Frank Boucher
Canadian ice hockey player (1901-1977) · Canada · On the map · Athletes · Died at 76
François Xavier Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive.
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A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
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Frank's father Tom Boucher while a rugby football player at Ottawa College in the 1890s.
Boucher with the Vancouver Maroons in 1922-23.
Playing for the NHL New York Rangers, Boucher takes the puck from Babe Dye of the Chicago Black Hawks in a November 30, 1926 game
Boucher helped introduce the centre red line to the ice hockey rink during the 1943-44 season.Awards
About this person
Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Vancouver Maroons in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) between 1921 and 1938, and again from 1943 to 1944. Boucher later became coach and the general manager of the New York Rangers between 1939 and 1955. He won the Stanley Cup three times, all with the Rangers: in 1928 and 1933 as a player, and in 1940 as the coach. Boucher was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. Three of his brothers also played in the NHL, including Georges, who was also inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
