Jesse Boulerice

Jesse Boulerice (born August 10, 1978 in Rouses Point, New York) is an American retired ice hockey player. Boulerice's notoriety stems from two violent incidents, one when playing junior hockey where he used his stick like a bat and smashed Guelph Storm forward Andrew Long in the face, and the other in the NHL where he cross-checked Ryan Kesler in the face. Both incidents gained much media attention and are often used as examples of extreme hockey violence.
==Playing career==
He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 133rd overall. He has played for the Carolina Hurricanes, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers. He was charged with assault in 1998 while playing with the Plymouth Whalers after a violent stick swinging incident with Guelph Storm forward Andrew Long.
Boulerice is known for being the victim of an Aaron Downey left hook on February 11, 2003 after failing to land the first punch, which left Boulerice with a broken jaw and a concussion.Video of Boulerice & Downey bout from YouTube Boulerice spent the night in the hospital as his Carolina Hurricanes lost in overtime to the Dallas Stars, 2-1.
Boulerice's role as an enforcer was reduced later in his career due to the NHL's stricter penalties for instigating a fight, by a $10,000 fine to the coach if it occurs in the final five minutes of a game. 
On October 10, 2007, Boulerice delivered a cross-check to the face of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, with his team up 7-2 in the 3rd period. Boulerice received a 25 game suspension as disciplinary action from the league, which is tied for the second longest suspension for an on-ice incident in modern NHL history.
Boulerice started the 2008–09 season with the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. On November 11, 2008, Boulerice signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche, and while being re-assigned to the Monsters, was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers. After playing only two games with the Oilers, Boulerice was placed on waivers again, and was re-claimed by the Avalanche on November 21, 2008.
Boulerice was invited to the AHL's, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, training camp for the 2009–10 season. He made his presence felt and remained to sign a one-year contract with the Penguins on October 3, 2009. In 54 games with Wilkes-Barre Jesse tied his AHL career high with 4 goals and led the team with 124 penalty minutes. On July 29, 2010, he re-signed with the Penguins to another one-year deal. On January 7, 2011, Boulerice was suspended for 10 games for deliberately running over an AHL referee.
On September 6, 2011, Boulerice's wife Jacqueline announced his retirement via Facebook.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
1995–96 	Detroit Whalers 	OHL 	 	64 	2 	5 	7 	150 	 	16 	0 	0 	0 	12
1996–97 	Detroit Whalers 	OHL 	 	33 	10 	14 	24 	209 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Plymouth Whalers 	OHL 	 	53 	20 	23 	43 	170 	 	13 	2 	4 	6 	35
1998–99 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	24 	1 	2 	3 	82 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	New Orleans Brass 	ECHL 	 	12 	0 	1 	1 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 	 	25 	8 	8 	16 	90 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	40 	3 	4 	7 	85 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	4
2000–01 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	60 	3 	4 	7 	256 	 	10 	1 	1 	2 	28
2001–02 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	5 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	41 	2 	5 	7 	204 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 	 	15 	2 	4 	6 	80 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	6
2002–03 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	48 	2 	1 	3 	108 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	76 	6 	1 	7 	127 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	26 	0 	0 	0 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 	 	16 	4 	3 	7 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 	 	36 	2 	4 	6 	101 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 	 	41 	4 	3 	7 	97 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	54 	4 	3 	7 	124 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
2010–11 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 	 	67 	4 	7 	11 	147 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	11
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	172 	8 	2 	10 	333 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998 	United States 	WJC 	7 	2	0	2 	10
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	2	0	2 	10
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Detroit Whalers alumni
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:New Orleans Brass players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Plymouth Whalers alumni
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Trenton Titans players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:Retired in 2011