Tyler Boucher
Tyler Boucher is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. Boucher was drafted in the first round, tenth overall, by the Senators in the 2021 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Amateur
Boucher began his junior hockey career with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's National Under-17 team playing in the United States Hockey League in the 2019–20 season, appearing in 24 games, scoring four goals, seven assists for 11 points before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 18, 2020. He returned to the Development Program playing in the USHL for the 2020–21 season, but he suffered two knee injuries and a bout with COVID-19 that cut his playing time down to five games. He recorded three goals and five points. During the season, he committed to play college hockey for the Boston University Terriers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I's Hockey East conference.After beginning the 2021–22 season with the Terriers, collecting two goals and three points through 17 games, he signed a professional contract. No longer eligible to continue with any team in the NCAA after losing his amateur status, Boucher joined the major junior Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League to continue his development. He was originally drafted by the 67's in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection 143rd overall. In 24 games with the 67's, Boucher scored seven goals and 14 points in the regular season. The 67's qualified for the playoffs and faced the North Bay Battalion in the first round. However, their playoff run was short-lived as the Battalion swept the 67's in four games in their best-of-seven series. Boucher added one goal and two points in the four games. For the 2022–23 season, Boucher returned to play with the 67's. His season was cut short in March after a shoulder injury sidelined him that he suffered while playing with the United States men's national junior ice hockey team. In 21 games with the 67's, Boucher scored ten goals and 18 points.