VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have inked restricted free agent Brock Boeser to a three-year contract.
The team announced the 22-year-old right-winger’s new deal on Monday, saying it carries an average annual value of $5.875 million.
Boeser missed training camp in Victoria over the weekend as negotiations continued. He posted a photo of himself in a Canucks jersey on Instagram after the deal was announced, with the caption: "Excited to be back, can’t wait to get going! See you soon cominghome."
The Canucks opened their pre-season schedule Monday night against the Calgary Flames Monday in Victoria and will host the Edmonton Oilers in Vancouver on Tuesday.
WELCOME BACK @BBoeser16!!!
Ready to go with the Flow?! pic.twitter.com/TSgzMvQZr1
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 17, 2019
Canucks GM Jim Benning said before Monday’s game that he was "extremely excited" to get a deal done.
"We’ve been working on this for the last three to four months," he said. "We found we had a lot more in common doing a short term deal."
Benning said the two sides discussed a long-term contract but the three year package was where they settled.
Boeser now has three years to prove he’s a dominant player and consistent goal scorer, which will likely result in a bigger future contract, said Benning.
"He’s one of our core young players we want to build our team around," he said.
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Benning said Boeser will be in Vancouver Tuesday.
The native of Burnsville, Minn., was the club’s third-leading scorer last season with 26 goals and 30 assists in 69 games.
Originally picked 23rd overall by Vancouver in the 2015 draft, Boeser was an NHL All-Star Game MVP in 2018 and a finalist for the Calder Trophy in the same season, despite a broken back cutting short his rookie campaign.
September 16, 2019
