Frank Boucher

François Xavier "Frank" Boucher ( born October 7, 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario; † 12 December 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player ( center ) and coach, from 1921 to 1944 for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League played.

Career

Boucher came from a hockey family in which there were already three players in the top leagues. At school he played in a team with Aurel Joliat. But he decided at 17 to a job with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A little later he moved then but for ice hockey and in 1921 he played with the Ottawa Senators, but there Frank could not prevail. He moved for four years to the Vancouver Maroons in the PCHA.

For the season 1926/27, he returned to the NHL with the New York Rangers and became a sensation on Broadway. With Bun and Bill Cook, he formed one of the dominant storm ranks of his time. With 7 goals and 3 Assists he was the best scorer in the playoffs as the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1928. In the season 1932/33, he succeeded again. He was the representative of the clean hockey and won the Lady Byng Trophy for it. After he was honored in seven out of eight years with this award, he was allowed to keep them. Lady Byng donated a new trophy, the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. During the season, season 1937/38, he ended his active career.

He took over the Trainerposton at Rangers Lester Patrick and led the team to the 1940 Stanley Cup. As numerous players went to war, Boucher returned in the 1943/44 season for 15 games back on the ice. He took over from Patrick also the post of General Manager, a position he held until 1955.

In addition to Frank and his three brothers Billy played (213 games), Bobby ( 11 games) and George ( 449 games) in the NHL, which was surpassed only by the five Sutterbrüdern in the 80s.

In 1958 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1928 and 1933 as a player; 1940 as coach

Personal Awards

  • First All -Star Team: 1933, 1934 and 1935
  • Second All-Star Team: 1931
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934 and 1935 (first winner)
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