Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Joel Bouchard certainly has stayed busy long after wrapping up 15 seasons of playing pro hockey. The 51-year-old Bouchard has taken on roles as a team president, vice president of hockey operations, general manager, head coach, assistant coach and broadcaster. On the business side of the sport, he has worked … Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning have named Joel Bouchard as general manager of the Syracuse Crunch. He will continue to serve as head coach as well. Bouchard, 51, joined the organization on June 26, 2023, and has guided the Crunch to a record of 76-47-12-9 as well as back-to-back appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The … Read more
The NHL’s free agency period is one week old and the market has certainly turned awfully thin at this point with talent. Most of the best free agents have signed contracts, with versatile forward Jack Roslovic the ‘best of the rest’ at this point. We’ve seen some significant trades happen as well, with John Gibson … Read more
In today’s NHL rumours rundown, the Edmonton Oilers and Evan Bouchard could look at a one-year deal to try to get a contract locked in for next season. Elsewhere, Mitch Marner could look to sign a short deal to try and maximise his earnings as the salary cap continues to rise. Finally, Alex Tuch and … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers picked up a victory on Sunday (Apr. 27) in dramatic fashion and were able to tie their playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings at two. While they have now seemingly turned the series into a best-of-three, some rumblings about potential returns and the future of some players have been brought to … Read more
As a neutral fan, the coverage I see of the Edmonton Oilers‘ Evan Bouchard has always confused me. An elite defenceman by every metric, he’s criticized more than perhaps any other star player in the sport. So, I watched him play a few games to see what the fuss was about. Bouchard critics be warned, … Read more