Reid Boucher

Reid Boucher (born September 8, 1993) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fourth round (99th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Boucher has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Devils, Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks.

Reid Boucher
Boucher with the New Jersey Devils in 2016
Born (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993
Grand Ledge, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Avangard Omsk
New Jersey Devils
Nashville Predators
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 99th overall, 2011
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

As a youth, Boucher played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[2]

Junior

In his second season with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League, Boucher broke the former 58 goals in a season record in the team held by NHL player Steven Stamkos with his fifth hat trick in the season against Saginaw Spirit.[3] Boucher was rewarded for his outstanding play during the 2012–13 OHL season by being named to the OHL's First All-Star Team.[4]

Professional

New Jersey Devils

On March 13, 2013, the New Jersey Devils signed Boucher to a three-year entry-level contract.[5][6] Reid scored one goal and had two assists in his first game with Albany in the 2012–13 season debut on March 30, 2013.[7]

On December 4, 2013, Boucher was promoted to the Devils for the first time, following an injury to Ryan Carter.[8] He got an assist and was plus 2 in his debut and became the first Devil to score in a shootout that season.[9] Boucher scored his first NHL goal on December 18, 2013 against Robin Lehner of the Ottawa Senators in a 5–2 win.[10]

In the 2016–17 season, having made the Devils opening season roster, Boucher was unable to make an impact in a depth role, appearing in just 9 games over the opening months of the season with the Devils.

Nashville Predators

On December 3, 2016, Boucher's 6-year tenure with the Devils ended as he was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators.[11] He made his debut with Nashville the following day against the Philadelphia Flyers before he was sent on an conditioning assigned to affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals on December 12, 2016.[12]

Vancouver Canucks

On January 1, 2017, Boucher was placed on waivers by the Predators.[13] The following day, he was reclaimed by the Devils,[14] but was again waived on January 3.[15] On January 4, 2017, Boucher was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks.[16] Boucher was scratched in all but one of the Canucks' games in January before drawing into the roster. He scored his first goal with Vancouver on February 28 against the Detroit Red Wings, scoring a late game-tying goal before the Canucks lost 3–2 in overtime.[17] On March 25, he recorded his first multi-goal game; scoring twice in a 4–2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.[18]

On July 24, 2017, the Canucks re-signed Boucher to a one-year, one-way contract worth $687,500, avoiding arbitration.[19]

Avangard Omsk

After four seasons within the Canucks organization and failing to appear in the NHL during the 2019–20 season, Boucher as an impending free agent opted to pursue a career abroad by agreeing to an initial one-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL, on June 23, 2020.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10U.S. National Development TeamUSHL241041422—————
2010–11U.S. National Development TeamUSHL241462013—————
2011–12Sarnia StingOHL672822501962134
2011–12Albany DevilsAHL10000—————
2012–13Sarnia StingOHL686233955342354
2012–13Albany DevilsAHL113256—————
2013–14Albany DevilsAHL562216381041010
2013–14New Jersey DevilsNHL232574—————
2014–15Albany DevilsAHL6215153036—————
2014–15New Jersey DevilsNHL111010—————
2015–16New Jersey DevilsNHL39712196—————
2015–16Albany DevilsAHL3419133241146104
2016–17New Jersey DevilsNHL90222—————
2016–17Nashville PredatorsNHL31010—————
2016–17Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL54150—————
2016–17Vancouver CanucksNHL275276—————
2017–18Utica CometsAHL452521463533030
2017–18Vancouver CanucksNHL203250—————
2018–19Utica CometsAHL5631316216—————
2018–19Vancouver CanucksNHL10000—————
2019–20Utica CometsAHL536875436745—————
NHL totals 13320224218 —————
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
2011 Germany
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2008 Canada

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States U17 6 2 5 7 2
2011 United States WJC18 6 8 2 10 8
Junior totals 12 10 7 17 10

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
First All-Star Team 2012–13 [21]
Sarnia Sting Single Season Goalscoring Record 2012–13 [22]
AHL
All-Star Game 2018, 2019, 2020 [23]
First All-Star Team 2020 [24]

References
  1. "Reid Boucher Player Card". Ontario Hockey League. 2013-03-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. "Sarnia's Boucher eclipses Stamkos' goal record" NHL.com. 2013-03-02. Retrieved March 16, 2013
  4. Griffith Named OHL First Team All-Star
  5. "Devils sign Reid Boucher to entry-level deal" NHL.com. 2013-03-13. Retrieved March 16, 2013
  6. "Devils sign Reid Boucher to entry-level deal" sarniasting.com. 2013-03-13. Retrieved March 16, 2013
  7. "Pirates 5, Devils 4". American Hockey League. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  8. Twitter / NHLDevils: #DevilsFacts: Reid Boucher was recalled from @AlbanyDevils and will make his @NHL debut tonight. He leads Albany with 10 goals.
  9. http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013020419
  10. "Devils defeat Senators; Jagr moves up lists" NHL.com. 2013-12-18. Retrieved December 19, 2013
  11. "Preds claim Reid Boucher off waivers". Nashville Predators. 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  12. "Two assigned to Milwaukee, one on assignment". Nashville Predators. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  13. "Predators' Reid Boucher: Placed on waivers Sunday". CBSSports.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  14. Gross, Andrew (January 2, 2017). "Boucher returns, Auvitu sent down, Hall to play". North Jersey. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  15. Ryan, Chris (January 3, 2017). "Devils waive Reid Boucher (again): Explaining the messy situation". NJ.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  16. Gross, Andrew (January 4, 2017). "Devs lose Boucher again on waivers as Canucks claim him". North Jersey. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  17. "Red Wings defeat Canucks in overtime". nhl.com. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  18. "Wild fail to clinch playoff berth again". nhl.com. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  19. "Canucks re-sign Reid Boucher". The Province. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  20. "American forward Reid Boucher in Avangard" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  21. "OHL Announces 2012-13 All-Star Teams". Ontario Hockey League. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  22. "Sarnia's Boucher eclipses Stamkos' goal record". New Jersey Devils. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  23. "Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster". American Hockey League. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  24. "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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