Brock Boeser

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"It's really hitting me hard:" Canucks' Boeser opens up on father's ... (Daily Hive)

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser admitted that he didn't have the season he hoped for this past year. ADVERTISEMENT. In 71 games with the Canucks, ...

He’s gonna come back he’s gonna have a great year next year.” All you can do is wish them both the best.#Canucks — sydney (@simpforquinn)May 1, 2022 Then asked specifically about his father Duke’s health, Boeser began to get emotional. I know I felt I wasn’t as good in the zone this year and a little details like that and showing up on a consistent basis,” Boeser said. There are some things away from the rink that were tough this year, so it was definitely a challenging year.”

Canucks: 'Really hard' season took an emotional toll on Brock Boeser (The Province)

Canucks right-winger dealt with a COVID-19 diagnosis, a 13-game scoring slump and a family health crisis to still produce 23 goals.

Bo Horvat is also coming off a career season with 31 goals in 70 games. And you don’t let him even think of free agency. Boeser had a five-game goal drought before returning from the elbow injury, but had 14 shots in that span. There were times when I would get into games and not feel confident and I didn’t really make much of a difference, But his shooting percentage slipped to 11.8 per cent this season after 16.3 per cent in 2020-21. How does a new hockey operations department value the restricted free agent? “All we can do is try to be there for him and we need him next year. We can’t comprehend what he’s going through and it’s tough for him. With that, Boeser understandably left the media session and his teammates provided some needed perspective. Article content Article content Article content

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Canucks' Brock Boeser on father's health issues: 'It's really hitting me ... (Yahoo Canada Sports)

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser has been fairly private about his father's health, but on Sunday during player exit interviews, he let the hockey ...

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Drance: In emotional moment, Brock Boeser gives Canucks fans a ... (The Athletic)

Then Boeser was asked directly about his heavy heart. And about his father, Duke Boeser. “It was really hard,” Boeser said, visibly fighting back tears as ...

Brock’s on-ice performance and his unique contract situation has been on the tip of tongues in this hockey market throughout this season. The family was at the Xcel Energy Centre that evening in a suite and posed for pictures postgame. Then postgame, as Brock’s teammates loaded onto the bus to travel to Dallas, Brock remained behind in Minnesota for the evening. On the day of the game, he went off of his cancer medication. Internally, the club has been aware of the situation. The follow up from Postmedia’s Ben Kuzma was directly about hockey, but Boeser needed a moment to compose himself before answering.

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