Billy Boucher

William Martin Boucher (November 10, 1899 – November 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Boucher played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Americans from 1921 to 1928. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup in 1924. His brothers Bobby, Frank and Georges were also professional ice hockey players and all four were members of Stanley Cup championship teams.[1]

Billy Boucher
Born (1899-11-10)November 10, 1899
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died November 10, 1958(1958-11-10) (aged 59)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Hamilton Tigers
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
New York Americans
Playing career 19211933
Billy's father Tom Boucher while a rugby football player at Ottawa College in the 1890s.

Playing career

He played in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He also played for the New Haven Eagles and Bronx Tigers of the Canadian-American Hockey League. Boucher signed with the Canadiens in 1921, and scored 17 goals in his rookie season. Boucher scored 24 goals in 24 games in his second season. In his third season, 1923–24 Boucher was placed on a line with rookie Howie Morenz and Aurele Joliat in a high-scoring trio. Boucher led the Canadiens in scoring, and runner-up in the league. The team defeated defending champion Ottawa in the NHA playoffs and the Calgary Tigers in the Stanley Cup Finals. When the team played its first game in the Montreal Forum in November 1924, Boucher scored the first goal in the facility, and the first hat trick. In the 1926–27 season, Boucher was loaned to the Boston Bruins before being traded to the New York Americans, where he finished his NHL career.[2]

Personal life

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Billy was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll: Billy, Bobby, Carroll, Frank, George and Joseph and two sisters, Irene and Lily. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were of Irish descent. Tom Boucher played rugby football, winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901 with teams in Ottawa. Boucher attended St. Joseph's Separate School in Ottawa. Boucher married Theresa Payette in 1921. They had two sons: E. William and Robert J., and daughter June.[3]

After finishing with hockey, Boucher returned to Ottawa and worked for the Defence Department of the Canadian government.[3] Boucher died of a heart attack on his 59th birthday, November 10, 1958.[4] Boucher was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1915–16 Creighton HS-CA
1916–17 Ottawa Munitions OCJHL 101016
1917–18 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 650524 11010
1918–19 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 863918
1919–20 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 8404 511415
1920–21 Iroquois Falls Papermakers NOHA 5505
1921–22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 241752218
1922–23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 242473155 21012
1923–24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 231662248 21019
1923–24 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 45166
1924–25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3017133092 21014
1924–25 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 411213
1925–26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 348513112
1926–27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2140414
1926–27 Boston Bruins NHL 1420212 80002
1927–28 New York Americans NHL 4352758
1928–29 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 3811112117 20004
1929–30 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 32871554
1930–31 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 382082898
1931–32 Bronx Tigers Can-Am 3934725 10000
1932–33 Quebec Granites ECHA
NHL totals 2139338131409 122028

References

  • Zweig, Eric (2012). Stanley Cup: 120 years of hockey supremacy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-77085-104-7.

Notes

  1. Zweig 2012, p. 247.
  2. "BILLY BOUCHER (1921-1927)". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  3. "Former Star of NHL, Billy Boucher Dies". Ottawa Citizen. November 11, 1958. p. 7.
  4. "Billy Boucher - Bio, pictures, stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". Ourhistory.canadiens.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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