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Canada Johnny Boychuk
#55 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 21/22
1-time AHL Best Defenseman (Eddie Shore Award) 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 19, 1984
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Northeast Braves
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 2 #61 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: David Boychuk

Nephews (by marriage): Peter Quenneville, John Quenneville & David Quenneville

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© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Johnny Boychuk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 MLAC U15 AAA AMBHL 36* 8* 20* 28* 59* -* |
1999-00 MLAC U18 AAA AMHL 35* 6* 17* 23* 59* -* |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2000-01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66* 4* 8* 12* 61* 18* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 17 2
Canada Pacific U17 WHC-17 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2001-02 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70* 8* 32* 40* 85* 12* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 6 -2
Canada U18 WJC-18 5* 1* 0* 1* 8* 9* |
2002-03 Calgary Hitmen WHL 40* 8* 18* 26* 58* 5* |
Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 27* 5* 17* 22* 32* 20* | Playoffs 13 2 6 8 29 1
2003-04 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 62* 13* 20* 33* 71* 9* | Playoffs 10 1 9 10 9 8
2004-05 Hershey Bears AHL 80* 3* 12* 15* 69* 13* |
2005-06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 74* 6* 26* 32* 73* -18* |
2006-07 Albany River Rats AHL 80* 10* 18* 28* 125* -8* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 2
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Lake Erie Monsters AHL 60* 8* 18* 26* 63* -6* |
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Providence Bruins AHL 78* 20* 46* 66* 61* 19* | Playoffs 16 3 5 8 19 -5
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 51* 5* 10* 15* 43* 10* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 6 0
Providence Bruins AHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 69* 3* 13* 16* 45* 15* | Playoffs 25 3 6 9 12 12
2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 77* 5* 10* 15* 53* 27* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 4 1
2012-13 EC Salzburg EBEL 15* 2* 6* 8* 2* 11* |
Boston Bruins NHL 44* 1* 5* 6* 12* 5* | Playoffs 22 6 1 7 10 4
2013-14 Boston Bruins NHL 75* 5* 18* 23* 45* 31* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 2 3
2014-15 New York Islanders NHL 72* 9* 26* 35* 14* 15* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -1
2015-16 New York Islanders NHL 70* 9* 16* 25* 31* 17* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 4 -7
2016-17 New York Islanders NHL 66* 6* 17* 23* 19* 11* |
2017-18 New York Islanders NHL 58* 6* 12* 18* 30* -8* |
2018-19 New York Islanders “A” NHL 74* 3* 16* 19* 25* 10* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 2
2019-20 New York Islanders “A” NHL 64* 2* 9* 11* 14* -11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2020-21 New York Islanders NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 New York Islanders NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Johnny Boychuk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Edmonton Jr. Oilers QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Johnny Boychuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 36* 8* 20* 28* 0.78* 59* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 35* 6* 17* 23* 0.66* 59* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 6 374* 48* 120* 168* 0.45* 391* 0* | 2 21 4 * 6 * 10 * 0.48 * 23 * -3 *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 15* 2* 6* 8* 0.53* 2* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 725* 54* 152* 206* 0.28* 331* 123* | 9 104 13 * 17 * 30 * 0.29 * 40 * 15 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 266* 38* 95* 133* 0.50* 307* 63* | 4 42 5 * 17 * 22 * 0.52 * 61 * 9 *
WJC-18 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 8* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Johnny Boychuk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/04/2021
11/04/2021 Confirmed New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
11/25/2020
11/25/2020 Confirmed New York Islanders Retired
03/12/2015
03/12/2015 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
10/04/2014
10/04/2014 Confirmed Boston Bruins New York Islanders
11/16/2012
11/16/2012 Confirmed Boston Bruins EC Salzburg
02/14/2012
02/14/2012 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
06/24/2010
06/24/2010 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #18 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft

Cult/Star player for Calgary Hitmen

Cult/Star player for Moose Jaw Warriors

Career transactions
- 2010-06-24 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2009-07-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2008-06-24 • Traded to the Boston Bruins by Colorado for Matt Hendricks
- 2007-06-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2003-03-14 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Colorado Avalanche

Other memorable dates
- 2008-01-08 • Made NHL debut (vs NY Islanders; played 7:16 as a RW)