Jonathan Boutin (born March 28, 1985) is a

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professional

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. He is currently playing for German

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ahead of the '' Oberliga''. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct '' 2nd Bundesliga'', DEL2 is administered by ESBG, ...

club,

EC Bad Nauheim Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim, also known as EC Bad Nauheim, is an ice hockey team in Bad Nauheim, Germany. They currently play in DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Li ...

. He was originally drafted in the third round, 96th overall, by the

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in the

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. Boutin was born in Granby,

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, and was granted German citizenship in May 2016.

Playing career

QMJHL

Between 2001-2005 Boutin played for

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian major junior ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL from the ...

, PEI Rocket, and

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, all of the QMJHL. In 130 regular season games, Boutin went 58-43-7 with a 3.03 GAA. He also accumulated 31 penalty minutes during his time in the QMJHL. Boutin also played in 62 playoff games. Boutin assisted on two goals during his time in junior hockey. His only regular season assist came as a member of the

, and his lone postseason assist came during his final season of juniors as a member of the

Quebec Remparts There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts (french: Remparts de Québec) that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first edition played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has pla ...

AHL and ECHL

During the 05–06 season Boutin played for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL for most of the time. He made 22 appearances with Springfield, going 8-12-2 with a GAA of 3.13 and accumulating 4 PIMs along with one assist. Boutin also spent time with the Johnstown Chiefs. He played in 19 games, going 8-9-2 with a 2.93 GAA. He also played in 3 playoff games. Boutin spent most of the 2006–2007 with the Springfield Falcons. During his stay in Springfield, Boutin had a GAA of 3.29 with 9 wins, 17 losses, and 1 tie in 37 games. In this season he also got 1 assist. He also spent 2 games with the

Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now "ECHL") when th ...

of the ECHL, where he went 0–2 with a GAA of 3.07. During the 2007–2008 season Boutin played in Norfolk, VA with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. He played in 38 games and got 25 penalty minutes. He played a total of 2070 minutes in an Admirals jersey that season. Boutin had 13 wins, 17 losses, and 3 OTL). He held a 3.31 GAA and a .900 save percentage. During a game against the

Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2006 to 2015. Affiliated with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Sharks played t ...

, Boutin got into a fight with former Sharks prospect

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Europe

Boutin played for the

Lausitzer Füchse The Lausitzer Füchse (literally ''Lusatian Foxes'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Weißwasser, Saxony. They currently play in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bun ...

, a professional team in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga in the 2009–10 season and received Goalie of the Year honors. He then signed for Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb, a club based in the town of Lillehammer, playing in

GET-ligaen Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the t ...

- the premier

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league governed by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation. He appeared in 41 games for Lillehammer in 2010-11 and moved back to

for the following season, where he played until the end of the 2014–15 season. In 2012 and 2013 he repeated as 2nd Bundesliga Goalie of the Year. In October 2015, Boutin inked a deal with another club from Germany's second division,

EHC Freiburg EHC Freiburg, is a professional ice hockey team based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. They play in the DEL 2, the second-highest level of ice hockey in Germany. History The club was created as EHC Freiburg in 1984. In 2003, they became cham ...

, for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign. Boutin was granted German citizenship on May 24, 2016 and signed with

Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion. Founded in 1878, the team's name was Augsburger EV ...

of the country's top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) the same day. After two seasons in the DEL with Augsburger, Boutin returned to the DEL2 as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with EC Bad Nauheim on March 28, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boutin, Jonathan 1985 births Augsburger Panther players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Halifax Mooseheads players Ice hockey people from Quebec Johnstown Chiefs players Lausitzer Füchse players Lillehammer IK players Living people Manitoba Moose players Norfolk Admirals players P.E.I. Rocket players People from Granby, Quebec Quebec Remparts players South Carolina Stingrays players Springfield Falcons players Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States