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Frank Boucher

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 7, 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario
Died: December 12, 1977

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1958

Coaching Record

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 8:23AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #134. Steve Duchesne… #135. Sergei Zubov… #136. Reggie Leach… #136. FRANK BOUCHER… #138. Brian Bellows… #138. Pete Mahovlich… #138. Pierre Larouche… #138. Zdeno Chara… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1921-22 20 OTS NHL 24 8 2 10 7 4
1926-27 25 NYR NHL 44 13 15 28 17 17
1927-28 26 NYR NHL 44 23 12 35 23 15
1928-29 27 NYR NHL 44 10 16 26 13 8
1929-30 28 NYR NHL 42 26 36 62 30 16
1930-31 29 NYR NHL 44 12 27 39 17 20
1931-32 30 NYR NHL 48 12 23 35 15 18
1932-33 31 NYR NHL 46 7 28 35 13 4
1933-34 32 NYR NHL 48 14 30 44 18 4
1934-35 33 NYR NHL 48 13 32 45 18 2
1935-36 34 NYR NHL 48 11 18 29 12 2
1936-37 35 NYR NHL 44 7 13 20 8 5
1937-38 36 NYR NHL 18 0 1 1 0 2
1943-44 42 NYR NHL 15 4 10 14 5 2
Career NHL 557 160 263 423 197 119

NHL Miscellaneous

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1921-22 20 OTS NHL 24 0.33 0.08 0.42 0.28 0.17 11 7 18 8 -0.2 0.7 0.5
1926-27 25 NYR NHL 44 0.30 0.34 0.64 0.38 0.39 23 94 117 38 5.3 1.3 6.6
1927-28 26 NYR NHL 44 0.52 0.27 0.80 0.53 0.34 46 81 127 47 9.2 1.0 10.2
1928-29 27 NYR NHL 44 0.23 0.36 0.59 0.30 0.18 26 119 145 47 6.2 0.9 7.1
1929-30 28 NYR NHL 42 0.62 0.86 1.48 0.71 0.38 42 118 160 55 7.6 0.7 8.2
1930-31 29 NYR NHL 44 0.27 0.61 0.89 0.39 0.45 24 98 122 40 4.6 1.0 5.6
1931-32 30 NYR NHL 48 0.25 0.48 0.73 0.32 0.38 21 64 85 29 3.6 1.0 4.6
1932-33 31 NYR NHL 46 0.15 0.61 0.76 0.29 0.09 12 69 81 25 3.5 0.8 4.3
1933-34 32 NYR NHL 48 0.29 0.63 0.92 0.37 0.08 23 75 98 33 4.9 0.8 5.8
1934-35 33 NYR NHL 48 0.27 0.67 0.94 0.37 0.04 21 66 87 29 4.6 0.6 5.2
1935-36 34 NYR NHL 48 0.23 0.38 0.60 0.24 0.04 21 40 61 22 2.9 0.9 3.8
1936-37 35 NYR NHL 44 0.16 0.30 0.45 0.19 0.11 11 28 39 14 1.2 0.8 2.0
1937-38 36 NYR NHL 18 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.11 0 2 2 1 -0.8 0.4 -0.4
1943-44 42 NYR NHL 15 0.27 0.67 0.93 0.36 0.13 3 10 13 4 0.5 0.0 0.5
Career NHL 557 0.29 0.47 0.76 0.35 0.21 284 871 1155 392 53.0 11.1 64.1

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1921-22 20 OTS NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1926-27 25 NYR NHL 2 0 0 0 4
1927-28 26 NYR NHL SC 9 7 3 10 2
1928-29 27 NYR NHL 6 1 0 1 0
1929-30 28 NYR NHL 3 1 1 2 0
1930-31 29 NYR NHL 4 0 2 2 0
1931-32 30 NYR NHL 7 3 6 9 0
1932-33 31 NYR NHL SC 8 2 2 4 6
1933-34 32 NYR NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1934-35 33 NYR NHL 4 0 3 3 0
1936-37 35 NYR NHL 9 2 3 5 0
Career NHL 2 55 16 20 36 12

