Daniel Hector Bouchard (born December 12, 1950) is a

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former professional

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. He played in the

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(NHL) with the

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, and original

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Career

Bouchard played in the 1962 and 1963

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s with his LaSalle youth team. As a junior, Bouchard backstopped the

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to the 1969

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. Bouchard was drafted by the

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, and after two years in the

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, made his NHL debut in 1972–73 after the Flames claimed him in the

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. After eight seasons in Atlanta, the Flames franchise relocated to Calgary, Alberta in the summer of 1980. Halfway through the 1980–81 season, Bouchard was traded to the

for

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; at the time of the trade, Bouchard was the last original Atlanta Flames player still with the organization. He then led Quebec to their first playoff appearance since the 1979

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. The following season was a magical one as the Nordiques lost in the Wales Conference Final to the defending champion

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, who would go on to win their third straight

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. Along the way,

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disposed of the

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, their most bitter rival, and then Boston in a pair of thrilling series. Each went down to the wire in the final game, but Quebec held on to win. In the 1985–86 season he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets, where he left the NHL after losing in the opening round to the

. He played 7 games for

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in the 1986–87 season before a knee injury forced his retirement.

Current life

Bouchard currently lives in

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, where he privately trains goalies and serves as the head goalie coach at The Cooler for the Atlanta Fire Team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouchard, Dan 1950 births Living people Atlanta Flames players Boston Braves (AHL) players Boston Bruins draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Quebec London Knights players Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players People from Val-d'Or Quebec Nordiques players Sorel Éperviers players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States