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Canada Joël Bouchard
Hudson Valley Bears / EPHL - 08/09
2-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Third All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 23, 1974
Position
D
Age
50
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1992 round 6 #129 overall by Calgary Flames
Team Staff profile of Joël Bouchard also available

Use/Embed statistics

Joël Bouchard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Montréal-Bourassa Canadien QMAAA 41* 7* 17* 24* 10* -* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 -
1990-91 Longueuil Collège-Français QMJHL 53* 3* 19* 22* 34* -* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 11 -
1991-92 Verdun College-Francais QMJHL 70* 9* 37* 46* 55* -* | Playoffs 19 1 7 8 18 -
1992-93 Verdun College-Francais “A” QMJHL 60* 10* 49* 59* 126* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
1993-94 Verdun College-Francais QMJHL 60* 15* 54* 69* 60* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -
Saint John Flames AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 10* 5* |
1994-95 Calgary Flames NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Saint John Flames AHL 77* 6* 25* 31* 63* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 -2
1995-96 Calgary Flames NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Saint John Flames AHL 74* 8* 25* 33* 104* 5* | Playoffs 16 1 4 5 10 3
1996-97 Calgary Flames NHL 76* 4* 5* 9* 49* -23* |
Canada WC 11* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
1997-98 Calgary Flames NHL 44* 5* 7* 12* 57* 0* |
Saint John Flames AHL 3* 2* 1* 3* 6* 4* |
1998-99 Nashville Predators NHL 64* 4* 11* 15* 60* -10* |
1999-00 Nashville Predators NHL 52* 1* 4* 5* 23* -11* |
Dallas Stars NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 32* 1* 2* 3* 22* -8* |
Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 19* 3* 9* 12* 8* 7* |
2001-02 New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Albany River Rats AHL 70* 9* 22* 31* 28* -30* |
2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 27* 5* 7* 12* 14* 6* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 22* 6* 14* 20* 22* 5* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -6* |
2003-04 New York Rangers NHL 28* 1* 7* 8* 10* 2* |
2004-05 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 20 2
2005-06 New York Islanders NHL 25* 1* 8* 9* 23* 5* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 15* 4* 9* 13* 10* -4* |
2006-07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 4* 0* 3* 3* 0* -1* |
2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20* 1* 6* 7* 18* 2* |
2008-09 Hudson Valley Bears EPHL 7* 1* 0* 1* 21* -* |

Joël Bouchard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 MTL Étoiles de l'Est QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 Verdun College-Francais Memorial Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Joël Bouchard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 293* 37* 108* 145* 0.49* 257* -15* | 4 29 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.28 * 34 * 3 *
EPHL 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 21* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 19* 3* 9* 12* 0.63* 8* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 364* 22* 53* 75* 0.21* 264* -43* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 41* 7* 17* 24* 0.59* 10* -* | 1 1 1 * 0 * 1 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
QMJHL 4 243* 37* 159* 196* 0.81* 275* -* | 4 35 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.34 * 39 * - *
WC 1 11* 0* 1* 1* 0.09* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 0* 1* 1* 0.07* 10* 8* | 0 * * * * * *

Joël Bouchard Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #6 overall by Nashville Predators in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1990, 2 #21 overall by Longueuil Sieurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Career transactions
- 2005-08-18 • Signed by the New York Islanders
- 2003-10-03 • Claimed in the Waiver Draft by the New York Rangers
- 2003-07-12 • Signed by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2003-02-10 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Richard Lintner & cash for Alexei Kovalev, Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen & Mike Wilson
- 2002-08-08 • Signed by the New York Rangers
- 2000-08-31 • Signed by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2000-03-14 • Claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars
- 1998-06-26 • Claimed in the Expansion Draft by the Nashville Predators
- 1992-06-20 • Drafted by the Calgary Flames