# Pierre Bouchard

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1948)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman_(ice_hockey))
| image = Pierre Bouchard.jpg 
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 205
| played_for = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)<br>[Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|2|20}}
| birth_place = [Longueuil](/source/Longueuil), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| draft = 5th overall
| draft_year = 1965
| draft_team = [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)
| career_start = 1970
| career_end = 1982
}}
'''Pierre Émile Bouchard''' (born February 20, 1948) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) with the [Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens) and [Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals). He was selected by the Canadiens in the first round (fifth overall) of the [1965 NHL Amateur Draft](/source/1965_NHL_Amateur_Draft).

During the 1970s, Bouchard and [Bill Nyrop](/source/Bill_Nyrop) were defensive-minded defencemen complementing the Canadiens’ offensive trio of [Larry Robinson](/source/Larry_Robinson), [Serge Savard](/source/Serge_Savard), and [Guy Lapointe](/source/Guy_Lapointe). 

Bouchard's NHL career began after the Montreal Canadiens had missed the playoffs in the 1969–70 season, a team which had not missed post-season play in 22 years, and among the changes that were made were to bring Bouchard along with Guy Lapointe up from the minors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/html/spot_oneononep199301.htm|title=Guy Lapointe describes why he and Bouchard were brought up to Canadiens|accessdate=2009-08-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604135221/http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/html/spot_oneononep199301.htm|archivedate=2011-06-04}}</ref> In his rookie year in [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Montreal_Canadiens_season), Bouchard was part of the Canadiens' team that beat the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) in the first round and went on to win the Stanley Cup. Bouchard played for five [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup)-winning Canadiens teams in eight seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Pierre-Bouchard|title=Pierre Bouchard - Bio, pictures, stats and more &#124; Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens|access-date=2009-05-23|archive-date=2019-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311084230/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Pierre-Bouchard|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In game four of the [1978 Stanley Cup Final](/source/1978_Stanley_Cup_Final), Bouchard challenged the Bruins' [Stan Jonathan](/source/Stan_Jonathan) to a fight; Jonathan broke Bouchard's nose and cheekbone and knocked him to the ice.

Prior to the 1978–79 season, a failed manipulation of the waiver system by the Canadiens led Bouchard's rights to unintentionally move from Montreal to Washington. Montreal had intended to reclaim him, but NHL President [John Ziegler](/source/John_Ziegler_(ice_hockey)) rejected the deal citing league bylaws which the Board of Governors refused to change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Mark |date=2013-11-08 |title=Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia: 1978 NHL Waiver Draft |url=https://historicalhockey.blogspot.com/2013/11/1978-nhl-waiver-draft.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia}}</ref> Bouchard believed the Canadiens never intended to get him back.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fachet |first=Robert |date=March 17, 1979 |title=Bouchard Unretires, Joines Caps |pages=1 |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1979/03/17/bouchard-unretires-joins-caps/b90e3df3-a4fd-42bc-a4cf-79048a1c4678/ |access-date=September 24, 2023}}</ref>  Initially unhappy with the move, Bouchard played only one game in the 1978–79 season and considered retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://habslegends.blogspot.com/search?q=pierre+bouchard|title=Career and move to Washington|accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref> However, he returned next season to the NHL with Washington where he finished his career playing four seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12057|title=Bouchard at Legends of Hockey|accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>

His father was Canadiens' Hall of Fame defenceman of the 1940s and 1950s [Émile "Butch" Bouchard](/source/%C3%89mile_Bouchard). [Henri Richard](/source/Henri_Richard) had played with Butch Bouchard in the 1955–56 season, and Pierre Bouchard from 1970-1975, creating the unusual occurrence of a player having been teammates with both father and son in the NHL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/search/teammates/Henri-Richard|title=Team-mates of Henri Richard|accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref>

After retirement Bouchard went into business and broadcasting. He became one of the most popular francophone analysts for the NHL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Pierre-Bouchard|title=Bouchard story|accessdate=2009-08-07|archive-date=2019-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311084230/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/player/Pierre-Bouchard|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in Hockey|page=37|first=Shirley|last=Fischler|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|year=2003|isbn=0-7407-1904-1}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [Regular&nbsp;season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey))
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey))
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey))
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|1965–66
|Montreal Nationale 
|MMJHL
|40
|6
|19
|25
|53
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|[1966–67](/source/1966%E2%80%9367_OHA_season)
|[Montreal Junior Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Junior_Canadiens)
|[OHA-Jr.](/source/Ontario_Hockey_League)
|48
|4
|9
|13
|105
|6
|0
|0
|0
|2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1967–68](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_OHA_season)
|Montreal Junior Canadiens
|OHA-Jr.
|54
|10
|18
|28
|134
|11
|2
|2
|4
|20
|-
|[1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_AHL_season)
|[Cleveland Barons](/source/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%9373))
|[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
|69
|6
|16
|22
|32
|5
|1
|1
|2
|14
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_AHL_season)
|[Montreal Voyageurs](/source/Montreal_Voyageurs)
|AHL
|65
|5
|13
|18
|124
|8
|1
|3
|4
|24
|-
|[1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_NHL_season)
|[Montreal Canadiens](/source/Montreal_Canadiens)
|[NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
|51
|0
|3
|3
|50
|13
|0
|1
|1
|10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1971–72](/source/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|60
|3
|5
|8
|39
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|41
|0
|7
|7
|69
|17
|1
|3
|4
|13
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|60
|1
|14
|15
|25
|6
|0
|2
|2
|4
|-
|[1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|79
|3
|9
|12
|65
|10
|0
|2
|2
|10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|66
|1
|11
|12
|50
|13
|2
|0
|2
|8
|-
|[1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|73
|4
|11
|15
|52
|6
|0
|1
|1
|6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season)
|Montreal Canadiens
|NHL
|59
|4
|6
|10
|29
|10
|0
|1
|1
|5
|-
|[1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season)
|[Washington Capitals](/source/Washington_Capitals)
|NHL
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season)
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|54
|5
|9
|14
|16
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|[1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season)
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|50
|3
|7
|10
|28
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|[1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_AHL_season)
|[Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)
|AHL
|62
|2
|10
|12
|26
|5
|0
|0
|0
|6
|-
|[1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season)
|Washington Capitals
|NHL
|1
|0
|0
|0
|10
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals
!595
!24
!82
!106
!433
!76
!3
!10
!13
!56
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{icehockeystats|legends=12057}}
*[https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1966/66007.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]

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{{succession box | before = [Claude Chagnon](/source/Claude_Chagnon) | title = [Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick](/source/List_of_Montreal_Canadiens_draft_picks) | years = [1965](/source/1965_NHL_Amateur_Draft) | after = [Phil Myre](/source/Phil_Myre)}}
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