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'''William Martin Boucher''' (November 10, 1899 – November 4, 1958) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[winger (ice hockey)|right winger]]. |
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{{Infobox ice hockey player |
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| image = Hockey_player_Billy_Boucher.jpg |
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Born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], he played in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[Hamilton Tigers (ice hockey)|Hamilton Tigers]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Boston Bruins]] and [[New York Americans]]. He also played for the [[New Haven Eagles]] and [[Bronx Tigers]] of the [[Canadian-American Hockey League]]. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Canadiens in 1924. |
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| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]] |
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| shoots = Right |
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| height_ft = 5 |
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| height_in = 7 |
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| weight_lb = 155 |
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| played_for = [[Hamilton Tigers]] <br> [[Montreal Canadiens]] <br> [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[New York Americans]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|11|10}} |
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| birth_place = [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|11|10|1899|11|10}} |
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| death_place = |
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| career_start = 1921 |
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| career_end = 1933 |
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}} |
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[[File:Tom Boucher, Ottawa College.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Billy's father Tom Boucher while a rugby football player at [[University of Ottawa|Ottawa College]] in the 1890s.]] |
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'''William Martin Boucher''' (November 10, 1899 – November 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] player. Boucher played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Hamilton Tigers]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Boston Bruins]] and [[New York Americans]] from 1921 to 1928. With the Canadiens he won the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1924. His brothers [[Robert Boucher (ice hockey)|Bobby]], [[Frank Boucher|Frank]] and [[Georges Boucher|Georges]] were also professional ice hockey players and all four were members of Stanley Cup championship teams.{{sfn|Zweig|2012|p=247}} |
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==Playing career== |
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He died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on November 4, 1958. |
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He played in the [[National Hockey League]] for the [[Hamilton Tigers]], [[Montreal Canadiens]], [[Boston Bruins]] and [[New York Americans]]. He also played for the [[New Haven Eagles]] and [[Bronx Tigers]] of the [[Canadian-American Hockey League]]. Boucher signed with the Canadiens in 1921, and scored 17 goals in his rookie season. Boucher scored 24 goals in 24 games in his second season. In his third season, 1923–24 Boucher was placed on a line with rookie [[Howie Morenz]] and [[Aurele Joliat]] in a high-scoring trio. Boucher led the Canadiens in scoring, and runner-up in the league. The team defeated defending champion Ottawa in the NHA playoffs and the [[Calgary Tigers]] in the Stanley Cup Finals. When the team played its first game in the [[Montreal Forum]] in November 1924, Boucher scored the first goal in the facility, and the first [[hat trick]]. In the 1926–27 season, Boucher was loaned to the [[Boston Bruins]] before being traded to the [[New York Americans]], where he finished his NHL career.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Montreal Canadiens |url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher |title=BILLY BOUCHER (1921-1927) |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224220957/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Billy was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other |
Born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Billy was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll: Billy, Bobby, Carroll, Frank, George and Joseph and two sisters, Irene and Lily. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were of Irish descent. Tom Boucher played [[rugby football]], winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901 with teams in Ottawa. Boucher attended St. Joseph's Separate School in Ottawa. Boucher married Theresa Payette in 1921. They had two sons: E. William and Robert J., and daughter June.<ref name="ott-obit">{{cite news |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=November 11, 1958 |title=Former Star of NHL, Billy Boucher Dies |page=7}}</ref> |
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After finishing with hockey, Boucher returned to Ottawa and worked for the Defence Department of the Canadian government.<ref name="ott-obit"/> Boucher died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on his 59th birthday, November 10, 1958.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher |title=Billy Boucher - Bio, pictures, stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens |publisher=Ourhistory.canadiens.com |date= |access-date=2014-01-05 |archive-date=2017-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224220957/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boucher was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa.<ref name="ott-obit"/> |
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==Career statistics== |
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===Regular season and playoffs=== |
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |
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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |
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! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]] |
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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |
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! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]] |
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |
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! [[Season (sports)|Season]] |
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! Team |
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! League |
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! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]] |
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! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |
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|- |
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| 1915–16 |
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| Creighton |
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| HS-CA |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| 1916–17 |
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| Ottawa Munitions |
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| OCJHL |
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| 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| 1917–18 |
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| Ottawa Munitions |
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| [[Ottawa City Hockey League|OCHL]] |
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| 6 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 24 |
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| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| 1918–19 |
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| Ottawa Munitions |
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| OCHL |
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| 8 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 18 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| 1919–20 |
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| Ottawa Munitions |
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| OCHL |
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| 8 || 4 || 0 || 4 || — |
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| 5 || 11 || 4 || 15 || — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| 1920–21 |
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| Iroquois Falls Papermakers |
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| [[Northern Ontario Hockey Association|NOHA]] |
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| 5 || 5 || 0 || 5 || — |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| [[1921–22 NHL season|1921–22]] |
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| [[Montreal Canadiens]] |
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| [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |
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| 24 || 17 || 5 || 22 || 18 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1922–23 NHL season|1922–23]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL |
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| 24 || 24 || 7 || 31 || 55 |
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| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |
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|- |
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| [[1923–24 NHL season|1923–24]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL |
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| 23 || 16 || 6 || 22 || 48 |
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| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1924 Stanley Cup Finals|1923–24]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| [[Stanley Cup|St-Cup]] |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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| 4 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 6 |
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|- |
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| [[1924–25 NHL season|1924–25]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL |
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| 30 || 17 || 13 || 30 || 92 |
