Evan Bouchard is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
His NHL career stats through the 2023-24 season include 41 goals and 130 assists for 171 points in 265 games.
During the 2023-24 season, he played 81 games and recorded 18 goals and 64 assists for 82 points.
In 2021-22, Bouchard secured his place with the Oilers, scoring 12 goals and 31 assists in 81 games, helping the team reach the Western Conference Final.
Siblings
Evan has three brothers named Adam, Marc, and Ryan, and three half-sisters named Ashley, Danika, and Sophie.
On Family Day in February 2024, Evan mentioned he enjoyed growing up with his brothers, often playing mini sticks or road hockey, which was always competitive.
Adam and Ryan run a coaching business together in soccer, while Marc is studying in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to become a doctor.
Ashley and Danika are from his father’s first marriage, and Sophie is from his mother’s second marriage.
Career
Bouchard was drafted by the London Knights in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection.
He helped the team win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and the 2016 Memorial Cup during his first year.
In the 2017–18 OHL season, he was named captain of the Knights.
Bouchard was also a finalist for the Max Kaminsky Trophy as defenceman of the year and the Red Tilson Trophy as most valuable player of the OHL.
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Despite playing only 45 games in the 2018-19 season, he recorded 16 goals and 53 points and added 21 points in 11 OHL postseason games.
He won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league’s top defenceman in 2019.
Bouchard signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers on July 17, 2018. On October 25, he became the youngest Oilers defenceman to score a goal at 19 years old.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he played part of the 2020–21 season with Södertälje SK in Sweden before joining the Oilers.
In the 2021–22 season, Bouchard managed 12 goals and 31 assists in 81 regular season games.
Through the 2023-24 season, Bouchard has played 265 NHL games, recording 41 goals and 130 assists for 171 points.
In the 2023-24 season, he played 81 games, scoring 18 goals and 64 assists for 82 points. He also has 13 goals and 45 assists in 53 career playoff games.
Accolades
Bouchard’s accolades include the Max Kaminsky Trophy, which he won as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Defenceman for the 2018–19 season. accolades include the Max Kaminsky Trophy, which he won as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Defenceman for the 2018–19 season.
He also participated in the OHL All-Star Game in 2020.
Additionally, he holds the NHL record for the most assists in one playoff year by a defenceman, with 26 in 2024.
He won both the J. Ross Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup in 2016 with the London Knights.