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1916-17 15 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCJHL 9 11 0 11
1917-18 16 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCJHL 4 1 0 1 0
1917-18 16 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1918-19 17 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCHL 7 1 2 3 5
1922-23 21 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 29 11 9 20 2
1923-24 22 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 28 15 5 20 10
1924-25 23 Vancouver Maroons WCHL 27 16 12 28 6
1925-26 24 Vancouver Maroons WHL 29 15 7 22 14
Career 2 Seasons OCHL 8 1 2 3 5
Career 2 Seasons OCJHL 13 12 0 12 0
Career 2 Seasons PCHA 57 26 14 40 12
Career 1 Season WCHL 27 16 12 28 6
Career 1 Season WHL 29 15 7 22 14

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1916-17 15 Ottawa New Edinburghs OCJHL 2 6 0 6
1917-18 16 Ottawa Munitions OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
1919-20 18 Lethbridge Vets Al-Cup 2 3 0 3
1922-23 21 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 2 0 1 1 2
1922-23 21 Vancouver Maroons St-Cup 4 2 0 2 0
1923-24 22 Vancouver Maroons PCHA 2 1 0 1 0
1923-24 22 Vancouver Millionaires West-P 3 1 0 1 0
1923-24 22 Vancouver Maroons St-Cup 2 2 1 3 2
Career 1 Season Al-Cup 2 3 0 3
Career 1 Season OCHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season OCJHL 2 6 0 6
Career 2 Seasons PCHA 4 1 1 2 2
Career 2 Seasons St-Cup 6 4 1 5 2
Career 1 Season West-P 3 1 0 1 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Frank Boucher 10.2 8.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.5 -0.4
Patrik Elias 91.0 12.5 11.8 9.4 9.4 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 0.1 -0.1
Vincent Lecavalier 90.8 13.4 10.7 9.3 9.3 8.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.9 4.4 3.6 1.9
Markus Naslund 90.1 13.5 11.9 11.4 9.5 7.8 7.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.7 3.2 3.0 0.1 -0.8
Alexei Yashin 89.9 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Pat LaFontaine 88.0 13.2 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 5.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 0.3
Pavol Demitra 87.9 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.7 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.4 5.5 1.3 0.6 0.4 -0.2
Marian Gaborik 87.4 12.1 11.6 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.1 6.2 5.2 3.8 3.4
Bernie Geoffrion 86.3 11.5 10.3 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.5 1.8
Martin St. Louis 85.9 13.2 11.8 11.3 9.9 8.7 8.4 7.6 6.1 4.3 3.9 0.5 0.0
Yvan Cournoyer 85.9 10.4 10.0 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.0 5.1 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Frank Boucher 10.2 8.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.6 4.3 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.5 -0.4
Vincent Lecavalier 90.8 13.4 10.7 9.3 9.3 8.1 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.9 4.4 3.6 1.9
Alexei Yashin 89.9 12.0 10.5 9.5 8.7 8.3 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 4.1 3.3
Markus Naslund 87.7 13.5 11.9 11.4 9.5 7.8 7.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.9 4.7 3.2 3.0 0.1 -0.8
Marian Gaborik 87.4 12.1 11.6 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.1 6.2 5.2 3.8 3.4
Patrik Elias 87.1 12.5 11.8 9.4 9.4 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.2 4.6 0.1 -0.1
Pat LaFontaine 86.6 13.2 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 6.4 5.8 4.2 3.4 3.2 2.0 1.5 0.3
Martin St. Louis 85.9 13.2 11.8 11.3 9.9 8.7 8.4 7.6 6.1 4.3 3.9 0.5 0.0
Ziggy Palffy 85.7 12.1 12.0 11.4 11.1 8.9 8.1 7.8 5.7 5.7 3.8 1.8 -0.3
Steve Shutt 85.7 13.4 10.4 9.7 9.4 7.8 6.5 6.1 4.7 4.5 2.7 2.1 1.7 0.4
Pavol Demitra 85.7 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.7 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.5 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.4 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Awards

1927-28 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1928-29 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1929-30 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1930-31 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1932-33 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1933-34 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1934-35 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Honors

