Jean-François Boucher (born December 1, 1985) is a Canadian professional

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winger. He is currently an

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who last played for

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in the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Boucher attended

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where he played four seasons (

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) of NCAA Division I men's hockey. Undrafted, he made his professional debut in Germany playing with

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of the

during the 2008–09 season. After one season with Ingolstadt, recording just 4 points in 47 games, Boucher returned to North America and played semi-professionally in the LNAH with the Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5. After three seasons developing within Quebec, Boucher embarked on a return to Germany with ERC Ingolstadt from the

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season. Establishing himself amongst the forwards in a depth checking line role, Boucher remained with Ingolstadt and appeared in 172 games with the club. On June 1, 2015, Boucher left ERC Ingolstadt to sign a one-year contract with fellow DEL club, Kölner Haie.

Personal

He is the oldest child of Olympic

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champion

Gaétan Boucher Gaétan T. Boucher (born May 10, 1958) is a former Canadian speed skating Olympic champion. Biography Boucher first trained in ice hockey, the leading sport in Canada but then changed to speed skating after winning a national title in 1972. I ...

and his German wife.

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* 1985 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers ERC Ingolstadt players Kölner Haie players Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 players Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Laurentides People from Rosemère, Quebec Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1980s-stub