Joël Bouchard
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1974)
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::summary Canadian ice hockey player (born 1974) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Joel Bouchard.jpg |
| image_size | 230 px |
| caption | Bouchard with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2007 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| height_ft | 6 |
| height_in | 1 |
| weight_lb | 209 |
| position | Defence |
| shoots | Left |
| played_for | Calgary Flames |
| Nashville Predators | |
| Dallas Stars | |
| Phoenix Coyotes | |
| New Jersey Devils | |
| New York Rangers | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| New York Islanders | |
| ntl_team | CAN |
| draft | 129th overall |
| draft_year | 1992 |
| draft_team | Calgary Flames |
| career_start | 1994 |
| career_end | 2008 |
| :: |
| image = Joel Bouchard.jpg | image_size = 230 px | caption = Bouchard with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2007 | birth_date = | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 209 | position = Defence | shoots = Left | played_for = Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Dallas Stars Phoenix Coyotes New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Islanders | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 129th overall | draft_year = 1992 | draft_team = Calgary Flames | career_start = 1994 | career_end = 2008 Joël Bouchard (born January 23, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach and general manager of the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with eight teams for parts of 11 seasons between 1994 and 2008.
Playing career
As a youth, Bouchard played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Montreal.
Bouchard was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the sixth round of the 1992 NHL entry draft with the 129th overall pick. Collectively, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Flames, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, as well as in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended in 2008, Bouchard worked as an analyst for Réseau des sports (RDS). He also produced and hosted his own show called "l'Académie de Hockey McDonald." He became the head coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in 2014, leading the club to two league championship finals in 2017 and 2018.
Bouchard was hired in May 2018 as the head coach of the Laval Rocket, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. In 2021, he left the Rocket at the end of his contract, posting a 83–67–24 record over three seasons.
On July 9, 2021, the Anaheim Ducks hired Bouchard to coach their AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. After only a single season as head coach of the team, Bouchard was relieved from his duties.
On June 26, 2023, Bouchard was hired as head coach of the Syracuse Crunch, the AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Regular season | Playoffs | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NHL totals | 364 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
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International
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| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Junior totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Senior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 1993 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Canada | WC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Coaching record
QMJHL
::data[format=table] | Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | BLB||2014–15 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|BLB||2015–16 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|BLB||2016–17 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|BLB||2017–18 | QMJHL totals | 2014–18 | 272 | 160 | 80 | 32 | 352 | 2 division titles | 33–26 (0.559) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 68 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 91 | 1st in West | Lost in first round (2–4 vs. GAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 62 | 4th in West | Won in first round (4–2 vs. VDR) Lost in quarter-finals (1–4 vs. ROU) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 92 | 2nd in West | Won in first round (4–0 vs. DRU) Won in quarter-finals (4–3 vs. BAT) Won in semi-finals (4–1 vs. CHA) Lost in President's Cup final (0–4 vs. SJ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 107 | 1st in West | Won in first round (4–0 vs. VDR) Won in quarter-finals (4–1 vs. MON) Won in semi-finals (4–3 vs. CHA) Lost in President's Cup final (2–4 vs. BAT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
AHL
::data[format=table] | Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | LAV||2018–19 | Laval Rocket|LAV||2019–20 | Laval Rocket|LAV||2020–21 | LAV totals | 2018–21 | 174 | 83 | 67 | 24 | 190 | 1 division title | 0–0 (0.000) | SD||2021–22 | SD totals | 2021–22 | 68 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 63 | 0 division titles | 0–2 (0.000) | SYR||2023–24 | SYR totals | 2023–24 | 72 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 87 | 0 division titles | 3–4 (0.428) | AHL totals | 2018–24 | 314 | 150 | 124 | 40 | 340 | 1 division title | 3–6 (0.333) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 76 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 72 | 7th in North | Did not qualify | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 62 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 68 | 6th in North | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 1st in Canadian | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 63 | 7th in Pacific | Lost in first round (0–2 vs. ONT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 87 | 3rd in North | Won division semifinals (3–1 vs. ROC), Lost in division finals (0–3 vs. CLE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- (2018). "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA".
- "Joel Bouchard Hockey Stats and Profile".
- "Joël Bouchard - Chroniques, profil, vidéos et blogues".
- (8 August 2014). "Joël Bouchard prend la relève comme entraîneur-chef".
- (2 May 2018). "QMJHL Final Preview: Armada, Titan both have something to prove".
- (17 May 2018). "Joel Bouchard hired as head coach of the Laval Rocket".
- (17 May 2018). "Montreal Canadiens name Joël Bouchard head coach of AHL's Laval Rocket". [[Montreal Gazette]].
- (9 July 2021). "Joël Bouchard quitte le Rocket de Laval". [[Le Journal de Montreal]].
- (9 July 2021). "Anaheim Ducks Name Joel Bouchard San Diego Gulls Head Coach".
- (11 May 2022). "Anaheim Ducks Announce Hockey Operations Changes".
- (26 June 2023). "Joel Bouchard Named Syracuse Crunch Head Coach".
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