François Bouchard (ice hockey, born 1988)
François Bouchard | |||
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Born |
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | April 26, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
team Former teams |
Free Agent Hershey Bears Connecticut Whale KHL Medveščak Zagreb IK Oskarshamn Södertälje SK HC Pustertal Wölfe Boxers de Bordeaux Dundee Stars | ||
NHL draft |
35th overall, 2006 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 2008–2022 |
François Bouchard (born April 26, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Les Pétroliers du Nord in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). He is the younger brother of Pierre-Marc Bouchard who also played in the NHL.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Bouchard was drafted in the second round, 35th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. During the 2006–07 QMJHL season, Bouchard led the league in points with 125 for Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
On July 15, 2011, Bouchard signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals.[2] In the preceding 2011–12 season, on November 8, 2011, Bouchard was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Tomas Kundratek.[3]
On December 18, 2012, Bouchard joined to the KHL Medvescak in Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). On June 7, 2013, Bouchard signed a contract with Swedish team IK Oskarshamn in HockeyAllsvenskan.[4]
Bouchard has since had spells with Södertälje SK, HC Pustertal Wölfe, Boxers de Bordeaux and Dundee Stars.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Collège Charles–Lemoyne | QMAAA | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Baie–Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 54 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Baie–Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 69 | 33 | 69 | 102 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 72 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | ||
2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | AUT | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 50 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 47 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ITA | 42 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | ||
2016–17 | Boxers de Bordeaux | FRA | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Dundee Stars | EIHL | 39 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 34 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 20 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||
AHL totals | 261 | 51 | 70 | 121 | 147 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2005 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
2006 | Canada | WJC18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Francois Bouchard Profile". NHL.com.
- ^ Carrera, Katie (15 July 2011). "Washington Capitals sign AHL forward Francois Bouchard". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Capitals acquire Tomas Kundratek from Rangers in exchange for Bouchard". Washington Capitals. November 8, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Bouchard fjärde kanadensaren i IKO". IK Oskarshamn (in Swedish). Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Baie-Comeau Drakkar players
- Boxers de Bordeaux players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Connecticut Whale (AHL) players
- Dundee Stars players
- Hershey Bears players
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- Les Pétroliers du Nord players
- IK Oskarshamn players
- HC Pustertal Wölfe players
- Ice hockey people from Sherbrooke
- Södertälje SK players
- Washington Capitals draft picks