François Bouchard (ice hockey, born 1988)
François Bouchard is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Les Pétroliers du Nord in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Marc Bouchard who also played in the NHL.Playing career
Bouchard was drafted in the second round, 35th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. During the 2006–07 QMJHL season, Bouchard led the league in points with 125 for Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
On July 15, 2011, Bouchard signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals. In the preceding 2011–12 season, on November 8, 2011, Bouchard was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Tomas Kundratek.
On December 18, 2012 Bouchard joined to the KHL Medvescak in Austrian Hockey League. On June 7, 2013 François Bouchard signed a contract with Swedish team IK Oskarshamn in HockeyAllsvenskan.
