Coming Back? 40-Year-Old Former Vancouver Canucks Forward Proved Everyone Wrong in Pro Hockey Comeback
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40-year-old former Vancouver Canuck controversial forward David Booth has done the unthinkable in his first season back as a professional hockey player in Australia.
Back in May, the hockey world, especially the Canucks fan base was pretty shook when former Vancouver Canucks forward David Booth made the questionable decision to make his professional hockey comeback in Australia.
The Melbourne Ice of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) announced that they signed former National Hockey League forward David Booth to a contract for the remainder of the 2025 campaign.
"Massive signing alert! The Melbourne Ice are proud to announce the addition of former NHL 30-goal scorer David Booth to our 2025 AIHL roster!" the team said.
Former Vancouver Canucks forward sets the AIHL on fire in first season back in pro hockey
Before signing in Melbourne, Booth spent the last six seasons of his career playing in Europe, aside from taking taking the 2021 season off.
Pretty early on in his campaign with the Melbourne Ice, Booth was clearly setting the league on fire and proving he still had the scoring touch, recording a whopping 50 points (25 goals, 25 assists) in just 11 games.
Now. that his comeback season has concluded, Booth did not lift up his foot off the gas, as he finished with a ridiculous 36 goals and 33 assists for 69 points in 16 games.
Former #Canucks winger David Booth has wrapped up his first season in Australia. In total, Booth played 16 games, recording 36 goals, 33 assists and 69 points. His Melbourne Ice won the championship.
Obviously, Booth was far above the competition he faced in Australia, but in all honesty, he does not have what it takes to even make an attempt at a comeback to pro hockey in North America, especially at 40-years-old.
