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Born	January 2, 1977 (age 32),; Woonsocket, RI, U.S.
Height; Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Philadelphia Flyers; San Jose Sharks; Phoenix Coyotes; Calgary Flames; Chicago Blackhawks; Columbus Blue Jackets
Ntl. team	United States
NHL Draft	22nd overall, 1995; Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career	1997 – present

Brian Boucher (pronounced Boo-shay) (born January 2, 1977, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

Boucher was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 22nd overall. He began play with the Flyers in the 1999-2000 season, taking the starting position from veteran John Vanbiesbrouck and helped the team secure the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division regular season titles while leading the NHL in goals against average at 1.91. In the playoffs, he backstopped his team to the Conference finals which they lost in seven games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils. In 2000-2001, however, a weak start saw him lose his starting position to Roman Čechmánek.

He was traded with draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes on June 12, 2002, for Michal Handzuš and Robert Esche. While with Phoenix, he broke the modern-day NHL record for the longest shutout streak by a goalie, going unscored upon for 332 minutes, or 5 and a half games. On February 1, 2006, Phoenix traded him to the Calgary Flames along with Mike Leclerc in exchange for Steven Reinprecht and Philippe Sauvé.

Boucher began the 2006-07 NHL Season with the Chicago Blackhawks. On February 27, 2007, Boucher was picked-up on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Boucher arrived hours prior to the Blue Jackets-Colorado Avalanche game that evening. During the game, he wore Ty Conklin's #35 sweater. On March 3, 2007, Boucher made his Blue Jackets debut against his former team the Phoenix Coyotes. His first game was a successful 4–3 win.

On July 23, 2007, Boucher signed with the Philadelphia Flyers AHL affiliate, Philadelphia Phantoms. After playing most of the 2007–08 season with the Phantoms, Boucher signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on February 26, 2008. [1]

On June 25, 2008, stating how much he liked the San Jose atmosphere, he signed one-year contract with the Sharks that will pay him US$650,000. ^[1] He recorded consecutive shutouts in each of his first two games of the 2008–09 NHL season for the Sharks, before finally allowing a goal in his third game.

On July 1, 2009, Boucher agreed to a 2 year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

1996: Western Hockey League (west) 2nd All-Star team
1997: Western Hockey League (west) 1st All-Star team
1997: Del Wilson Trophy (WHL goalie of the year)
2000: NHL All-Rookie team
2000: Lead NHL in GAA - 1.91
Oct 29-Nov 4, 2001: NHL Player of the week

[edit] Records

Set a modern day NHL record with five consecutive shutouts in 2003–04.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1993–94	Mount St. Charles	High-RI	15	14	0	1	504	8	9	0.57
1994–95	Wexford Raiders	MTJHL	8	-	-	-	425	23	0	3.25
1994–95	Tri-City Americans	WHL	35	17	11	2	1969	108	1	3.29
1995–96	Tri-City Americans	WHL	55	33	19	2	3183	181	1	3.41
1996–97	Tri-City Americans	WHL	41	10	24	6	2458	149	1	3.64	.899
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	34	16	12	3	1901	101	0	3.19	.888
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	36	20	8	5	2061	89	2	2.59	.911
1999–2000	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	35	20	10	3	2038	65	4	1.91	.918
1999–2000	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	1	0	0	1	65	3	0	2.77	.903
2000–01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	27	8	12	5	1470	80	1	3.27	.876
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	41	18	16	4	2295	92	2	2.41	.905
2002–03	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	45	15	20	8	2544	128	0	3.02	.894
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	40	10	19	10	2364	108	5	2.74	.906
2004–05	HV71	SEL	4	0	4	0	235	13	0	3.32	.883
2005–06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	11	3	6	0	512	33	0	3.87	.877
2005–06	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	6	2	3	0	345	8	1	1.39	.950
2005–06	Calgary Flames	NHL	3	1	2	0	182	15	0	4.94	.854
2006–07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	15	1	10	3	827	45	1	3.26	.884
2006–07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	3	1	1	0	142	9	0	3.80	.866
2007–08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	42	23	16	1	2288	94	4	2.47	.917
2007–08	San Jose Sharks	NHL	5	3	1	1	238	7	1	1.76	.932
2008–09	San Jose Sharks	NHL	22	12	6	3	1,291	47	2	2.18	.917
NHL totals			241	90	100	37	13624	607	16	2.77	.898

[edit] Post season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1993–94	Mount St. Charles	High-RI	4	4	0	180	6	1	1.20
1994–95	Tri-City Americans	WHL	13	6	5	795	50	0	3.77
1995–96	Tri-City Americans	WHL	11	6	5	653	37	2	3.40
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	2	0	0	30	1	0	1.95	.944
1998–99	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	16	9	7	947	45	0	2.85	.906
1999–2000	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	18	11	7	1183	40	1	2.03	.918
2000–01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	0	0	37	3	0	4.86	.876
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	2	0	1	88	2	0	1.36	.905
2007–08	San Jose Sharks	NHL	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.000
NHL Totals			22	11	8	1310	45	1	2.06	.916

[edit] References

^ Pollak, David. "Pavelski, Roenick, Boucher — 4 years, $5 million gets it done", Sharks Blog: Working the Corners, June 25, 2008. Accessed June 25, 2008.

[edit] External links

Preceded by Jason Bowen	Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick 1995	Succeeded by Dainius Zubrus

[0] Pollak, David. "Pavelski, Roenick, Boucher — 4 years, $5 million gets it done", Sharks Blog: Working the Corners, June 25, 2008. Accessed June 25, 2008.

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