- Francis Bouillon
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =Montreal Canadiens
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Left
former_teams =Nashville Predators
height_ft = 5
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 201
nationality = USA
nationality_2 = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|10|17|mf=y
birth_place = New York, NY,USA
draft =
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career_start = 1999Francis Bouillon (born
October 17 1975 in New York) is aprofessional hockey defenseman. Bouillon was born to aQuebecer mother and aHaiti an father. He currently plays for theNational Hockey League 'sMontreal Canadiens .He was signed as a
free agent by the Montreal Canadiens in 1998 with which he has played most of his career (except for a short stint with theNashville Predators in 2002-2003). At 5'8" and 201 lbs, cite web| url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8465914| title="Bouillon Player Page on NHL.com"] Bouillon is considered small for an NHL defencemen but is never one to shy away from physical play. According toPierre Houde , he is one of the strongest players of theMontreal Canadiens and the NHL, according to the team's official physical tests.Nicknames for Francis include "Cube" or "Soupy" as a reference to bouillion cubes, "Frank the Tank" and "Franky B".
International play
Represented the
United States in:
*2003 IIHF World Championshipsee also
*
List of NHL players
*List of Black ice hockey players References
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