Guest JL Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Joël Bouchard at the Columbus training camp. RDS has learned that 33 year old Joël Bouchard will be joining the Hamilton Bulldogs on Wednesday. Due to injuries, Bouchard has not played a single NHL game for over a year. He tried out with the Columbus Blue Jackets but declined a minor league offer from them before the season. http://www.rds.ca/bulldogs/chroniques/239081.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest js2 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I don't get it.. Hamilton already has 9 defencemen that are all capable of being the top 6 on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Jamie Rivers replacement? Welcome to the Dogs Joël. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CanadianMike Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 very strange, but welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 He signed a 25 games PTO... HAMILTON, ON – Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today that the club has signed defenceman Joel Bouchard to a 25-game Professional Tryout (P.T.O.) contract. Bouchard is scheduled to join the team in Hamilton tomorrow. Bouchard, 33, most recently attended the Columbus Blue Jackets’ training camp before being released in September 2007. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound blueliner missed the majority of the 2006-2007 campaign due to injury, appearing in only four games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League and registering three assists. The native of Montreal, Quebec, has appeared in 364 career National Hockey League games with the Calgary Flames (1994-1998), Nashville Predators (1998-2000), Dallas Stars (1999-2000), Phoenix Coyotes (2000-2001), New Jersey Devils (2001-2002), New York Rangers (2002-2003, 2003-2004), Pittsburgh Penguins (2002-2003), and New York Islanders (2005-2006), recording 22 goals, 53 assists, 75 points, and 264 penalty minutes. Bouchard has also suited up in 273-career AHL games with the former Saint John Flames (1993-1996, 1997-1998), Albany River Rats (2001-2002), Hartford Wolf Pack (2002-2003, 2004-2005), and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2005-2007), posting 137 points (36-101-137) with 239 penalty minutes. For his efforts, Bouchard represented the Saint John Flames in back-to-back AHL All-Star games in 1995 (Providence) and 1996 (Hershey). Bouchard was originally selected by the Calgary Flames in the 6th round, 129th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/index.php?...lay&nid=636 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Miltie01 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Maybe things are happening that we do not know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Maybe things are happening that we do not know ? Kovalchuk in the line-up against Pittsburgh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Miltie01 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Kovalchuk in the line-up against Pittsburgh? Only Eklund knows for sure JL !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest muskeg Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 hm, welcome and good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Renko Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Kovalchuk in the line-up against Pittsburgh? Put Kovalchuk with Lapierre and we'll have the ultimate anti-Crosby line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Put Kovalchuk with Lapierre and we'll have the ultimate anti-Crosby line. Bring Downey back, and add him to that line. Kovalchuk - Lapierre - Downey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Article in the Gazette about Joel. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...09-20fb4301dd4a Joel didn't play in the last two Bulldog games vs. Toronto and Rockford...he needs to get into shape a little bit. Next game Hamilton plays is this Friday, so Joel will get a good 5 day workout, and possibly might see the ice vs. Syracuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage_mtl Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 A bit late on this topic, I know; but I suspected as soon as I heard the "25 game PTO" that he was simply signing up for an extended training camp, such that once he played himself back into shape his agent could start sniffing around for offers from teams looking for a cheap veteran defensemen. Nothing against the guy, just don't see much for him longterm in this organization unless four or five of our defensemen get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Umm...question. I just saw a clear pictures of what Joel looks like. Is this the same Joel Bouchard who has that show on RDS with all the Quebec NHL players doing practice drills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Umm...question. I just saw a clear pictures of what Joel looks like. Is this the same Joel Bouchard who has that show on RDS with all the Quebec NHL players doing practice drills? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Yes. K. I thought Bouchard was just an announcer who had a real passion for hockey. Thought maybe he coached or something. He'd make a great leader on a team with his hockey sense and knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I was looking at the Bulldog's stats and Bouchard has 6 assists in 9 games played, while being +5... Could this guy still help an NHL team at only 33 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I do not know; though he has helped solidify the defence corps in Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FREDDYBEACH HAB Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'd like to see him make it. He's just 36 games of getting a full NHL pension I hope he makes it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest overlords Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'd like to see him make it. He's just 36 games of getting a full NHL pension I hope he makes it as well. That's not really fair. Wasn't it injuries that he sustained while playing IN the NHL that took him out of commission? Something seems crooked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FREDDYBEACH HAB Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 That's not really fair. Wasn't it injuries that he sustained while playing IN the NHL that took him out of commission? Something seems crooked... Nothing crooked, you have to have 400 games played to get that pension. Trust me a person in his shoes would play if he could, especialy when your that close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mustangpoirier4 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 if another d-man got injured i'd call him up, this guy is a great leader, just watch the show how he's has the passion for hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 if another d-man got injured i'd call him up, this guy is a great leader, just watch the show how he's has the passion for hockey We'd have to first sign him to an NHL contract as his rights don't even belong to Montreal. He signed a contract with Hamilton, no affiliation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JL Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I see that he has played 19 of his 25 games tryouts so far, accumulating one goal, 6 assists for 7 points, with a +3 in that span which includes getting back into game shape. I'm curious if we'll trade someone out of Montreal and offer him a contract or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HabsfanfromtheROCK Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Id like to see him signed, add a bit more experience back there. I dont think theres much room back there on D though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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