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Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced July 1, 2025 that the club has agreed to terms with forward Brock Boeser on a seven-year contract with a $7.25 million AAV.

“Brock has been a huge part of our organization, and we are extremely happy to have him back in the fold,” said Allvin. “He has scored some big goals for our hockey club and has established himself as a very dangerous offensive player. Brock is a leader and culture setter in our locker room, and we’re confident he will continue to play an important role for our team moving forward doing great work both on and off the ice.”

Boeser, 27, appeared in 75 games this season, tallying 50 points (25-25-50) and 16 penalty minutes. His 25 goals and 50 points were each tied for second amongst Canucks skaters, while his 25 assists ranked third amongst Canucks forwards.

During the 2023.24 campaign, Boeser set new career-highs with 40 goals and 73 points, while adding 33 assists, the second-highest total of his career. His 40 goals led the team, and his 73 points placed him fourth. He was also named to the All-Star Game in Toronto, after scoring 30 goals in 49 games to start the season, tied for the sixth-most amongst all skaters.

The 6’1”, 208lbs winger has played 554 career regular season games across nine seasons, accumulating 434 points (204-230-434) and 142 penalty minutes. He has also appeared in 29 post-season games, recording 23 points (11-12-23), including a hat trick during Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round series against Nashville.

Since arriving in Vancouver, Boeser has been a steady threat on the ice, recording six seasons of at least 20 goals and averaging .78 points per game over the course of his career. During his rookie season in 2017.18, Boeser was named to the NHL All-Star Game, and became the second rookie (after Mario Lemieux) to be named All-Star Game MVP. He was also named to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team and a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy. During the Canucks post-season awards, Boeser has been named the winner of the Cyclone Taylor Trophy (2017.18, Most Valuable Player), Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (2017.18, Leading Scorer), Pavel Bure Award (2017.18, Most Exciting Player), and the Daniel & Henrik Sedin Award (2022.23, Community Leadership).

Hailing from Burnsville, Minnesota, Boeser has represented the United States on a number of occasions, including the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he captained Team USA to a bronze medal, before suiting up at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge and the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships, helping the US to a bronze medal.

Boeser was originally selected 23rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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Los Angeles, CA. – The Vancouver Canucks selected a total of six players at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 27th and 28th, 2025, including Braeden Cootes 15th overall (round one), Aleksei Medvedev 47th overall (round two), Kieren Dervin 65th overall (round three), Wilson Björck 143rd overall (round five), Gabriel Chiarot 175th overall (round six), and Matthew Lansing 207th overall (round seven).

Cootes, 18, appeared in 60 games for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this season, recording 63 points (26-37-63), 18 penalty minutes, and a +5 plus/minus rating. He also appeared in six playoff games, registering eight points (2-6-8) and four penalty minutes. Cootes led all Thunderbirds players in assists and points and was tied for second in goals. On November 22, 2024, he was named Seattle’s co-captain for the 2024.25 season. The 5’11”, 183lbs centre has played 131 career regular season games across three seasons with Seattle, scoring 99 points (40-59-99) and 34 penalty minutes.

Medvedev, 17, spent the 2024.25 season with the London Knights for the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), appearing in 34 games and posting a record of 22-8-2 with a 2.79 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and three shutouts. The 6’3”, 178lbs goaltender helped the Knights capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions, as well as the Memorial Cup. A native of St. Petersburg, RUS, he was named to the OHL First All-Rookie team this past season, as well as awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy for being on the team with the lowest goals-against average, and the Dinty Moore Trophy for having the best goals-against average amongst OHL rookies.

Dervin, 18, split the 2024.25 season between St. Andrew’s College (High School Prep) and the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL). A 6’1”, 183lbs forward, he posted 92 points (37-55-92) and 93 penalty minutes in 61 games with St. Andrew’s, and three points (1-2-3) in 10 games with the Frontenacs. The Ottawa, ON native also appeared in 11 postseason contests for Kingston, recording three points (1-2-3), two penalty minutes, and a +1 plus/minus rating, helping the Frontenacs advance to Game 7 of the Second Round.

Björck, 19, played most of the 2024.25 season with Djurgårdens IF J20 of the J20 Nationell, recording 67 points (28-39-67), 98 penalty minutes, and a +31 plus/minus rating. He also appeared in 10 games for Djurgårdens IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan, posting a +2 plus/minus rating. The 6’0”, 165lbs forward skated in nine playoff games for Djurgårdens IF J20, registering nine points (1-8-9) and a +7 plus/minus rating. A native of Stockholm, SWE, Björck has represented his country internationally on a number of occasions, including the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he had one assists in four games.

Chiarot, 18, appeared in 66 games with the Brampton Steelheads of the OHL in 2024.25, recording 35 points (21-14-35) 60 penalty minutes, and a +21 rating. The 5’11”, 191lbs forward also skated in six postseason contests for the Steelheads, scoring one goal. In 114 career OHL games across two seasons, the Hamilton, ON native has posted 45 points (26-19-45), 98 penalty minutes, and a +20 plus/minus rating.

Lansing, 18, appeared in 54 games in 2024.25, split between the Waterloo Black Hawks and the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL), posting 27 points (12-15-27), 51 penalty minutes, and a +20 plus/minus rating. The 6’1”, 185lbs forward also skated in 13 games for the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP), recording one assist and eight penalty minutes. A native of Tonawanda, NY, Lansing has represented in the United States on numerous occasions, including the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and the 2025 U18 World Championships, winning bronze.

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