Dick Bouchard

Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player Richard Joseph Bouchard (December 2, 1934 – September 10, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the New York Rangers during the 1954–55 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1964, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

Bouchard spent his junior days playing for the Quebec Frontenacs before being called up to the New York Rangers roster to play in his one and only NHL game during the 1954–55 season, on January 2, 1955 against the Boston Bruins. He then played two games for the Western Hockey League's Winnipeg Warriors before spending two seasons with the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts of the Quebec Hockey League. In 1958, Bouchard signed with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. After a year of inactivity, Bouchard signed for the International Hockey League's St. Paul Saints, spending three seasons with the team before playing one final season for the St. Paul Rangers of the Central Professional Hockey League before retiring.

After retirement, Bouchard stayed in the Twin Cities area and coached the high school Richfield men's hockey team from 1965 to 1973, then the Apple Valley high school from 1976 to 1980. Bouchard went on to work as a scout for the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars from 1981 to 1988 and then with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1991 until he died in 1996.

Personal life

Bouchard married Leda Desharnais in August 1958. Richard and Leda Bouchard had 5 children together named Bryan, Ronald, Guy, Lyse, and Michelle.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1953–54	Quebec Frontenacs	QJHL		63	21	29	50	43		8	9	8	17	4
1953–54	Quebec Frontenacs	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		8	6	7	13	8
1954–55	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Quebec Frontenacs	QJHL		45	25	33	58	52		9	8	3	11	14
1954–55	Quebec Frontenacs	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	3	8	11	4
1955–56	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	QSHL		54	10	22	32	28		11	2	6	8	8
1956–57	Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	QSHL		65	15	30	45	27		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Shawinigan Falls Cataractes	QSHL		63	23	38	61	60		14	4	6	10	6
1958–59	Rochester Americans	AHL		43	2	11	13	19		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	St. Paul Saints	IHL		35	9	14	23	24		10	6	4	10	16
1961–62	St. Paul Saints	IHL		57	27	31	58	48		11	6	2	8	8
1962–63	St. Paul Saints	IHL		65	31	34	65	29		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	St. Paul Rangers	CPHL		29	6	11	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				157	67	79	146	101		21	12	6	18	24
QSHL totals				182	48	90	138	115		25	6	12	18	14
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

External links

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