Dan Bouchard

Daniel Hector Bouchard (born December 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, and original Winnipeg Jets.

Career

Bouchard played in the 1962 and 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with his LaSalle youth team. 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. 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; at the time of the trade, Bouchard was the last original Atlanta Flames player still with the organization. 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 7 games for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the 1986–87 season before a knee injury forced his retirement.

Personal life Bouchard currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he privately trains goalies and serves as the head goalie coach at The Cooler for the Atlanta Fire Team.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1968–69 Sorel Black Hawks MMJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Sorel Black Hawks M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 19 14 5 0 1140 65 1 3.42 — 1969–70 London Knights OHA-Jr. 41 — — — 2452 159 2 3.89 — 12 4 5 3 711 48 0 4.05 — 1970–71 Hershey Bears AHL 36 12 16 2 2029 106 1 3.13 — — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Boston Braves AHL 50 27 13 7 2915 122 4 2.51 — 6 2 3 — 311 14 0 2.70 — 1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 34 9 15 10 1944 100 2 3.09 .907 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 46 19 18 8 2660 123 5 2.77 .909 1 0 1 — 60 4 0 4.00 .846 1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 40 20 15 5 2400 111 3 2.78 .914 — — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 47 19 17 8 2671 113 2 2.54 .911 2 0 2 — 120 3 0 1.50 .942 1976–77 Atlanta Flames NHL 42 17 17 5 2378 139 1 3.51 .877 1 0 1 — 60 5 0 5.00 .800 1977–78 Atlanta Flames NHL 58 25 12 19 3340 153 2 2.75 .894 2 0 2 — 120 7 0 3.50 .851 1978–79 Atlanta Flames NHL 64 32 21 7 3624 201 3 3.33 .889 2 0 2 — 100 9 0 5.40 .813 1979–80 Atlanta Flames NHL 53 23 19 10 3076 163 2 3.18 .897 4 1 3 — 241 14 0 3.49 .880 1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 14 4 5 3 760 51 0 4.03 .884 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 29 19 5 5 1740 92 2 3.17 .895 5 2 3 — 286 19 1 3.99 .881 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 27 22 11 3572 230 1 3.86 .866 11 4 7 — 677 38 0 3.37 .894 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 50 20 21 8 2947 197 1 4.01 .875 4 1 3 — 242 11 0 2.73 .909 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 57 29 18 8 3373 180 1 3.20 .882 9 5 4 — 543 25 0 2.76 .888 1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 29 12 13 4 1738 101 0 3.49 .877 1 0 1 — 60 7 0 7.00 .708 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 32 11 14 2 1696 107 2 3.79 .865 1 0 1 — 40 5 0 7.50 .773 1986–87 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NDA 7 — — — 151 7 0 2.78 — — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 655 286 232 113 37,919 2061 27 3.26 .890 43 13 30 — 2549 147 1 3.46 .880

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1978 Canada WC 6 2 4 - 344 24 0 4.19 .886