Gaetan Boucher (ice hockey)
| Gaétan Boucher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1956 Princeville, PQ, CAN | ||
| Died | May 4, 2016 (aged 59) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NLA HC Sierre-Anniviers EHC Biel NLB HC Villars SC Bern Genève-Servette HC Lausanne HC HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 1972–2001 | ||
Gaétan Boucher (May 5, 1956 – May 4, 2016) was a Canadian-born Swiss ice hockey centre. He spent the majority of his career playing for HC Villars in Switzerland.[1][2]
Boucher participated as a member of the Swiss national team three times, including the 1988 Winter Olympics.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 65 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 1974–75 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 61 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 47 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Villars HC | NLB | 25 | 32 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Villars HC | NLB | 26 | 36 | 29 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Villars HC | NLB | 30 | 60 | 25 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Villars HC | NLB | 33 | 60 | 39 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Villars HC | NLB | 28 | 35 | 14 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Villars HC | NLB | 38 | 37 | 30 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Villars HC | NLB | 42 | 34 | 37 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | SC Bern | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Lausanne HC | NLB | 28 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Sierre | NLA | 36 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | HC Sierre | NLA | 32 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Genève-Servette HC | NLB | 36 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 31 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 33 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 33 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NLA | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | NLB | 36 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1995–96 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 37 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 42 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 45 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Villars HC | SwissDiv1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Sion | SwissDiv2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NLA totals | 224 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 202 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | ||||
| NLB totals | 322 | 355 | 251 | 606 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| SwissDiv1 totals | 164 | 132 | 133 | 265 | — | 10 | 12 | 5 | 17 | — | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Gaëtan Boucher est décédé après une longue maladie" (in German). Bluewin. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Ex-EHCB-Spieler Gaëtan Boucher ist verstorben" (in German). Bieler Tagblatt. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Gaetan Boucher". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2016 deaths
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- EHC Biel players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players
- HC Sierre players
- HC Villars players
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Lausanne HC players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
- Swiss ice hockey centres
- Quebec Remparts players
- SC Bern players
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs players
- Swiss ice hockey biography stubs