Brian Boucher

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Brian Boucher
Date of birth 2nd January 1977
place of birth Woonsocket , Rhode Island , USA
Nickname Boosh, waterboy
size 188 cm
Weight 90 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1995 , 1st lap, 22nd position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1994-1997 Tri-City Americans
1997-2002 Philadelphia Flyers
2002-2006 Phoenix Coyotes
2004-2005 HV71 Jönköping
2006 Calgary Flames
2006-2007 Chicago Blackhawks
2007 Columbus Blue Jackets
2007-2008 Philadelphia Phantoms
2008-2009 San Jose Sharks
2009-2011 Philadelphia Flyers
2011-2013 Carolina Hurricanes
2013 Philadelphia Flyersb
EV train

Brian Boucher (born January 2, 1977 in Woonsocket , Rhode Island ) is a former American ice hockey goalkeeper who played 371 games for the Philadelphia Flyers , Phoenix Coyotes , Calgary Flames , Chicago Blackhawks , Columbus Blue Jackets , San Jose Sharks and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League . Boucher set two NHL records in 2004 when he remained clean for 332 minutes and achieved five shutouts in a row.

Career

Boucher began his career in the 1994/95 season with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League and was selected after his rookie season in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round at position 22. The following two years he continued to play in the WHL with the Americans and received the Del Wilson Trophy for the best goalkeeper in the WHL after his last junior year .

For the 1997/98 season Boucher moved to the Flyers' farm team , the Philadelphia Phantoms , in the American Hockey League . There he played for two years, won the Calder Cup with the Phantoms and was used for the first time in the NHL in the 1999/2000 season . He was able to convince immediately and managed four shutouts in his first season . His good performance led to the fact that he took over the post as regular goalkeeper from John Vanbiesbrouck in the playoffs and reached the final of the Eastern Conference with the Flyers . In the 2000/01 season he then had to line up behind the newly signed Roman Čechmánek , who played an outstanding season. Due to Boucher's performance, a promotion to goalkeeper would not have been justified at this point, because he lagged behind last year's form in all respects. In the playoffs he only played 37 minutes, in which he conceded three goals. The 2001/02 season , however, was a bit more positive. Boucher was able to build on his old form and shared the post as number 1 with Čechmánek. But despite good performances by both goalkeepers in the playoffs, the Flyers were eliminated in the first round. In the summer of 2002 Boucher was transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes in an exchange deal with a draft right for Michal Handzuš and Robert Esche . There he was now the sole goalkeeper, but the season was not positive. Boucher conceded too many goals and in the end it wasn't enough to qualify for the playoffs. Also in the 2003/04 season , the Coyotes could not reach the playoffs, despite a better performing Brian Boucher.

Boucher in the jersey of the San Jose Sharks

Before the 2004/05 NHL season , Boucher extended in Phoenix by one year, but the contract was canceled a little later because the season was completely canceled due to the lockout . Boucher then signed with HV 71 Jönköping in the Swedish Elitserien , but was released after two months.

At the beginning of the 2005/06 season , Boucher signed a new contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. But the omens were not good for him, because in Curtis Joseph they had signed an excellent new goalkeeper. In addition, Boucher injured himself before the season. He therefore only completed eleven games with rather poor performances for Phoenix before he was transferred to the Calgary Flames with Mike Leclerc for Steven Reinprecht and Philippe Sauvé . As number 2 behind Miikka Kiprusoff , he played three more times in the season, but still fell short of his possibilities. His contract expired at the end of the season and after Jamie McLennan was signed by Calgary as a back-up goalkeeper, Boucher's contract was not extended. Shortly before the start of the 2006/07 season , he signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks . There he took over the role of the back-up goalie behind Nikolai Chabibulin . Right at the beginning of the season, Chabibulin broke a finger and Boucher stepped in for him, but played very weakly. He only came to a few more missions and was signed in February 2007 by the Columbus Blue Jackets on the waiver list. There he was number two behind Fredrik Norrena . In the summer of 2007, Boucher underwent shoulder surgery. After no NHL team had offered him a contract, he returned to Philadelphia, where he played in the AHL for the Philadelphia Phantoms , the Flyers' farm team, and after a long time came back to regular appearances as a regular goalkeeper. On February 26, 2008 he signed the San Jose Sharks , who needed an experienced substitute for the playoffs behind their regular goalkeeper Yevgeny Nabokow . Boucher filled this position for the rest of the season and all of the following and was able to convince despite a few appearances. Becoming aware of this, his ex-team Philadelphia Flyers signed the free agent on July 1, 2009.

On July 1, 2011, Boucher signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes . There he played only ten games in the following two seasons before he was transferred again to the Philadelphia Flyers in January 2013. For the 2013/14 season the Americans was the EV train from the National League A committed. After only five games, however, Boucher was released again. The American then ended his career.

