Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood opens up on actively trying to break the NHL record for most hits in a season

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Maverick Mitchell
October 30, 2024 (3:34 PM)

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Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood is on pace to easily obliterate the NHL record for most hits in a single season previously set by Jeremy Lauzon. Sherwood sat down to comment on his changes of actually making it happen.

As it stands right now, Kiefer Sherwood has been a welcomed addition to the Vancouver Canucks. He quickly has become a massive fav favorite due to his grittiness, and physical style of play.

As it stands right now, the 29-year-old forward has been a A physical force to be reckoned with, as he has already accumulated 59 hits so far this season and is on pace to smash the single-season NHL record, set by Jeremy Lauzon who recorded 383 hits in the 2023-2024 NHL season.

Canucks Forward Kiefer Sherwood comments on trying to break the NHL record for most hits in a single season

He was asked if this is something he actively trying to break, and if he thinks he will be able to keep up the pace to smash the record.

"I don't know if it's sustainable, necessary to get 10 or 12 hits a night, but I definitely want to impose my physicality. It was one of my goals to be up there this year, for sure, but it's more of a reflection of the consistency that I need to bring out each and every night. Doing the math, I definitely think it's feasible for me to break the record... I'm just focused on each night, one at a time. I'm not trying to look at the whole season. There's a lot of hockey to be played. We're only, what, eight games in them. We got a lot of hockey left, so I'm just trying to be consistent."

Amidst conversations on the physicality and intensity of his game, Sherwood added that being ferocious on the ice adds a presence and extra element of competitiveness to the game.

"I definitely look at it, but it's not something that I base my play on," said Sherwood. "Being physical is part of the identity and competitiveness that I need to bring each and every night. Every game is a little different. Sometimes, you might not have as many because we're dominating possession, but I obviously pay attention, and it's something that I want to continue to add to my resume, but it's not something that I'm necessarily chasing."

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