Brian Boucher is a professional ice hockey goalie, currently playing for the [[Philadelphia Flyers] in the National Hockey League. He was born on January 2, 1977 in Woonsocket, Rhode Islande, in the United States. Boucher began his career with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League in 1994. He was then drafted 22nd overall in the 1995 NHL draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. In 1997, Boucher joined the Philadelphia Phantoms in the American Hockey League, a Flyers' affiliate. He made his NHL debut with the Flyers two years later in the 1999-00 regular season. On June 12, 2002, Boucher was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes. He played over two seasons in Phoenix before he was traded to the Calgary Flames on February 1, 2006. Boucher played just three games with the Flames, then entered free agency after the regular season. He signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on September 24, 2006. Just before the trade deadline, the Blackhawks waived Boucher, and he was picked up by the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 27, 2007. He entered free agency again after season, signing with the Flyers to a minor league contract. Boucher played 42 games with his old team, the Philadelphia Phantoms, then signed with the San Jose Sharks on February 26, 2008 to a one year contract. He would play for two seasons for the Sharks, backing up starter Evgeni Nabokov. After the 2008-09 season, he would re-sign with the Flyers again as a back-up.

Boucher began the 2009-10 season as the backup for the Philadelphia Flyers, behind starting goalie Ray Emery. He started playing regularly on November 18, 2009, after an injury to Emery moved Boucher into the starting role. That night he earned his first win of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. He remained the starter through December 21, 2009, when he suffered a finger injury in a game against the Florida Panthers. http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54767/Brian_Boucher Despite recovering quickly, Boucher lost the starting job to Michael Leighton. He appeared in just one game during the months of January and February, frequently becoming a healthy scratch when Ray Emery returned from injury. However, Emery would become hurt again and when Leighton was injured in a March 16, 2010 game against the Nashville Predators, Boucher became the starter by default. He earned his first and only shutout of the season on April 6, 2010 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Five days later, he made a game winning save in a shootout against the New York Rangers that sent the Flyers to the playoffs. He earned a playoff shutout in a series clinching game five win over the New Jersey Devils in the NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Boucher injured his left MCL in game five of the NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Bruins. He would return for the Stanley Cup Finals, where he was again a backup to Leighton.http://flyers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8462052&season=20092010&view=gamelog