John Georges "Buck" Boucher (August 19, 1895 – October 17, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Senators , Montreal Maroons , and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1915 and 1932. Born in Ottawa , Ontario , Buck was one of six brothers. His brothers Frank , Bobby and Billy all played in the NHL. Their father Tom Boucher, played rugby football, winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901. Boucher started his professional athletic career in football as halfback for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League . After three years of football he switched to hockey. In 1921, he became the first defenceman to record a hat trick in an NHL playoff game; no other defenceman has ever surpassed this feat since.
14-428: Georges was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were Irish in descent. His younger brothers Billy , Bob and Frank would also become professional ice hockey players. There were two other brothers, Carroll and Joseph, and two sisters, Irene and Lily. Their father Tom played rugby football, both for Ottawa College and for
28-624: A founding member of the American Hockey League . The Eagles finished in first place during their inaugural season, with a record of 18–14–0, and also won the league championship in the playoffs. [1] New Haven played in the Can-Am league from 1926 to 1936, when the league became part of the International-American Hockey League. The Eagles played in the new I-AHL from 1936 to 1940, when the league
42-896: A record of 5–23–0. Several other teams called New Haven their home. Three teams from the Eastern Hockey League include the New Haven Tomahawks (1951–52), New Haven Nutmegs (1952–53), and the New Haven Blades (1954–1972). Two subsequent franchises playing the AHL were based in New Haven; the New Haven Nighthawks (1972–1992), who were renamed the New Haven Senators (1992–93), Beast of New Haven (1997–1999), and most recently
56-754: The National Hockey League (NHL) with the Hamilton Tigers , Montreal Canadiens , Boston Bruins and New York Americans from 1921 to 1928. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup in 1924. His brothers Bobby , Frank and Georges were also professional ice hockey players and all four were members of Stanley Cup championship teams. He played in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers , Montreal Canadiens , Boston Bruins and New York Americans . He also played for
70-704: The New Edinburghs and Royal Canadians of the Ottawa City Hockey League teams. He started play with the Senators, then of the NHA, in 1915. At the time, he played as a forward. Boucher would soon switch to play as a defenceman where he would gain fame as an excellent stick handler. He would play with stars such as Eddie Gerard , Horrace Merrill , Sprague Cleghorn , Lionel Hitchman and King Clancy . Boucher played against his brother Frank in
84-562: The New Haven Eagles and Bronx Tigers of the Canadian-American Hockey League . Boucher signed with the Canadiens in 1921, and scored 17 goals in his rookie season. Boucher scored 24 goals in 24 games in his second season. In his third season, 1923–24 Boucher was placed on a line with rookie Howie Morenz and Aurele Joliat in a high-scoring trio. Boucher led the Canadiens in scoring, and runner-up in
98-757: The Ottawa Rough Riders , winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901. On the Ottawa Rough Riders, Tom Boucher was a teammate of Tom "King" Clancy, whose son was the famous hockey player Frank "King" Clancy . In October 1916 Boucher enlisted with the Canadian military, joining the 207th (Ottawa-Carleton) Battalion , though he was discharged in December that year for unclear reasons. He re-enlisted in May 1917, this time joining
112-679: The 1923 Stanley Cup playoffs, which also featured brothers Cy and Corbett Denneny playing against each other. It marked the first time two different sets of brothers faced each other in an NHL or Big Four championship series. Boucher helped lead the Senators to four Stanley Cup championships between 1920 and 1927. He played in the NHL from 1917 to 1932, scoring 117 goals and 87 recorded assists in 449 games. An extremely tough customer, he also had 838 penalty minutes, including 115 in just 44 games in 1926–27. At his retirement in 1932 he ranked 11th among NHL career points leaders. He would go on to coach in
126-748: The Defence Department of the Canadian government. Boucher died of a heart attack on his 59th birthday, November 10, 1958. Boucher was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. Notes New Haven Eagles The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut . The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League , and
140-732: The NHL in Ottawa, Boston and St. Louis. He would coach the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Hockey League to the Allan Cup in 1949. He suffered from throat cancer for six years and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960, three weeks before he died. Billy Boucher William Martin Boucher (November 10, 1899 – November 10, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Boucher played in
154-615: The Signal Training Department. However he was again discharged, this time on account of a medical exam finding him to have a mitral regurgitation, or leaky heart, which made Boucher unfit to be a soldier. Buck's son, Frank Boucher, was the head coach of Canada's 1948 Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey team – the Ottawa RCAF Flyers . He played as an amateur with the Ottawa Aberdeens and
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#1732772768442168-898: The league. The team defeated defending champion Ottawa in the NHA playoffs and the Calgary Tigers in the Stanley Cup Finals. When the team played its first game in the Montreal Forum in November 1924, Boucher scored the first goal in the facility, and the first hat trick . In the 1926–27 season, Boucher was loaned to the Boston Bruins before being traded to the New York Americans , where he finished his NHL career. Born in Ottawa , Ontario , Billy
182-602: Was one of six sons born to Tom Boucher and Annie Carroll: Billy, Bobby, Carroll, Frank, George and Joseph and two sisters, Irene and Lily. His paternal grandfather, Antoine Boucher was French while his other grandparents were of Irish descent. Tom Boucher played rugby football , winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901 with teams in Ottawa. Boucher attended St. Joseph's Separate School in Ottawa. Boucher married Theresa Payette in 1921. They had two sons: E. William and Robert J., and daughter June. After finishing with hockey, Boucher returned to Ottawa and worked for
196-543: Was renamed the American Hockey League . New Haven continued in the AHL until 1943. The team suspended operations for two seasons during World War II . The Eagles were resurrected for the 1945–46 season. From 1946 to 1950 the franchise was known as the New Haven Ramblers . The team was reverted to the Eagles name for the 1950–51 season. However, the team folded in the middle of the season after only 28 games with
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