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| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1924–25]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| St-Cup |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 13 |
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|- |
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| [[1925–26 NHL season|1925–26]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL |
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| 34 || 8 || 5 || 13 || 112 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1926–27 NHL season|1926–27]] |
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| Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL |
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| 21 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 14 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| 1926–27 |
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| [[Boston Bruins]] |
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| NHL |
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| 14 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 12 |
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| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1927–28 NHL season|1927–28]] |
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| [[New York Americans]] |
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| NHL |
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| 43 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 58 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| [[1928–29 CAHL season|1928–29]] |
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| [[New Haven Eagles]] |
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| [[Canadian–American Hockey League|Can-Am]] |
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| 38 || 11 || 1 || 12 || 117 |
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| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1929–30 CAHL season|1929–30]] |
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| New Haven Eagles |
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| Can-Am |
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| 32 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 54 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- |
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| [[1930–31 CAHL season|1930–31]] |
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| New Haven Eagles |
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| Can-Am |
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| 38 || 20 || 8 || 28 || 98 |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1931–32 CAHL season|1931–32]] |
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| [[Bronx Tigers]] |
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| Can-Am |
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| 39 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 25 |
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| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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|- |
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| 1932–33 |
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| Quebec Granites |
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| ECHA |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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| — || — || — || — || — |
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals |
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! 213 !! 93 !! 38 !! 131 !! 409 |
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! 12 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 8 |
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|} |
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==References== |
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* {{cite book |last1=Zweig |first1=Eric |year=2012 |title=Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy |publisher=Firefly Books |isbn=978-1-77085-104-7 }} |
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'''Notes''' |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{icehockeystats|legends=12058}} |
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7950028&pt=William%20%27Billy%27%20Boucher Billy Boucher at www.findagrave.com] |
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*[http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher Montreal Canadiens profile of Billy Boucher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224220957/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher |date=2017-12-24 }} |
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*{{legendsofhockey|12058}} |
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*[http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Billy-Boucher Montreal Canadiens profile of Billy Boucher] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Boucher, Billy |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian ice hockey player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 10, 1899 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
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| DATE OF DEATH = November 4, 1958 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boucher, Billy}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boucher, Billy}} |
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[[Category:1899 births]] |
[[Category:1899 births]] |
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[[Category:1958 deaths]] |
[[Category:1958 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Boston Bruins players]] |
[[Category:Boston Bruins players]] |
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[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Bronx Tigers players]] |
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[[Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers]] |
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] |
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[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Montreal Canadiens players]] |
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[[Category:New Haven Eagles players]] |
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[[Category:New York Americans players]] |
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[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ottawa]] |
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[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 22 April 2024
| Billy Boucher | |||
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| Born |
November 10, 1899 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | November 10, 1958 (aged 59) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Hamilton Tigers Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins New York Americans | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1933 | ||
William Martin Boucher (November 10, 1899 – November 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Boucher played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Americans from 1921 to 1928. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup in 1924. His brothers Bobby, Frank and Georges were also professional ice hockey players and all four were members of Stanley Cup championship teams.[1]
Playing career[edit]
He played in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He also played for the New Haven Eagles and Bronx Tigers of the Canadian-American Hockey League. Boucher signed with the Canadiens in 1921, and scored 17 goals in his rookie season. Boucher scored 24 goals in 24 games in his second season. In his third season, 1923–24 Boucher was placed on a line with rookie Howie Morenz and Aurele Joliat in a high-scoring trio. Boucher led the Canadiens in scoring, and runner-up in the league. The team defeated defending champion Ottawa in the NHA playoffs and the Calgary Tigers in the Stanley Cup Finals. When the team played its first game in the Montreal Forum in November 1924, Boucher scored the first goal in the facility, and the first hat trick. In the 1926–27 season, Boucher was loaned to the Boston Bruins before being traded to the New York Americans, where he finished his NHL career.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Billy was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll: Billy, Bobby, Carroll, Frank, George and Joseph and two sisters, Irene and Lily. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were of Irish descent. Tom Boucher played rugby football, winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901 with teams in Ottawa. Boucher attended St. Joseph's Separate School in Ottawa. Boucher married Theresa Payette in 1921. They had two sons: E. William and Robert J., and daughter June.[3]
After finishing with hockey, Boucher returned to Ottawa and worked for the Defence Department of the Canadian government.[3] Boucher died of a heart attack on his 59th birthday, November 10, 1958.[4] Boucher was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa.[3]
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 | ||
| 1915–16 | Creighton | HS-CA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Ottawa Munitions | OCJHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Ottawa Munitions | OCHL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1918–19 | Ottawa Munitions | OCHL | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Ottawa Munitions | OCHL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | 15 | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Iroquois Falls Papermakers | NOHA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1925–26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 34 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1927–28 | New York Americans | NHL | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 38 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1929–30 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 32 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 38 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Bronx Tigers | Can-Am | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | Quebec Granites | ECHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 213 | 93 | 38 | 131 | 409 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||
References[edit]
- Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.
Notes
- ^ Zweig 2012, p. 247.
- ^ "BILLY BOUCHER (1921-1927)". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Former Star of NHL, Billy Boucher Dies". Ottawa Citizen. November 11, 1958. p. 7.
- ^ "Billy Boucher - Bio, pictures, stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Ourhistory.canadiens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
- Montreal Canadiens profile of Billy Boucher Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine