seventh overall in the league, but lost to the Sherbrooke Phoenix in seven games in the first round of the playoffs. During the 2018 playoffs, Bouchard was fined $1,000 by the QMJHL for inappropriate statements to the media, in which he brought an injured played with a bloody nose to a post-game press conference. In five seasons and 340 regular season games, Bouchard won 204 games as head coach of the Huskies. National team duties Bouchard coached for Hockey Canada three times with the under-17 team. He was an assistant coach with Canada Red at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, an assistant coach with Canada White which won the gold medal at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, and was the head coach of Canada Red which won the silver medal at the 2017 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Bouchard was selected to be head coach for the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in 2018. He resigned as head coach when hired to coach professional hockey. Syracuse Crunch On June 26, 2018, Bouchard was announced as an assistant coach to Benoit Groulx on the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League, replacing Jeff Halpern. Bouchard was signed to a three-year contract by Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois in the week following the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Coaching record Season-by-season coaching statistics: Personal life Bouchard's son Xavier Bouchard, was drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights in the sixth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Bouchard briefly coached his son at the AAA midget level. References 1971 births Living people Beauport Harfangs players Canadian ice hockey coaches Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players French Quebecers Ice hockey people from Quebec People from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Rouyn-Noranda Huskies coaches Shawinigan Cataractes players Syracuse Crunch Trois-Rivières Draveurs players Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières alumni U Sports coaches U Sports men's ice hockey