The first full season under head coach Rick Tocchet was a successful one as the Vancouver Canucks not only made the playoffs but won the Pacific Division and were one win away from the Western Conference Final. Fans also saw Quinn Hughes win the Norris Trophy after a career-high 92 points, JT Miller hit 100 points for the first time, and Brock Boeser surge to 40 goals. Those were just three milestones that were hit last season, and there will be plenty more to come in 2024-25, including another big one for the superstar who leads the blue line.
Quinn Hughes Set to Become All-Time Leading Scorer Amongst Defencemen
Yes, you read that correctly, at 24 years old and only in his sixth season in the NHL, Hughes could become the Canucks’ all-time leading scorer amongst defencemen. Right now, Alex Edler holds that title with 409 points, but Hughes has been hot on his tail ever since he entered the league full-time in 2019-20. He has 333 points in 365 games and needs only 77 to pass Edler and become king of the mountain. If Hughes continues at the pace he’s going at, no one will be able to catch him by the time his career is over. In fact, he could even touch the 1,000-point mark that only eight have hit in NHL history.
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Hughes is by far the best defenceman the Canucks have ever had. No disrespect to Edler, Jyrki Lumme, Mattias Ohlund, Ed Jovanovski, Doug Lidster, and Kevin Bieksa, but none of them were the generational talent Hughes is. He almost became the 16th defenceman to hit the century mark in points last season, something he will probably do at some point in his career. Heck, he could be in the company of all-time greats Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey when he retires.
As for when Hughes will officially become the leading scorer amongst Canucks defencemen, he had 77 points after his 68th game last season, so I would expect it to be sometime between March 15-18 when the Canucks are on a three-game homestand.
JT Miller
- 800 games
- 700 career points
- 500 points in a Canucks uniform
- 150 goals in a Canucks uniform
Miller will hit the 800-game milestone whenever he plays his first game of the season. Barring an injury, that will be against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 9 at Rogers Arena. He debuted in the NHL on Feb. 5, 2013, at 19 years old, and has suited up for 798 games since then along with 238 goals, 401 assists, and 639 points. 364 of those games have come with the Canucks, eclipsing the 341 he logged with the New…
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