Joel Bouchard

Joel Bouchard (b. January 23, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. 
Bouchard last played for the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, sixth round, 129th Overall. He has also played for the Flames, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Islanders. He is now a TV hockey analyst for Québec's Le Réseau des sports (RDS) and has also produced and hosted his own show called "L'Academie du Hockey McDonald" (McDonald's Hockey Academy).
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	
1994–95 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	
1995–96 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	
1996–97 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	 	76 	4 	5 	9 	49 	
1997–98 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	 	44 	5 	7 	12 	57 	
1998–99 	Nashville Predators	NHL 	 	 	64 	4 	11	15 	60 	
1999–2000 	Nashville Predators	NHL 	 	 	52 	1 	4 	5 	23 	
1999–2000 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	
2000–01 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	 	32 	1 	2 	3 	22 	
2001–02 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	
2002–03 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	 	27 	5 	7 	12 	14 	
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	
2003–04 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	 	28 	1 	7 	8 	10 	
2005–06 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	 	25 	1 	8 	9 	23 	-
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==Transactions==
*June 26, 1998- Claimed off waivers by the Nashville Predators from the Calgary Flames.
*March 14 2000- Claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars from the Nashville Predators.
*August 31, 2000- Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.
*October 25, 2001- Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils
*August 5, 2002- Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
*February 10, 2003- Traded by the New York Rangers, along with Richard Lintner, Rico Fata, Mikael Samuelsson and future considerations to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alexei Kovalev, Mike Wilson, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture.
*July 14, 2003- Signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres.
*October 3, 2003- Claimed off waivers by the New York Rangers from the Buffalo Sabres.
*August 18, 2005- Signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders.
*October 23, 2007- Signed a minor league contract with Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL affiliate of Montreal Canadiens.
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