François Bouchard (ice hockey, born 1988)
François Bouchard | |||
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![]() Bouchard with the Connecticut Whale in 2011 | |||
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 | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
LNAH team Former teams |
Les Pétroliers du Nord 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–present |
François Bouchard (born April 26, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays 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
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
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 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 | EBEL | 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 | ITL | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 261 | 51 | 70 | 121 | 147 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
References
- ^ "Francois Bouchard Profile". NHL.com.
- ^ Carrera, Katie (15 July 2011). "Washington Capitals sign AHL forward Francois Bouchard".
- ^ "Capitals acquire Tomas Kundratek from Rangers in exchange for Bouchard". Washington Capitals. 2011-11-08. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Bouchard fjärde kanadensaren i IKO". IK Oskarshamn (in Swedish). Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from
- CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv)
- Articles with short description
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Baie-Comeau Drakkar players
- Boxers de Bordeaux players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Connecticut Whale (AHL) players
- Dundee Stars players
- French Quebecers
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- KHL Medveščak Zagreb players
- Les Pétroliers du Nord players
- IK Oskarshamn players
- HC Pustertal Wölfe players
- Sportspeople from Sherbrooke
- Södertälje SK players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
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