Guy Boucher

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Guy Boucher
Born (1971-08-03) August 3, 1971 (age 52)
Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada
Coached for SC Bern
Tampa Bay Lightning
Hamilton Bulldogs
Drummondville Voltigeurs
Ottawa Senators
Coaching career 1997–present

Guy Boucher (born August 3, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. Boucher is currently assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boucher is the former head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also the head coach of SC Bern in the 2014–15 season. He previously coached in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He has coached various Canadian international teams, and worked as a commentator for RDS.

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Playing years

Before his coaching years, Boucher played right wing with the McGill Redmen between 1991 and 1995. He graduated with an arts degree (history and environmental biology) in 1995 and an engineering degree (agricultural engineering) in 1996. He also holds a master's in sports psychology at the University of Montreal. In 1995–96, Boucher played in France for Viry-Essonne where he scored 16 goals and 38 points in 27 games.

Coaching years

Boucher began his coaching career as assistant coach with the McGill Redmen under head coach Martin Raymond in 1996–97, then moved on to serve as an assistant coach with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (1997–2000) and then with the Rimouski Océanic from 2003 to 2006 with whom he won the Jean-Rougeau trophy (regular season champions) and President's Cup. He also participated in the Memorial Cup tournament. In between, he coached the Lac-Saint-Louis Lions of the AAA Midget Hockey League. He returned to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as the Drummondville Voltigeurs head coach in 2006. In the 2008–09, he guided the team to their best season in history, with a total of 54 wins and 112 points, capturing the President's Cup on his way to the Memorial Cup tournament once again. [1] He won the Paul-Dumont Trophy, awarded to QMJHL's personality of the year.

On June 29, 2009, he was named head coach of the Montreal Canadiens's affiliate Hamilton Bulldogs in the AHL becoming the eighth head coach in Bulldogs franchise history. [2] He led the team to an impressive 52–17–11 record for 115 points despite having many of his best players being called up by the Montreal Canadiens. At the end of the season, he won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year. [3]

In 2010, Boucher was offered the vacant head coaching position for the Columbus Blue Jackets, [4] but turned it down to accept the head coaching position with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [5] He developed a "1-3-1" defensive system at Tampa that led to a famous incident against the Philadelphia Flyers where the Flyers held back the puck in their defensive zone, refusing to advance, while the Lightning team waited and did not attack the puck carrier, leading to several minutes of no action. [6] In his rookie year as an NHL head coach, Boucher led the Tampa Bay Lightning to game seven of the Eastern Conference Final. On March 24, 2013, the team's general manager Steve Yzerman fired Boucher following a 5–3 loss against the Ottawa Senators. [7] At the time, Tampa Bay was in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

On January 27, 2014, the Swiss ice hockey club SC Bern announced the signing of Guy Boucher as their head coach. [8] Boucher guided the team to the title in the 2014–15 Swiss Cup competition. On November 18, 2015, Boucher was fired by SC Bern following a four-game losing streak and a ninth-place finish in the NLA. [9]

On May 8, 2016, Boucher signed a three-year contract to become the head coach of the Ottawa Senators. [10] With his hire, Boucher is the first person to coach both franchises from the 1992 expansion class. In his first season, the club advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, losing in double overtime in game seven to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his second season, the team's performance nose-dived and it placed 30th out of 31 teams in the NHL. On March 1, 2019, with the Senators in 31st place, Boucher was fired and associate coach Marc Crawford named as interim head coach. [11]

On July 20, 2023, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced Boucher was signed to be an assistant coach for the 2023–24 season. [12]

International

Boucher worked as an assistant coach for Canada men's national U-18 ice hockey team in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2008, they won the gold medal at the U-18 world championships. In 2009, he served as an assistant coach with Canada men's national U-20 ice hockey team, which won its fifth consecutive gold medal at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. In 2014 and 2015, he coached Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, guiding the team to the title in 2015. [13]

Personal life

Guy Boucher is married to Marsha and the couple have three children together. [14] Boucher has a prominent scar on his right cheek. When asked how he received it, Boucher said "it is not hockey-related. I did not tell anybody back home, so it is like this little enigma. My kids do not even know." [15] Guy Boucher's scar is often compared to the "Le Chiffre" character's scar in Casino Royale and Boucher is sometimes referred to as a "James Bond villain". [16] [17] He was spoofed as such on-air by Jay Onrait of the Canadian TSN sports television channel. [18]

NHL coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin %Result
TB 2010–11 824625111032nd in Southeast 117.611Lost in Conference Finals (BOS)
TB 2011–12 8238368843rd in Southeast———Missed playoffs
TB 2012–13 3213181(27)(fired)————
TB Total196977920—117.6111 playoff appearance
OTT 2016–17 82442810982nd in Atlantic 118.579Lost in Conference Finals (PIT)
OTT 2017–18 82284311677th in Atlantic———Missed playoffs
OTT 2018–19 6422375(49)(fired)————
OTT total2289410826—118.5791 playoff appearance
Total42419118746—2215.5952 playoff appearances

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Ottawa Senators
2016–2019 		Succeeded by
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