But given how important his family and his mom, Laurie, have been in his hockey journey, it's not surprising that this is a night when he'd shine. Family has been at the heart of Boeser's NHL journey.

Coolie spent the late stages of that first season with Boeser’s parents, Duke and Laurie, back in the family’s home state of Minnesota, but he has been with Boeser full-time ever since.