Francis Bouillon

**Francis Bouillon** (born October 17, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played parts of 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators. He also played for Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan and HC Ambrì-Piotta of the National League A (NLA).

## Career

Before playing in the NHL, Bouillon played parts of 2 seasons with the Laval Titan, 1 season with the Laval Titan Collège Français, and 1 season with the Granby Prédateurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He helped the Prédateurs win the Memorial Cup in 1996.

He was not drafted by an NHL team. In 1998, he signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens. He played 3 seasons with them.

On September 30, 2009, Bouillon signed a try-out contract with the Nashville Predators. He extended his contract on June 18, 2010.

On July 1, 2012, Bouillon signed a one-year; $1.5 million contract to return to the Montreal Canadiens. On March 20, 2013, he signed a one-year extension to stay with the Canadiens. He was released by the Canadiens on October 6, 2014.

On September 25, 2015, Bouillon announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.

### Regular season and playoffs

|colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1991–92|Montreal–Bourassa|QMAAA|42|2|5|7|28|9|1|0|1|6|
|1992–93|Laval Titan|QMJHL|46|0|7|7|45|—|—|—|—|—|
|1993–94|Laval Titan|QMJHL|68|3|15|18|129|—|—|—|—|—|
|1994–95|Laval Titan Collège Français|QMJHL|72|8|25|33|115|20|3|11|14|21|
|1995–96|Granby Predateurs|QMJHL|68|11|35|46|156|21|2|12|14|30|
|1996–97|Wheeling Nailers|ECHL|69|10|32|42|77|3|0|2|2|10|
|1997–98|Quebec Rafales|IHL|71|8|27|35|76|—|—|—|—|—|
|1998–99|Fredericton Canadiens|AHL|79|19|35|54|174|5|2|1|3|0|
|1999–00|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|74|3|13|16|38|—|—|—|—|—|
|2000–01|Quebec Citadelles|AHL|4|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|
|2000–01|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|29|0|6|6|26|—|—|—|—|—|
|2001–02|Quebec Citadelles|AHL|38|8|14|22|30|—|—|—|—|—|
|2001–02|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|28|0|5|5|33|—|—|—|—|—|
|2002–03|Nashville Predators|NHL|4|0|0|0|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|2002–03|Hamilton Bulldogs|AHL|29|1|12|13|31|—|—|—|—|—|
|2002–03|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|20|3|1|4|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|2003–04|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|73|2|16|18|70|11|0|0|0|7|
|2004–05|Leksands IF|SWE–2|21|6|12|18|34|—|—|—|—|—|
|2005–06|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|67|3|19|22|34|6|1|2|3|10|
|2006–07|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|62|3|11|14|52|—|—|—|—|—|
|2007–08|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|74|2|6|8|61|7|1|2|3|4|
|2008–09|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|54|5|4|9|53|1|0|0|0|0|
|2009–10|Nashville Predators|NHL|81|3|8|11|50|6|0|0|0|6|
|2010–11|Nashville Predators|NHL|44|1|9|10|27|—|—|—|—|—|
|2011–12|Nashville Predators|NHL|66|4|7|11|33|10|0|3|3|2|
|2012–13|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|48|1|8|9|21|5|0|0|0|17|
|2013–14|Montreal Canadiens|NHL|52|2|4|6|34|9|2|0|2|4|
|2014–15|HC Ambrì–Piotta|NLA|31|0|11|11|30|—|—|—|—|—|

### International

|Year|Team|Event|Result|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|United States|WC|13th|6|0|1|1|0|||

### International

|Year|Team|Comp|GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|United States|WC|6|0|1|1|0|

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Francis Bouillon.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Bouillon during his time with the Nashville Predators in 2010
- **former teams**: Montreal Canadiens
- **league**: National Hockey League, NHL
- **position**: Defenceman (ice hockey), Defense
- **shoots**: Left
- **birth place**: New York City, New York, New York (state), NY, United States, USA
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 8
- **weight lb**: 201
- **ntl team**: USA
- **played for**: Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
Leksands IF
HC Ambrì-Piotta
- **draft**: Undrafted
- **career start**: 1996
- **career end**: 2015