of his close friends from high school were involved in a terrible car crash Boeser’s former baseball teammate Ty Alyea was killed Alyea wore No 6 on his baseball jersey As Boeser found out the night of his NHL debut
No 6 was also the number his father Duke wore in high school As long as Boeser is a Canuck that will be his number too Halfway through the second period with the Canucks already leading 2 0 Boeser jammed home a rebound off teammate Bo Horvat's shot for his first NHL goal in his first NHL game Boeser scored his first NHL goal in his home state in front of friends and family as his Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild
That goal ended up being the game winner as Vancouver held off Boeser’s hometown Wild 4 2 It was the perfect way to cap an incredible night for Boeser and his family
But that was only the beginning Boeser in eight more games with the played Canucks at the end of the 2016 17 season and added three more goals He made the NHL look easy practically The following year Boeser showed that he was not only a flash in the pan He scored 29 goals and had 55 points in 62 games in his first NHL season Even though Boeser missed 20 games that season due to an injury he finished tied with the legendary Daniel Sedin for the team’s scoring lead Boeser also finished second in the voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy given to the league’s top rookie
