Tyler John Bouck (born January 13, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes and the Vancouver Canucks. He spent the last five seasons of his career in Germany with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Tyler Bouck
Bouck with the Portland Pirates in 2008
Born (1980-01-13) January 13, 1980 (age 44)
Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Dallas Stars
Phoenix Coyotes
Vancouver Canucks
HC TPS
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL draft 57th overall, 1998
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2000–2014

Playing career

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Bouck was a second-round draft pick (57th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft after three years with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League. After another two seasons with the Cougars and a brief spell with the AHL's Utah Grizzlies, Bouck finally made his debut for Dallas during the 2000–01 NHL season, playing 48 regular-season games that season, scoring 7 points (2 goals and 5 assists).

On June 23, 2001, Bouck was traded from the Stars to the Phoenix Coyotes for Jyrki Lumme. Bouck only played seven games for Phoenix and played mostly for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. Bouck's spell with the Coyotes lasted just six months as he was traded on December 28, 2001, along with Todd Warriner and Trevor Letowski to the Vancouver Canucks for Drake Berehowsky and Denis Pederson. Bouck began his Canucks career once again in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose until he was called up briefly to the Canucks roster in the 2003–04 NHL season, playing 18 regular-season games and scoring a goal and two assists for three points.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bouck was one of many NHL players who played in European leagues, playing for TPS in Finland's SM-liiga. He returned to the Canucks the following season, playing mostly with the Moose.

Without a club, Bouck was invited to the Anaheim Ducks training camp on September 10, 2007. After failing to catch on with the Ducks, Bouck was made captain of their affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the 2007–08 season.

On August 8, 2008, Bouck was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Buffalo Sabres, Portland's new NHL parent club, and was assigned to remain with the Pirates for the 2008–09 season.[1]

After serving as captain of the Pirates for two seasons, Bouck left the team at season's end on April 27, 2009, signing with Deutsche Eishockey Liga club ERC Ingolstadt.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Prince George Cougars WHL 7 2 1 3 4
1996–97 Prince George Cougars WHL 12 0 2 2 11
1997–98 Prince George Cougars WHL 65 11 26 37 90 11 1 0 1 21
1998–99 Prince George Cougars WHL 56 22 25 47 178 2 0 2 2 10
1999–00 Prince George Cougars WHL 57 30 33 63 183 13 6 13 19 36
2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 24 2 6 8 39
2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 48 2 5 7 29 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 0 0 0 4
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 21 1 2 3 33
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 20 4 4 8 25
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 76 10 28 38 103 14 2 2 4 10
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 49 11 14 25 100
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 1 2 3 23 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 TPS SM-l 40 3 7 10 100 6 1 0 1 12
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 1 1 2 21
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 8 0 1 1 8
2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 24 1 3 4 36
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 0 0 0 16
2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 79 11 18 29 86 13 0 2 2 8
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 63 7 16 23 80 5 1 0 1 0
2009–10 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 56 18 21 39 80 9 1 2 3 33
2010–11 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 19 3 5 8 33
2011–12 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 43 11 13 24 64 7 0 2 2 35
2012–13 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 18 5 5 10 26
2013–14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 30 2 6 8 41 19 2 6 8 26
NHL totals 91 4 8 12 93 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Sabres sign Tyler Bouck". sabres.nhl.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Tyler Bouck kommt von den Portland Pirates" [Tyler Bouck comes from the Portland Pirates] (in German). erc-ingolstadt.de. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "Bouck changes course for new waters". Maine Hockey Journal. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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