Brian Boucher

**Brian Boucher** (born January 2, 1977) is an American analyst and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played a total of thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks, and Carolina Hurricanes.

## Career

Before playing in the NHL, Boucher played three seasons with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

He was selected 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He would play three seasons with the Flyers. Boucher would play with the Flyer during the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs and would save a breakaway goal by New Jersey Devils player Patrik Eliáš in a sprawling effort. This would become known as a "Boosh" by goaltenders.

On June 12, 2002, the Flyers would trade Boucher along with draft picks to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Michal Handzuš and Robert Esche. During his time with the Coyotes, Boucher was able to spend 332 minutes (five-and-a-half games) without being scored on. At the time, this was an NHL record.

On February 1, 2006, the Coyotes traded Boucher along with Mike Leclerc to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Steven Reinprecht and Philippe Sauvé. He would only play three games with the Flames before joining the Chicago Blackhawks. Boucher would only play 15 games with the Blackhawks before being put on waivers.

On February 27, 2007, the Columbus Blue Jackets would acquire Boucher off waivers and he would make his debut with them on March 3 in a 4—3 victory against the Phoenix Coyotes.

On February 26, 2008, Boucher would sign a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks. He would play a couple games with them before resigning a one-year; $650,000 contract with the team on June 25.

On July 1, 2009, Boucher signed a two-year contract to return to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Boucher would play with the Flyers in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs alongside Michael Leighton. Boucher would help the Flyers defeat Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils four games to one in the first round. Boucher's level of play during the series was called a surprise by hockey media. He would help the team reach the Stanley Cup finals, playing in Games 1 and 5 behind Leighton. The team would lose in the finals to the Chicago Blackhawks fours games to two.

On July 1, 2011, Boucher signed a two-year; $950,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. He only played 10 games with them before his season was ended by an injury.

In 2013, Boucher retired from playing professional ice hockey. After retiring, Boucher became the regional studio analyst for the Philadelphia Flyers. He would later become the lead color commentator for NBC Sports Philadelphia on September 11, 2023.

On August 29, 2023, it was announced that Boucher would become the new lead ice-level analyst at TNT alongside Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk.

### Regular season

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993–94|Mount St. Charles Mounties|RIIL|15|14|0|1|—|504|8|9|0.57||
|1994–95|Wexford Raiders|MTJHL|8||||—|425|23|0|3.25||
|1994–95|Tri-City Americans|WHL|35|17|11|2|—|1969|108|1|3.29||
|1995–96|Tri-City Americans|WHL|55|33|19|2|—|3183|181|1|3.41|.913|
|1996–97|Tri-City Americans|WHL|41|10|24|6|—|2458|149|1|3.64|.901|
|1997–98|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|34|16|12|3|—|1901|101|0|3.19|.888|
|1998–99|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|36|20|8|5|—|2061|89|2|2.59|.911|
|1999–00|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|35|20|10|3|—|2038|65|4|1.91|.918|
|1999–00|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|1|0|0|1|—|65|3|0|2.77|.903|
|2000–01|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|27|8|12|5|—|1470|80|1|3.27|.876|
|2001–02|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|41|18|16|4|—|2295|92|2|2.41|.905|
|2002–03|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|45|15|20|8|—|2544|128|0|3.02|.894|
|2003–04|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|40|10|19|10|—|2364|108|5|2.74|.906|
|2004–05|HV71|SEL|4|0|4|0|—|235|13|0|3.32|.884|
|2005–06|Phoenix Coyotes|NHL|11|3|6|—|0|512|33|0|3.87|.877|
|2005–06|San Antonio Rampage|AHL|6|2|3|—|0|345|8|0|1.39|.950|
|2005–06|Calgary Flames|NHL|3|1|2|—|0|182|15|0|4.95|.854|
|2006–07|Chicago Blackhawks|NHL|15|1|10|—|3|827|45|1|3.26|.884|
|2006–07|Columbus Blue Jackets|NHL|3|1|1|—|0|142|9|0|3.80|.866|
|2007–08|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|42|23|16|—|1|2288|94|4|2.47|.917|
|2007–08|San Jose Sharks|NHL|5|3|1|—|1|238|7|1|1.76|.932|
|2008–09|San Jose Sharks|NHL|22|12|6|—|3|1291|47|2|2.18|.917|
|2009–10|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|33|9|18|—|3|1742|80|1|2.76|.899|
|2009–10|Adirondack Phantoms|AHL|1|1|0|—|0|60|2|0|2.00|.935|
|2010–11|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|34|18|10|—|4|1885|76|0|2.42|.916|
|2011–12|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|10|1|6|—|1|546|31|0|3.41|.881|
|2012–13|Adirondack Phantoms|AHL|16|6|8|—|1|910|39|0|2.57|.905|
|2012–13|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|4|0|2|—|0|144|6|0|2.50|.891|
|2013–14|EV Zug|NLA|5|||—||309|14|0|2.72|.925|

### Playoffs

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994|Mount St. Charles Mounties|RIIL|4|4|0|180|6|1|1.20||
|1995|Tri-City Americans|WHL|13|6|5|795|50|0|3.77||
|1996|Tri-City Americans|WHL|11|6|5|653|37|2|3.40||
|1998|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|2|0|0|30|1|0|1.94|.944|
|1999|Philadelphia Phantoms|AHL|16|9|7|947|45|0|2.85|.906|
|2000|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|18|11|7|1183|40|1|2.03|.917|
|2001|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|1|0|0|37|3|0|4.86|.824|
|2002|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|2|0|1|88|2|0|1.37|.939|
|2009|San Jose Sharks|NHL|1|0|0|2|0|0|0.00|—|
|2010|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|12|6|6|656|27|1|2.47|.909|
|2011|Philadelphia Flyers|NHL|9|4|4|422|22|0|3.13|.904|

### International

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|1996|United States|WJC|4|3|1|0|220|13|0|3.55|
|1997|United States|WJC|6|4|1|1|357|9|2|1.51|

## Other websites

- Brian Boucher's profile at Hockey Goalies

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Boucher.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Boucher as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers during the  season.
- **position**: Goaltender
- **catches**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 2
- **weight lb**: 200
- **ntl team**: United States
- **birth place**: Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, RI, United States, USA
- **draft**: 22nd overall
- **draft year**: 1995
- **draft team**: Philadelphia Flyers
- **played for**: Philadelphia Flyers
Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Coyotes
HV71
Calgary Flames
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
San Jose Sharks
Carolina Hurricanes
EV Zug
- **career start**: 1997
- **career end**: 2013