Tyler Boucher
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 205
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| prospect_team = Belleville Senators
| prospect_league = AHL
| team = Ottawa Senators
| league = NHL
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| draft = 10th overall
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_team = Ottawa Senators
| career_start = 2023
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Tyler Boucher (born January 16, 2003) is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Boucher was drafted in the first round, tenth overall, by the Senators in the 2021 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
=Amateur=
Boucher began his junior hockey career with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's National Under-17 team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) in the 2019–20 season, appearing in 24 games, scoring four goals, seven assists for 11 points before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 18, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=228207 |title=Tyler Boucher |website=hockeydb.com |access-date=June 3, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ushl-cancels-remainder-of-season-due-to-covid-19-1.1458483 |title=USHL cancels remainder of season |work=TSN |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=June 3, 2025}} He returned to the Development Program playing in the USHL for the 2020–21 season, but he suffered two knee injuries and a bout with COVID-19 that cut his playing time down to five games. He recorded three goals and five points.{{cite web |title='Little Boosh,' son of former Flyers goalie, drafted by Ottawa Senators in first round |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |last=Carchidi |first=Sam|date=July 24, 2021 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-tyler-brian-boucher-drafted-ottawa-20210724.html |access-date=July 27, 2021 |url-access=subscription}} During the season, he committed to play college hockey for the Boston University Terriers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I's Hockey East conference.
After beginning the 2021–22 season with the Terriers, collecting two goals and three points through 17 games, he signed a professional contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-sign-forward-tyler-boucher-to-a-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-329249448 | title = Senators sign forward Tyler Boucher to three-year, entry-level contract | publisher = Ottawa Senators | date = December 28, 2021 | access-date = December 28, 2021}} No longer eligible to continue with any team in the NCAA after losing his amateur status, Boucher joined the major junior Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to continue his development. He was originally drafted by the 67's in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection 143rd overall.{{cite web |url=https://ottawa67s.com/article/tyler-boucher-join-67s | title = Tyler Boucher to join 67's | publisher = Ottawa 67's | date = January 10, 2022 | access-date = January 10, 2022}} In 24 games with the 67's, Boucher scored seven goals and 14 points in the regular season. The 67's qualified for the playoffs and faced the North Bay Battalion in the first round. However, their playoff run was shortlived as the Battalion swept the 67's in four games in their best-of-seven series.{{cite web |url=https://epaper.ottawacitizen.com/article/281968906253337 |title=Battalion sweeps 67's in first round of playoffs |last=Campbell |first=Don |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=June 3, 2025}} Boucher added one goal and two points in the four games. For the 2022–23 season, Boucher returned to play with the 67's. His season was cut short in March after a shoulder injury sidelined him that he suffered while playing with the United States men's national junior ice hockey team. In 21 games with the 67's, Boucher scored ten goals and 18 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-prospect-tyler-boucher-shut-down-for-season-requires-shoulder-surgery/ |title=Senators prospect Tyler Boucher shut down for season, requires shoulder surgery |work=Sportsnet |date=March 9, 2023 |access-date=October 12, 2023}}
=Professional=
Boucher was selected by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, tenth overall, of the 2021 NHL entry draft. Boucher signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on December 28, 2021. He joined the Senators organization the following season but failed to play in training camp due to a groin injury. He was assigned to Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators in October.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/senators-tyler-boucher-assigned-to-ahl-affiliate/ |title=Senators' Tyler Boucher: Assigned to AHL Affiliate |work=CBS Sports |date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=October 12, 2023}} Boucher remained with Belleville for the entire season, his season cut short by two injuries.{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Mendes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5539779/2024/06/10/senators-prospect-tyler-boucher-injuries/?redirected=1 |title=Senators prospect Tyler Boucher on latest injuries: ‘I’m still hungry and I’m still positive’ |work=The Athletic |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=July 8, 2024}} He made 21 appearances for Belleville, tallying two goals and five points. He was assigned to Belleville to start the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/recapping-training-camp |title=Senators announce final roster |publisher=Ottawa Senators |last=D'Amico |first=Sydney |via=NHL.com |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=October 10, 2024}} He made 47 appearances with Belleville, scoring five goals and 10 points. However, his season was cut short again by injury, suffering one to his leg in a game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in January 2025 when one of the Penguins fell on him.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/another-injury-setback-for-former-ottawa-senator-first-rounder-tyler-boucher |title=Another Injury Setback For Former Ottawa Senator First-Rounder Tyler Boucher |work=The Hockey News |last=Warne |first=Steve |date=January 15, 2025 |access-date=June 3, 2025}}
International play
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{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Canada|}}
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On December 12, 2022, Boucher was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded three goals and one assist in six games and won a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-world-junior-championship-rosters/c-338699372 |title=2023 World Junior Championship rosters |website=NHL.com |publisher=National Hockey League |first=Adam |last=Kimelman |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022}} During the tournament, he suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder, that ended his tournament.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/ottawa-senators/former-ottawa-senators-first-rounder-tyler-boucher-hoping-struggles-finally-behind-him |title=Former Ottawa Senators first-rounder Tyler Boucher hoping struggles finally behind him |work=Ottawa Citizen |last=Baines |first=Tim |date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2025}}
Personal life
Boucher is the son of former NHL goaltender, Brian.
Career statistics
= Regular season and playoffs =
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2018–19
|USHS |26 |9 |14 |23 |— |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||
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|U.S. National Development Team |USHL |24 |4 |7 |11 |47 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||
| 2020–21
|U.S. National Development Team |USHL |5 |3 |2 |5 |13 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||
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|HE |17 |2 |1 |3 |34 |— |— |— |— |— | ||||||||
| 2021–22
|OHL |24 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22
|4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Ottawa 67's |OHL |21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32
|— | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
|AHL |21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34
|— | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Belleville Senators |AHL |47 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34
|— | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |AHL totals ! 68 !! 7 !! 8 !! 15 !! 68 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
= International =
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2019
| U17 | {{silver2}} | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
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| 2023 | WJC | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 12 !! 4 !! 4 !! 8 !! 24 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|elite=478374|hockeydb = 228207}}
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Category:American ice hockey left wingers
Category:Belleville Senators players
Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:Ottawa Senators draft picks
Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada