Joël Bouchard
Joël Bouchard (born January 23, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League.
| Joël Bouchard | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1974 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders |
| National team |  Canada
|
| NHL Draft | 129th overall, 1992 Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 1994–2008 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Longueuil College-Francais | QMJHL | 53 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1991–92 | Verdun College-Francais | QMJHL | 70 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 1992–93 | Verdun College-Francais | QMJHL | 60 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Verdun College-Francais | QMJHL | 60 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 77 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 74 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 76 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 70 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 22 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 364 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1997 Helsinki | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 1993 Gävle | |
| Gold | 1994 Ostrava | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Canada | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Canada | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1997 | Canada | WC |
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Transactions
- June 26, 1998 - Claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators from the Calgary Flames.
- March 14, 2000 - Claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars from the Nashville Predators.
- August 31, 2000 - Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.
- October 25, 2001 - Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils
- August 5, 2002 - Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
- February 10, 2003 - Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Richard Lintner, Rico Fata, Mikael Samuelsson and future considerations to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alexei Kovalev, Mike Wilson, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture.
- July 14, 2003 - Signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres.
- October 3, 2003 - Claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers from the Buffalo Sabres.
- August 18, 2005 - Signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders.
- October 23, 2007 - Signed a minor league contract with Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL affiliate of Montreal Canadiens.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database