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Milestone watch: Boeser has a chance to become a top-5 goal scorer in Canucks history next season
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Jeff Paterson
Jul 8, 2026, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2026, 01:28 EDT
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The draft has come and gone, the frenzied portion of free agency is (for the most part) over, and we’ve reached that point of the off-season when National Hockey League general managers will try to get in a little downtime over what’s left of their summers. While the Vancouver Canucks may entertain trade offers on some of their veteran players, they are not expected to be terribly active when it comes to player transactions. With that in mind, we can step back and take a bigger picture view of the hockey club. Each offseason, we like to look at milestones that are achievable for key Canucks heading into the new hockey season. This is the second in a four-part series examining the possibilities for a variety of players.
Brock Boeser is the eighth-highest-scoring player in Vancouver Canucks franchise history. And that’s likely where he’ll remain regardless of how productive he is next season. With 482 career points, Boeser trails Elias Pettersson by 26. So he’s chasing a moving target. Beyond that, the 29-year-old winger would need to amass 68 points to catch Thomas Gradin, who is currently sixth on the list with 550 points. 
Now, it’s conceivable that if Pettersson misses games or is moved by the hockey club, Boeser could slip past him this season. But in order to catch Gradin, the Burnsville, MN native would have to flirt with his career-best 73-point campaign of 2023-24. And that’s the only time in his 10-year NHL career that he’s topped the 60-point mark. 
A goal-scorer throughout his time in Vancouver, Boeser has a legitimate opportunity to move into the top five in franchise history. He has 226 goals to his credit and needs 14 to catch Henrik Sedin for seventh. Ten more than that would equal Tony Tanti (250) for sixth on the list. If Boeser can score 28 goals next season, he would join Pavel Bure for fifth on the list. A 36-goal season would move him into a tie for fourth with Stan Smyl (262). 
His next power play marker will put Boeser in the top five in that category. He starts into next season tied with Todd Bertuzzi with 79 apiece. That will leave him chasing only Trevor Linden, Tony Tanti, Markus Naslund and Daniel Sedin.
If healthy, Boeser will move into the top 10 in all-time games played as a Canuck next season. He currently sits 13th with 629 appearances. He should move past Ryan Kesler (655), Doug Lidster (666) and Dennis Kearns (677). Once he gets past Kearns, only the Sedins and Stan Smyl will have played more games as a Canuck – and only a Canuck – without playing for any other NHL team. 
Boeser also has a chance to move into the top 10 in all-time assists as a Canuck next season. He currently has 256, which leaves him 15th on the list, one behind Brendan Morrison. A 35-assist season would vault him past Morrison, Todd Bertuzzi, Andre Boudrias, JT Miller and Dennis Kearns. 
Boeser is also on the cusp of joining the franchise’s top OT goal scorers. Over the years, he has ended 31 games in overtime, one behind Pavel Bure and two behind Elias Pettersson and Trevor Linden. Depending on the way the season plays out, Boeser could slide into fourth on that list, trailing only Daniel Sedin, Markus Naslund and Henrik Sedin.
Throughout his time in Vancouver, Boeser has been a consistent 20-goal and 50-point producer. If he has another season like that, he’ll find his way into the top 10 in just about every significant statistical category in the club’s record book.
Milestone watch series:
Part 1: Elias Pettersson

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