UND Hockey Incoming Freshman Boeser Drafted in 1st Round
Incoming University of North Dakota freshman Brock Boeser was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2015 National Hockey League Entry Draft on Friday night.Boeser will join UND in 2015-16 after having spent last season with the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Waterloo Blackhawks. A native of Burnsville, Minn., Boeser had a league-leading 35 goals in 57 games and led the Blackhawks with 68 points. He was named to both the USHL First All-Star Team and the USHL All-Rookie Team.Earlier this month, Boeser was named to the 2015 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp Roster by USA Hockey. He led the U.S. in scoring with points en route to a silver medal at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Tournament.Boeser is the 163rd NHL draft pick in the history of UND’s men’s hockey program and the 18th to be selected in the first round. He is the first UND player to be drafted by the Canucks since current UND assistant coach Dane Jackson, Dixon Ward and Greg Geldart were all taken in 1988.UND’s First-Round NHL Draft Picks1968: John Marks (D), Chicago, 9th1981: James Patrick (D), New York Rangers, 9th1986: George Pelawa (F), Calgary, 16th1989: Jason Herter (D), Vancouver, 8th1993: Landon Wilson (F), Toronto, 19th2000: David Hale (D), New Jersey, 22nd2003: Zach Parise (F), New Jersey, 17th2004: Drew Stafford (F), Buffalo, 13th2004: Travis Zajac (F), New Jersey, 20th2005: Brian Lee (D), Ottawa, 9th2005: T.J. Oshie (F), St. Louis, 24th2005: Joe Finley (D), Washington, 27th2006: Jonathan Toews (F), Chicago, 3rd2010: Derek Forbort<http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58684&SPID=6405&ATCLID=204970001&DB_OEM_ID=13500> (D), Los Angeles, 15th2010: Brock Nelson (F), New York Islanders, 30th2012: Jordan Schmaltz<http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58684&SPID=6405&ATCLID=205679542&DB_OEM_ID=13500> (D), St. Louis Blues, 25th2014: Nick Schmaltz (F), Chicago Blackhawks, 20th2015: Brock Boeser (F), Vancouver Canucks, 23rd-UND-
