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| 1965 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Pierre
Bouchard
Selected in first round
No.
5 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born February 20, 1948
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Vincent de Paul (Quebec Jr. B)
Birthplace:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown: Longueuil, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Statistics
unavailable. |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 15, 1970 (Montreal at
Buffalo).
Numbers: 26 (Montreal); 29, 26 (Washington)
Stanley Cup:
1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978. Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1982 | Montreal,
Washington | 595 | 24 | 82 | 106 | 433 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1971-1978 | Montreal | 76 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 56 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Served as president of
Montreal alumni organization. ... Was color commentator for French
broadcasts of Montreal games. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Palestre National (Quebec
Jr.); Montreal (OHA); Cleveland, Montreal (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Quebec)
1969-70:
Played on AHL regular-season champion (Montreal).
Miscellaneous:
Retired for most of the 1978-79 season after Washington obtained him on
waivers. Came out of retirement to join the Capitals on March 16, 1979. ...
Pursued broadcast career after hockey and became host of popular Montreal
sports talk radio show.
Personal: Son of Hockey Hall of Famer
Emile "Butch" Bouchard. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVERS:
Montreal left Bouchard unprotected for the 1978 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was
claimed by Washington on October 9, 1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '65 | | Total Selected: |
11 | | Forwards: |
4 | | Defense: |
2 | | Goaltenders: |
1 | | Position n/a: |
4 | | Major Junior: |
0 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
11 | | American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
2 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
1 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
0 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
0 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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