Having made the Canucks, Boeser and Virtanen know the hard part is yet to come
VANCOUVER — Brock Boeser spent some nervous days in his hotel room, wondering if he had done enough in training camp and pre-season to stick with the Vancouver Canucks.
Jake Virtanen only realized he made the team after seeing the hockey bag of the player he was battling for a spot packed and ready to be shipped off to the minors.
Boeser, 20, and Virtanen, 21, are both on the rebuilding Canucks’ opening night roster, but it’s only the first step in what the young wingers hope will be long a journey.
“Just because I made the team doesn’t mean I’m going to stay here,” said Boeser. “I’ve got to keep coming to practice and working my hardest and making the most of my opportunities during games.”