Georges Boucher | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1960 | |||
Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | August 19, 1895||
Died | October 17, 1960 | (aged 65)||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Ottawa Senators Montreal Maroons Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1915–1933 |
John Georges "Buck" Boucher (August 19, 1895 – October 17, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1915 and 1932. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Buck was one of six brothers. His brothers Frank, Bobby and Billy all played in the NHL.[1] Their father Tom Boucher, played rugby football, winning the Canadian championship in 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901. Boucher started his professional athletic career in football as halfback for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. After three years of football he switched to hockey. In 1921, he became the first defenceman to record a hat trick in an NHL playoff game; no other defenceman has ever surpassed this feat since.