Dan Bouchard

Dan Bouchard
Born	December 12, 1950 (1950-12-12) (age 60) Val-d'Or, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Shot	Left
Played for	Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	27th overall, 1970 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1970–1987

Daniel Hector "Bouch" Bouchard (born December 12, 1950 in Val-d'Or, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets.

Career

As a junior, Bouchard backstopped the Sorel Black Hawks to the 1969 Memorial Cup. Bouchard was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1970, and after two years in the American Hockey League, made his NHL debut in 1972–73 after the Flames claimed him in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.^[1] After eight seasons in Atlanta, the Flames franchise relocated to Calgary, Alberta in the summer of 1980. Halfway through the 1980–81 season, Bouchard was traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Jamie Hislop. He then led Quebec to their first playoff appearance since the 1979 NHL–WHA merger.

The following season was a magical one as the Nordiques lost in the Wales Conference Final to the defending champion New York Islanders, who would go on to win their third straight Stanley Cup. Along the way, Quebec disposed of the Montreal Canadiens, their most bitter rival, and then Boston in a pair of thrilling series. Each went down to the wire in the final game, but Quebec held on to win. In the 1985–86 season he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets, where he left the NHL after losing in the opening round to the Calgary Flames. He played 3 games for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the 1986–87 season before a knee injury forced his retirement.^[1]

Current Life

Bouchard currently lives in Atlanta, GA, where he coaches the Life University hockey team and privately trains goalies. He has coached the Life University team to five ACHA Division II Men's Hockey Championships.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dan Bouchard player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18439. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
2. ^ Life University Running Eagles Men's Hockey

External links

• Dan Bouchard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dan Bouchard's biography at Legends of Hockey

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Name	Bouchard, Dan
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Date of birth	December 12, 1950
Place of birth	Val-d'Or, QC, CAN
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