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Canada Émile Bouchard

a.k.a. "Butch Bouchard"

#3 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 55/56

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Émile Bouchard Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
3-time NHL First All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
5-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 5

Passed away on April 14, 2012.

Son: Pierre Bouchard

Émile Bouchard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1937-38 Verdun Maple Leafs QJAHA 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
1938-39 Verdun Maple Leafs QJAHA 9* 1* 1* 2* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1939-40 Verdun Maple Leafs QJAHA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1940-41 Montréal Jr. Canadiens QJAHA 31* 2* 8* 10* 60* -* |
Providence Reds AHL 9* 3* 1* 4* 8* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 10 -
1941-42 Montréal Canadiens NHL 44* 0* 6* 6* 38* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1942-43 Montréal Canadiens NHL 45* 2* 16* 18* 47* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -
1943-44 Montréal Canadiens NHL 39* 5* 14* 19* 52* -* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 6 -
1944-45 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50* 11* 23* 34* 34* -* | Playoffs 6 3 4 7 4 -
1945-46 Montréal Canadiens NHL 46* 7* 9* 16* 52* -* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 17 -
1946-47 Montréal Canadiens NHL 60* 5* 7* 12* 60* -* | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 21 -
1947-48 Montréal Canadiens NHL 60* 4* 6* 10* 78* -* |
1948-49 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 27* 3* 3* 6* 42* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -
1949-50 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 69* 1* 7* 8* 88* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -
1950-51 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 52* 3* 10* 13* 80* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 2 -
1951-52 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 60* 3* 9* 12* 45* -* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 14 -
1952-53 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 58* 2* 8* 10* 55* -* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 6 -
1953-54 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 70* 1* 10* 11* 89* -* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 4 -
1954-55 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 70* 2* 16* 18* 81* -* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 37 -
1955-56 Montréal Canadiens “C” NHL 36* 0* 0* 0* 22* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -

Émile Bouchard Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1937-38 Verdun Maple Leafs Memorial Cup 5* 2* 1* 3* 8* -* |
1938-39 Verdun Maple Leafs Memorial Cup 7* 0* 2* 2* 12* -* |
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Émile Bouchard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 9* 3* 1* 4* 0.44* 8* -* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 10 * - *
Memorial Cup 2 12* 2* 3* 5* 0.42* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 786* 49* 144* 193* 0.25* 863* -* | 14 113 11 * 21 * 32 * 0.28 * 123 * - *
QJAHA 4 42* 3* 9* 12* 0.29* 82* -* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Émile Bouchard Biography and Trivia

Number 3 retired by Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Émile Joseph ”Butch” Bouchard passed away on April 14, 2012. He was 92 years old.

On December 4, 2009, the Montreal Canadiens retired Bouchard's #3 jersey.

On December 30, 2009, Bouchard was named a Member of the Order of Canada.

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