1930-31 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1932-33 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1933-34 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)
1934-35 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1928 New York Rangers (NHL)
1933 New York Rangers (NHL)

Games Played

1921-22 NHL 24 (1)
 1926-27 NHL 44 (2)
1927-28 NHL 44 (2)
1928-29 NHL 44 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 44 (1)
 1931-32 NHL 48 (1)
 1933-34 NHL 48 (1)
 1934-35 NHL 48 (4)
1935-36 NHL 48 (2)

Goals

1927-28 NHL 23 (4)
1929-30 NHL 26 (9)

Assists

1926-27 NHL 15 (2)
1927-28 NHL 12 (4)
1928-29 NHL 16 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 36 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 27 (2)
1931-32 NHL 23 (6)
1932-33 NHL 28 (1)
 1933-34 NHL 30 (2)
1934-35 NHL 32 (2)

Points

1926-27 NHL 28 (6)
1927-28 NHL 35 (3)
1928-29 NHL 26 (6)
1929-30 NHL 62 (2)
1930-31 NHL 39 (7)
1932-33 NHL 35 (10)
1933-34 NHL 44 (3)
1934-35 NHL 45 (4)

Goals Created

1926-27 NHL 16.6 (8)
1927-28 NHL 23.2 (4)
1928-29 NHL 13.4 (10)
1929-30 NHL 29.7 (6)
1933-34 NHL 17.9 (9)
1934-35 NHL 17.8 (8)

Goals Per Game

1927-28 NHL 0.52 (7)
1929-30 NHL 0.62 (9)

Assists Per Game

1929-30 NHL 0.86 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 0.61 (2)
1931-32 NHL 0.48 (6)
1932-33 NHL 0.61 (1)
 1933-34 NHL 0.62 (2)
1934-35 NHL 0.67 (2)

Points Per Game

1926-27 NHL 0.64 (7)
1927-28 NHL 0.80 (5)
1929-30 NHL 1.48 (2)
1930-31 NHL 0.89 (8)
1933-34 NHL 0.92 (4)
1934-35 NHL 0.94 (5)

Goals Created Per Game

1927-28 NHL 0.53 (6)
1929-30 NHL 0.71 (6)
1933-34 NHL 0.37 (10)
1934-35 NHL 0.37 (9)

Adjusted Goals

1927-28 NHL 46 (4)
1929-30 NHL 42 (9)

Adjusted Assists

1926-27 NHL 94 (2)
1927-28 NHL 81 (4)
1928-29 NHL 119 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 118 (1)
 1930-31 NHL 98 (2)
1931-32 NHL 64 (6)
1932-33 NHL 69 (1)
 1933-34 NHL 75 (2)
1934-35 NHL 66 (2)
Career NHL 871 (19)

Adjusted Points

1926-27 NHL 117 (2)
1927-28 NHL 127 (4)
1928-29 NHL 145 (1)
 1929-30 NHL 160 (2)
1930-31 NHL 122 (4)
1932-33 NHL 81 (7)
1933-34 NHL 98 (3)
1934-35 NHL 87 (2)
Career NHL 1155 (47)

Adjusted Goals Created

1926-27 NHL 38.2 (4)
1927-28 NHL 47.2 (4)
1928-29 NHL 46.6 (3)
1929-30 NHL 55.1 (2)
1930-31 NHL 39.8 (8)
1933-34 NHL 33.0 (3)
1934-35 NHL 29.4 (5)
Career NHL 392.4 (69)

Offensive Point Shares

1926-27 NHL 5.3 (9)
1927-28 NHL 9.2 (4)
1929-30 NHL 7.6 (6)
1933-34 NHL 4.9 (9)
1934-35 NHL 4.6 (8)

Point Shares

1927-28 NHL 10.2 (6)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

December 6, 1921: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, December 6, 1921.

September 19, 1922: Traded to Vancouver (PCHA) by Ottawa for cash, September 19, 1922.

September 28, 1926: Traded to NY Rangers by Vancouver (WHL) for $15,000, September 28, 1926.

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