The 28-year-old winger, fresh off a career-best season with the Vancouver Canucks, stunned the NHL world this weekend by rejecting a reported 7-year, $51 million offer from the Detroit Red Wings in favor of staying in Vancouver — inking a 6-year, $42 million deal to remain with the team that drafted him.
For Boeser, it wasn’t about the money. It was about home.
“Vancouver believed in me when I was just a kid coming out of college,” Boeser said in a press conference Monday morning. “This city, this fanbase — they’ve meant everything to me. We’ve built something special here, and I want to be a part of finishing what we started.”
Boeser, who racked up a career-high 41 goals and 74 points during the 2024–25 campaign, was considered one of the top forwards on the open market. The Red Wings, eager to add a proven scorer to their young core, aggressively pursued the Burnsville, Minnesota native with a front-loaded deal that would’ve made him one of the highest-paid wingers in franchise history.
But in the end, Boeser stayed true to the team that drafted him 23rd overall in 2015.
Sources close to the situation say Boeser never seriously considered leaving Vancouver — even amid a bidding war that included offers from Detroit, Nashville, and the Islanders. The Canucks’ reemergence as a Western Conference contender, paired with the leadership of captain Quinn Hughes and the return of Thatcher Demko between the pipes, reportedly played a major role in Boeser’s decision.
“He’s one of those guys who embodies what we want this team to be,” said GM Patrik Allvin. “This is a huge moment for the franchise. Brock didn’t just take less money — he chose us. That means everything.”
With Boeser locked in long-term, the Canucks continue to solidify a core that also features Elias Pettersson, Hughes, Demko, and J.T. Miller. For a franchise long defined by close calls and what-ifs, the message heading into next season is clear:
The window is open — and Brock Boeser is all in.
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