Career
- NHL: 1921-22, 1926-1938, 15 game comeback in 1943-44; 14 seasons, 10 quality[1. by modern standards of Points Per game]
- 160G (17th All Time at his retirement[2. Before his comeback – his comeback made him 20th All Time]), 263A (1st[3. Before his comeback, 2nd after it]) for 423P (4th[4. Before his comeback, he was 8th All Time after the comeback]) in 533 games (11th All Time[5. Before his comeback, 17th All Time after]); 63.6 PS (11th[6. Before his comeback])
- Boucher was the career leader in assists from 1931 until the 1943-44 season
- At his second retirement, Boucher was 6th All Time in APG and 16th in PPG[7. Minimum 300 games]
- At his initial retirement, Boucher was 5th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
- Era: Between the years of 1926[8. When he Boucher entered the NHL] and 1938,[9. When Boucher retired for the first time] Boucher was 14th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 19th in GPG, 2nd in APG, 7th in PPG, 7th in Point Shares and 5th in Offensive Points Shares while being 9th in Games Played[10. Minimum 300 games, 75 qualifying players. If the qualifier is raised to 500 games – 10 players – he was 6th All Time in Goals, 1st in Assists, 2nd in Points, 5th in GPG, 1st in APG and 2nd in PPG]
- 82-game average: 24G, 39A for 62P
- 3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 17G, 29A for 45P
- Playoffs: 16G, 20A for 36P in 55 games
- Tied the record for career playoff goals in 1937[11. However he lost the record the next season]
- Held the record for career playoff assists from 1932 until 1936 and again from 1937 until 1942
- Held the record for career playoff points from 1932 until 1942
- Adjusted: 284G, 871A (20th All Time) for 1155P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 44G, 134A for 178P
- Boucher is 12th All Time in Adjusted PPG if the qualifier is set at 82 games[12. If the qualifier is raised to 300 Boucher is 4th, if it’s raised to 500, he’s 2nd All Time.]
- Traded out of the NHL at the beginning of his career, traded back into the NHL four years later.
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