Joel Bouchard's NHL career
Defenceman Joel Bouchard was drafted 129th overall by Calgary Flames in 1992. He played 11 seasons for 8 clubs, 1994-2006. That came to 364 games and 75 points, 22 goals and 53 assists.
Below: the whole of Joel Bouchard's career, season by season.
- Year 19921992 NHL Draft
Joel Bouchard is drafted 129 overall by Calgary Flames
First off the board- 1Roman HamrlikTBL
- 2Alexei YashinOTT
- 3Mike RathjeSJS
Swedes from the same draft
Mattias Norström903 GP · 165 P- Marcus Ragnarsson632 GP · 177 P
- Jonas Höglund545 GP · 262 P
- 2 years, 7 months and 24 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19951994-1995 seasonNHL debut
Joel Bouchard makes his NHL debut
Joel was 21 years old ·
Kiel Center, USASeason1994-1995
Joel Bouchard's first NHL season: 0 points
Events46games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1994-1995Points0NHL#653Games2 of 484%Goals0NHL#550Assists0NHL#626P/GP0.00+/-0NHL#307PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundSJSSan Jose Sharks3–4 - Year 1996Season
1995-1996
Joel Bouchard plays only 4 games for 0 points
Events78games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1995-1996Points0NHL#691Games4 of 825%Goals0NHL#625Assists0NHL#670P/GP0.00+/-0NHL#311PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundCHIChicago Blackhawks0–4 - Year 1997Season
1996-1997
Joel Bouchard scores 9 points
The whole season1996-1997Points9NHL#467Games76 of 8293%Goals4NHL#375Assists5NHL#481P/GP0.12NHL#513+/--23NHL#755 - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Joel Bouchard scores 5 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season38games missedThe whole season1997-1998Points12NHL#391Games44 of 8254%Goals5NHL#330Assists7NHL#403P/GP0.27NHL#330+/-0NHL#299 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Joel Bouchard scores 15 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season18games missedThe whole season1998-1999Points15NHL#350Games64 of 8278%Goals4NHL#363Assists11NHL#323P/GP0.23NHL#363+/--10NHL#701 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Joel Bouchard scores 5 points
Events28games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1999-2000Points5NHL#575Games54 of 8266%Goals1NHL#564Assists4NHL#549P/GP0.09NHL#566+/--10NHL#716PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils0 of 23 games0 pointsFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers4–1Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks4–1Conference finalCOLColorado Avalanche4–3Stanley Cup FinalNJDNew Jersey Devils2–4 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Joel Bouchard plays only 32 games for 3 points
Events50games missedThe whole season2000-2001Points3NHL#664Games32 of 8239%Goals1NHL#591Assists2NHL#650P/GP0.09NHL#596+/--8NHL#719 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Joel Bouchard plays only 1 game for 1 points
Events81games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2001-2002Points1NHL#714Games1 of 821%Goals0NHL#669Assists1NHL#677P/GP1.00+/-+1NHL#289PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundCARCarolina Hurricanes2–4 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Joel Bouchard scores 5 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season48games missedThe whole season2002-2003Points13NHL#432Games34 of 8241%Goals5NHL#366Assists8NHL#442P/GP0.38NHL#274+/-0NHL#351 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Joel Bouchard plays only 28 games for 8 points
Events54games missedThe whole season2003-2004Points8NHL#522Games28 of 8234%Goals1NHL#583Assists7NHL#462P/GP0.29NHL#372+/-+2NHL#269 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Joel Bouchard's last season: 9 points
Events57games missedThe whole season2005-2006Points9NHL#530Games25 of 8230%Goals1NHL#598Assists8NHL#479P/GP0.36+/-+5NHL#166 - The career
Joel Bouchard played his last NHL game in 2006
The career ended after 11 seasons, the last of them with New York Islanders.