International

Boucher represented the US U20 selection at the 1996 and 1997 Junior World Championships . He led the team in 1997 with his outstanding performance to the final, where the Americans were defeated by the Canadians 2-0.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1996 WHL West Second All-Star Team
  • 1997 WHL West First All-Star Team
  • 1997 Del Wilson Trophy
  • 1997 CHL Third All-Star Team

International

Modern NHL Records 1

  • Most consecutive shutouts (five shutouts; December 31, 2003 to January 9, 2004)
  • Longest time without conceding a goal (332 minutes and one second; December 22, 2003 to January 11, 2004)
1 Modern NHL records have been set since 1944 when the red center line was introduced

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1994/95 Tri-City Americans WHL 35 17th 11 2 0 1969 108 1 3.29 90.8 13 6th 5 795 50 0 3.77 90.4
1995/96 Tri-City Americans WHL 55 33 19th 2 0 3183 181 1 3.41 90.5 11 6th 5 653 37 2 3.40 90.6
1996/97 Tri-City Americans WHL 41 10 23 6th 1 2458 149 1 3.64 90.1 - - - - - - - -
1997/98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 34 16 12 3 - 1901 101 0 3.19 88.8 2 0 0 30th 1 0 1.95 94.4
1998/99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 36 20th 8th 5 - 2061 89 2 2.59 91.1 16 9 7th 947 45 0 2.85 90.6
1999/00 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 1 0 0 1 - 65 3 0 2.77 90.3 - - - - - - - -
1999/00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 35 20th 10 3 - 2037 65 4th 1.91 91.8 18th 11 7th 1182 40 1 2.03 91.7
2000/01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 8th 12 5 - 1469 80 1 3.27 87.6 1 0 0 36 3 0 4.92 82.4
2001/02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 18th 16 4th - 2294 92 2 2.41 90.5 2 0 1 87 2 0 1.37 93.9
2002/03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 45 15th 20th 8th - 2543 128 0 3.02 89.4 - - - - - - - -
2003/04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 40 10 19th 10 - 2363 108 5 2.74 90.6 - - - - - - - -
2004/05 HV71 Jönköping Elitserien 4th - 235 13 0 3.32 88.4 - - - - - - - -
2005/06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 11 3 6th - 0 511 33 0 3.87 87.7 - - - - - - - -
2005/06 Calgary Flames NHL 3 1 2 - 0 182 15th 0 4.95 85.4 - - - - - - - -
2005/06 San Antonio Rampage AHL 6th 2 3 - 0 345 8th 0 1.39 95.0 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 15th 1 10 - 3 826 45 1 3.26 88.4 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 1 1 - 0 142 9 0 3.80 86.6 - - - - - - - -
2007/08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 42 23 16 - 1 2288 94 4th 2.47 91.7 - - - - - - - -
2007/08 San Jose Sharks NHL 5 3 1 - 1 238 7th 1 1.76 93.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 100.0
2008/09 San Jose Sharks NHL 22nd 12 6th - 3 1291 47 2 2.18 91.7 - - - - - - - -
2009/10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 33 9 18th - 0 1742 80 1 2.76 89.9 12 6th 6th 656 27 1 2.47 90.9
2009/10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1 1 0 - 0 60 2 0 2.00 93.5 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 18th 10 - 0 1865 76 0 2.42 91.6 9 4th 4th 422 22nd 0 3.13 90.4
2011/12 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 1 6th - 0 546 31 0 3.41 88.1 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4th 0 2 - 0 144 6th 0 2.50 89.1 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 16 6th 8th - 1 911 39 0 2.57 90.5 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 EV train NLA 5 2 3 - 0 309 14th 0 2.72 92.5 - - - - - - - -
WHL overall 131 60 53 10 1 7610 438 3 3.45 90.4 24 12 10 1448 87 2 3.60 90.5
AHL total 136 68 47 9 2 7631 336 6th 2.64 90.8 18th 9 7th 977 46 0 2.82 90.7
NHL overall 328 120 139 30th 15th 18219 822 17th 2.71 90.1 43 21st 18th 2387 94 2 2.36 91.1

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp S. N U Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1996 United States June World Cup 5th place 4th 3 1 0 220 13 0 3.55 88.9
1997 United States June World Cup 2nd place, silver 6th 4th 1 1 357 9 2 1.51 94.2
Juniors overall 10 7th 2 1 577 22nd 2 2.33 92.2

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Others

  • In the second round of the 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs , Boucher met the Philadelphia Flyers on the Pittsburgh Penguins . In the fourth game of the series it was 1: 1 after 60 minutes and it went into overtime. After the game went into the fifth extra time, still no goal had been scored. But after a total of 152 minutes, the Flyers were able to celebrate the 2-1. Brian Boucher was the outstanding man who conceded only one goal in two and a half hours and saved 57 shots.
  • Brian Boucher set two so-called "modern" NHL records in 2004 when he remained a total of 332 minutes and one second without conceding and was able to record five shutouts in a row. The "modern" era of the NHL began in 1944 when the red center line was introduced on the ice. Boucher broke the records of Bill Durnan from 1949, who managed four shutouts in a row and 309 minutes and 21 seconds without a goal.

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personal data
SURNAME Boucher, Brian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Woonsocket , Rhode Island