Pierre-Marc Bouchard
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Butch, PMB |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg/12 st 3 lb) |
| NHL Team | Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 27, 1984 , Sherbrooke, QC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 2002 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro career | 2002 – present |
Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born on April 27, 1984, at Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a French Canadian professional hockey forward. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild. He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, First Round, Eighth Overall. His jersey number is 96. He played his Junior Hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the QMJHL. Is the brother of junior hockey player Francois Bouchard.
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[edit] Playing career
Pierre-Marc Bouchard appeared in professional play for the first time in the 2002–2003 NHL season in which he posted 7 goals and 13 assists for a total of 20 points in 50 games for the Minnesota Wild, which has been regarded as decent by NHL standards. During the 2004–2005 NHL lockout, Bouchard played for the Wild's minor league team, the Houston Aeros. Within this time period, Bouchard vastly improved his game. This was proved in the 2005–2006 season while he posted 17 goals and 42 assists for a total of 59 points in 80 games.
Bouchard is regarded as a creative playmaker and strong team player who often attempts unorthodox techniques during play. An example of one of these techniques was performed during an overtime shootout attempt in which he converted by utilizing a variation of a spin-o-rama against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. Bouchard later credited the move to his younger brother François Bouchard.
[edit] Awards
2002 CHL Player of the Year.
[edit] Career statistics
(as of April 7th, 2008)
| Season | Team | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
| 2000–01 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 67 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 69 | 46 | 94 | 140 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 61 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | NHL | 354 | 61 | 160 | 221 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
[edit] External links
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bouchard's profile at ESPN.com
| Preceded by Simon Gamache |
CHL Player of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Corey Locke |
| Preceded by Ales Hemsky |
Mike Bossy Trophy Winner 2001/2002 |
Succeeded by Marc-Andre Fleury |
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