UND's Boeser signs with Canucks, makes NHL debut
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Brock Boeser is making his NHL debut in his home state.
The Vancouver Canucks signed the 20-year-old forward to an entry-level contract and announced the Burnsville, Minn., native is playing against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday afternoon.
. @BBoeser16 is in the building. pic.twitter.com/8iWUBK9R1R
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 25, 2017
The former University of North Dakota standout's sophomore season came to a close Friday night when the Fighting Hawks were eliminated by Boston University in double overtime in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Boeser followed up his 27-goal, 60-point freshman campaign with 16 goals and 34 points this season.
The Canucks selected him 23rd overall in 2015.