Bob Boughner

Bob Boughner (born March 8, 1971 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada), nicknamed The Boogieman, is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires.
==Playing career==
Boughner was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, after a successful junior career with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. With the additions of Vladimir Konstantinov and Niklas Lidstrom to the Detroit blueline in the early 1990s, Boughner received little opportunity to move beyond the organization's AHL farm team in Adirondack. Boughner signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers in 1994 but was relegated to the minors until a trade brought him to the Buffalo Sabres in 1996. With the Sabres, he was given the opportunity to play regularly, and he was a solid physical component on the Buffalo blueline for two and a half years until he was claimed by the expansion Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. He later played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, and Colorado Avalanche before retiring in 2006. 
He served as captain of the Calgary Flames in 2001-2002, and assistant captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2000-2001, in addition to serving as the Executive Vice-President of the NHLPA from 2003 - 2006. Though somewhat small for an NHL enforcer, Boughner was given the nickname 'The Boogieman' for his fearless style of play, and he became one of the NHL's most respected 'tough guys' of his era, registering 1,449 penalty minutes in 630 career NHL games.
==Coaching career==
Boughner headed a new ownership group in purchasing the Windsor Spitfires in February of 2006. He currently serves as head coach of the team, as well as President & C.E.O. 
In 2007-2008, he coached the Spitfires to the second best regular season finish in their history with 94 points, and was honored as OHL and CHL Coach of the Year. On April 15, 2009, Boughner was named the OHL's coach of the year for the second year in a row. 
On May 8, 2009, he coached the Windsor Spitfires to their first OHL championship in 21 years after finishing the regular season with a league best 115 points. Also, that same year went on to win Windsor's first Memorial Cup, becoming the first team to lose the first two games of the tournament and still win the Cup.
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== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1988–89 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	64 	6 	15 	21 	182 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 	OHL 	 	49 	7 	23 	30 	122 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	64 	13 	33 	46 	156 	 	14 	2 	9 	11 	35
1991–92 	Toledo Storm 	ECHL 	 	28 	3 	10 	13 	79 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	15
1991–92 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	69 	1 	16 	17 	190 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	72 	8 	14 	22 	292 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	18
1994–95 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 	 	81 	2 	14 	16 	192 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	18
1995–96 	Carolina Monarchs 	AHL 	 	46 	2 	15 	17 	127 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	31 	0 	1 	1 	104 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	77 	1 	7 	8 	225 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	9
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	69 	1 	3 	4 	165 	 	14 	0 	4 	4 	15
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	79 	3 	10 	13 	137 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 	 	62 	2 	4 	6 	97 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	11 	1 	0 	1 	69 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	15
2000–01 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	58 	1 	3 	4 	147 	 	18 	0 	1 	1 	22
2001–02 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	79 	2 	4 	6 	170 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	69 	3 	14 	17 	126 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	43 	0 	5 	5 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	11 	0 	4 	4 	6
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 	 	41 	1 	6 	7 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
OHL totals 	OHL totals 	OHL totals 	 	177 	26 	71 	97 	460 	 	14 	2 	9 	11 	35
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals	 	28 	3 	10 	13 	79 	 	5 	2 	0 	2 	15
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	81 	2 	14 	16 	192 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	18
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	188 	11 	45 	56 	616 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	18
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	630 	15 	57 	72 	1382 	 	65 	0 	12 	12 	67
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching record==
Team	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Playoffs
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
WSR 	2006–07	68 	18 	43 	- 	7 	43 	5<SUP>th</SUP> in West	Missed playoffs
WSR 	2007–08	68 	41 	15 	- 	12 	94 	2<SUP>nd</SUP> in West	Lost in first round
WSR 	2008–09	68 	57 	10 	- 	1 	115 	1<SUP>st</SUP> in West	Won OHL Championship and Memorial Cup
2007–08 Matt Leyden Trophy winner (OHL Coach of the Year)
2007–08 Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award winner (CHL Coach of the Year)
2008–09 Matt Leyden Trophy winner (OHL Coach of the Year)
2008–09 Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award winner (CHL Coach of the Year)
Note: Boughner and Conroy shared the captaincy in the later half of the 2001–02 NHL season, after Lowry was stripped of the role. Conroy was then named sole captain for the 2002–03 NHL season.
Category:Born in 1971
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
Category:Windsor Spitfires coaches
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Carolina Monarchs players
Category:Retired in 2006
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players