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.

 Career statistics 
Regular season and playoffs
     Regular season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 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 —  —  —  —  — NHL totals 776  32  117  149  536 55  4  7  11  50

International
 Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM 2003 United States WC 13th 6 0 1 1 0 Senior totals 6 0 1 1 0

International
 Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2003 United States WC 6 0 1 1 0 Senior int'l totals 6 0 1 1 0

References

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Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:American ice hockey defensemen
Category:ECHL players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Granby Prédateurs players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) players
Category:Laval Titan players
Category:Laval Titan Collège Français players
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Montreal Canadiens coaches
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Quebec Citadelles players
Category:Sportspeople from New York City
Category:Swedish Hockey League players