Boris Katchouk

Boris Katchouk (born June 18, 1998) is a Canadian–Russian rofessional ice hockey winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Katchouk was drafted in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in the second round (44th) by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Boris Katchouk
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft 44th overall, 2016
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2018–present

Early life

Katchouk was born on June 18, 1998, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Russian parents, Yelena Tumanova and Viktor Katchouk, and grew up alongside his two older brothers, Alex and Yuri.[1][2] His mother Yelena represented the Soviet Union in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[3] His family moved from Russia to Canada for work in 1992 and moved from Montreal to Vancouver before settling down in Waterloo, Ontario.[4] He holds Canadian and Russian dual citizenship.[5]

Growing up, Katchouk was a dual athlete as he played both ice hockey and box lacrosse.[6]

Playing career

Katchouk began his ice hockey career with the Waterloo Wolves Minor Midget team in the Alliance Hockey League. During the 2013–14 season, he recorded 25 goals and 33 assists for 58 points through 29 games while also guiding the team to an AHMMPL Championship.[7] Following this, he joined the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)'s Soo Thunderbirds and led them to the James Aspin Trophy, Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy, and Dudley Hewitt Cup. During the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament, Katchouk led all Thunderbird players in scoring with six points.[8] During this time, he also attended Resurrection Catholic Secondary School before being drafted by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played 12 games with the Greyhounds as a 16-year-old during the 2014–15 OHL season but fully began his career the following year.[1]

Major junior

Upon joining the Greyhounds for the 2015–16 season, Katchouk recorded 24 goals and 27 assists for 51 points in 63 games.[2] During his rookie season, Katchouk was automatically suspended for two games as a result of a fight with Niki Petti.[9] He concluded the season by being selected to the OHL's All-Rookie Team[10] and being named the Greyhounds' Rookie of the Year.[11] Katchouk also earned a 25th final ranking amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau prior to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[12] He was eventually drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning[13] and participated in their training camp.[14]

Katchouk returned to the Greyhounds for his sophomore season, where he recorded 35 goals and 64 points in 66 games.[2] As the team qualified for the 2017 OHL playoffs, he led all Greyhounds skaters in both goals and points through 11 games, and was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Lightning on April 23.[15] The following year, Katchouk again helped the Greyhounds qualify for the 2018 OHL playoffs. During their series against the Owen Sound Attack, Katchouk scored a hat trick to help lift the Greyhounds to a Game 7 win and qualify for the OHL's Western Conference final.[16]

Professional

Following his major junior career, Katchouk was assigned to the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He scored his first professional career goal in his debut against the Rochester Americans.[17] During the latter part of the season, Katchouk experienced an 11-game goal-scoring drought which he broke on March 29, 2019, against the Providence Bruins. At the time of the goal, he had recorded 22 points throughout the season including three-multi point games.[18]

On July 31, 2021, Katchouk signed a three-year contract to remain with the Lightning organization.[19] After attending the Lightning's training camp and participating in pre-season games, Katchouk was named to their opening night roster.[20] On October 16, Katchouk made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in a 7–6 Lightning overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.[21][22] On November 13, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL assist and point against the Florida Panthers.[23] On December 5, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL goal in a 7–1 Lightning win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[24]

On March 18, 2022, the Lightning, looking to bolster their offense for an upcoming playoff run, traded Katchouk along with teammate Taylor Raddysh and two first-round picks in 2023 and 2024 to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Brandon Hagel and two fourth-round draft picks.[25]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Soo Thunderbirds NOJHL 2918274518 —————
2014–15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 1202217 —————
2015–16 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 6324275161 1264104
2016–17 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 6635296446 11851312
2017–18 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 5842438530 241918378
2018–19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 7511122358 40006
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6014183233 —————
2020–21 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2911233418 —————
2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3824625 —————
2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30110 —————
2021–22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2110114 —————
2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 585111627 —————
NHL totals 1178152366 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2016 Canada U18 4th 51128
2018 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 73364
Junior totals 1244812

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2015
Second All-Rookie Team 2016
First All-Star Team 2018
AHL
North Division All-Star Team 2021 [26]

References
  1. Ruicci, Peter (April 22, 2018). "Greyhounds Katchouk at home on the road". The Sault Star. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. "Boris Katchouk". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. "Katchouk learns from mom". IIHF. August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. Boylen, Ryan (June 22, 2016). "Prospect of Interest: The 411 on Boris Katchouk". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. "Tampa Bay Lightning Top 25 Under 25, #9 Boris Katchouk". rawcharge.com. July 31, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. Chidley-Hill, John (December 31, 2017). "Boris Katchouk credits lacrosse, speed skating for offensive prowess at World Juniors". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. "Boris Katchouk Draft Profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. Stefano, Matt (July 8, 2021). "Former Thunderbird Katchouk hoists Stanley Cup with Tampa". Soo Thunderbirds. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  9. Coccimiglio, Brad (October 7, 2015). "Greyhounds forward suspended". SooToday. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  10. "Katchouk named to 2nd OHL All-Rookie Team". Soo Greyhounds. April 28, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  11. "2015-16 Team Award Winners Announced". Soo Greyhounds. March 19, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  12. "Five Hounds in Final 2016 NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings". Soo Greyhounds. April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  13. "2nd Round; Katchouk selected by Tampa Bay". Soo Greyhounds. June 25, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  14. "164 OHL players invited to 2016 NHL Training Camps". Soo Greyhounds. September 15, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  15. "Lightning sign Boris Katchouk to entry-level deal". National Hockey League. April 23, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  16. "OHL: Katchouk powers Greyhounds past Attack in Game 7". Sportsnet. April 17, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  17. "GAME 2 PREVIEW: SYRACUSE CRUNCH VS. ROCHESTER AMERICANS". Syracuse Crunch. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  18. "GAME 70 PREVIEW: SYRACUSE CRUNCH VS. UTICA COMETS". Syracuse Crunch. March 30, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  19. "Lightning sign Taylor Raddysh & Boris Katchouk to three-year contracts". National Hockey League. July 31, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  20. Burns, Bryan (October 11, 2021). "Katchouk & Raddysh win final Opening Night roster spots". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  21. "Lightning Take 7-6 OT Win Over Red Wings". 62 CBS Detroit. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  22. @TBLightning (October 16, 2021). "Welcome to the Show, @RussianRocket13!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. "Brayden Point pushes Lightning past Panthers in overtime". Raw Charge. November 13, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  24. "Burns: Three Things we learned from a convincing win in Philly". nhl.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  25. "Hagel traded to Lightning by Blackhawks". NHL.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  26. "2020-21 AHL All-Star Teams". American Hockey League. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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