Tyler John Bouck (born January 13, 1980) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Phoenix Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mu ...

and the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

. He spent the last five seasons of his career in

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with

ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. History ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

Bouck was a second-round draft pick (57th overall) by the

in the

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after three years with the

Prince George Cougars The Prince George Cougars are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team currently members of the B.C. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Prince George, British Columbia, and plays its home g ...

of the

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. After another two seasons with the Cougars and a brief spell with the AHL's

Utah Grizzlies The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Franchise history The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars ...

, Bouck finally made his debut for Dallas during the 2000–01 NHL season, playing 48 regular-season games that season, scoring 7 points (2 goals and 5 assists). On June 23, 2001, Bouck was traded from the Stars to the

for

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. Bouck only played seven games for Phoenix and played mostly for the

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of the AHL. Bouck's spell with the Coyotes lasted just six months as he was traded on December 28, 2001, along with Todd Warriner and

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to the

for

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and

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. Bouck began his Canucks career once again in the AHL with the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets o ...

until he was called up briefly to the Canucks roster in the

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, playing 18 regular-season games and scoring a goal and two assists for three points. During the

2004–05 NHL lockout The 2004–05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would have been its 88th season of play. The main dispute was the league's desire to implement a salary cap to ...

, Bouck was one of many NHL players who played in European leagues, playing for

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. He returned to the Canucks the following season, playing mostly with the Moose. Without a club, Bouck was invited to the Anaheim Ducks training camp on September 10, 2007. After failing to catch on with the Ducks, Bouck was made captain of their affiliate, the

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...

, for the 2007–08 season. On August 8, 2008, Bouck was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conf ...

, Portland's new NHL parent club, and was assigned to remain with the Pirates for the 2008–09 season. After serving as captain of the Pirates for two seasons, Bouck left the team at season's end on April 27, 2009, signing with

club

Career statistics

Awards and achievements

* 1999–2000 WHL West First All-Star Team

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouck, Tyler 1980 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Dallas Stars draft picks Dallas Stars players ERC Ingolstadt players Ice hockey people from Alberta Manitoba Moose players People from Camrose, Alberta Phoenix Coyotes players Portland Pirates players Prince George Cougars players Springfield Falcons players HC TPS players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Vancouver Canucks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany