Lance Bouma

Lance Gordon Bouma (born March 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently signed to a contract with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks. He was a third round selection of the Flames, 78th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in January 2011. As a junior, he was a member of the Vancouver Giants team that won the 2007 Memorial Cup.

Lance Bouma
Born (1990-03-25) March 25, 1990
Provost, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 IK Oskarshamn
Calgary Flames
Chicago Blackhawks
Genève-Servette HC
NHL Draft 78th overall, 2008
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Amateur

Bouma was a second round selection of the Vancouver Giants at the 2005 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft.[1] He spent the majority of the 2005–06 season playing midget hockey in the Rural Alberta Midget Hockey League, but appeared in five games as a 15-year-old for the Giants, scoring one goal and four points.[2] He became a regular for the Giants in the 2006–07 WHL season, appearing in 49 regular season games and 22 playoff games as the Giants reached the WHL final. Though the team lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers for the league championship, they qualified for the 2007 Memorial Cup as the host team, and defeated the Tigers in the final for the Canadian Hockey League championship.[3] Bouma finished second on his team in rookie playoff scoring behind James Wright. Additionally, he played for Team Alberta at the 2007 Canada Games hockey tournament, scoring two goals as the team finished in fourth place.[4]

After improving to 12 goals and 35 points in 71 games for the Giants in 2007–08, Bouma was selected by the Calgary Flames in the third round, 78th overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.[5] He remained in junior for two more seasons, and served as the Giants' captain in 2009–10, in which the team reached the third round of the WHL playoffs before bowing out to the Tri-City Americans.[6]

Bouma during his tenure with the Flames.

Professional

Upon his team's elimination from the 2010 WHL Playoffs, Bouma played his first professional games, joining the Flames' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, for five playoff games.[2] He scored one goal, against the Hamilton Bulldogs in the second round of the AHL playoffs.[7] Bouma joined the Heat full-time for the 2010–11 AHL season, and with 11 goals through his first 49 games, was approaching his best career best goal total at any level.[8]

On February 3, 2011, Bouma received his first NHL recall by the Flames.[9] He made his NHL debut two nights later against the Los Angeles Kings,[10] and scored his first point, assisting on a Mikael Backlund goal, on February 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks.[11] It was the only point he scored in 16 NHL games with the Flames.[12]

Bouma split the 2011–12 season between the Heat and the Flames. In Abbotsford, he recorded three goals, three assists and 53 penalty minutes in 31 games. In Calgary, he appeared in 27 games and scored three points.[12] Bouma scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2012, against Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 victory.[13] Bouma was expected to make the Flames roster for the start of the 2012–13 NHL season, however a labour dispute resulted in his being assigned to Abbotsford instead. He played only three games for the Heat before suffering a serious knee injury.[14] He missed the remainder of the season and required two surgeries to repair his medial collateral and Anterior cruciate ligaments.[15]

Returning healthy for the 2013–14 season, Bouma established himself as a regular in the Flames lineup with his physical, two-way play and was praised by coach Bob Hartley as being the team's "most improved player".[16] On August 27, 2014, the Flames re-signed Bouma, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year contract worth $577,500.[17]

Following the 2014–15 season, Bouma became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Flames made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights, and on July 5, 2015, Bouma filed for Salary Arbitration.[18]

With two successive disappointing seasons driven by injury and a lack of production on June 30, 2017, the Flames announced Bouma was placed on unconditional waivers to buy-out the remaining year of his contract.[19] On July 1, 2017, Bouma signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[20] He split the 2017-18 season between the Blackhawks and the Rockford IceHogs.

On August 15, 2018, left North America following seven NHL seasons, signing a two-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).[21] He recorded two assists in three games before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.[22]

On September 2, 2019, Bouma agreed to attend the Los Angeles Kings' training camp on a professional tryout (PTO).[23] After competing in camp, Bouma was re-assigned on a PTO with AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, to begin the 2019–20 season. In a veteran role, Bouma contributed with 10 goals and 20 points with the Reign before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent, Bouma in order to continue his career returned to Europe by agreeing to a one-year contract mid-season with top tier Swedish club, IK Oskarshamn of the SHL on December 23, 2020.[24]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Vancouver Giants WHL 5 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Vancouver Giants WHL 49 3 5 8 31 22 3 3 6 12
2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 71 12 23 35 93 10 0 1 1 8
2008–09 Vancouver Giants WHL 48 9 16 25 116 17 7 5 12 30
2009–10 Vancouver Giants WHL 57 14 29 43 134 16 4 13 17 47
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL — — — — — 5 1 0 1 2
2010–11 Abbotsford Heat AHL 61 12 8 20 53 — — — — —
2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL 16 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 31 3 3 6 53 — — — — —
2011–12 Calgary Flames NHL 26 1 2 3 11 — — — — —
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2013–14 Calgary Flames NHL 78 5 10 15 41 — — — — —
2014–15 Calgary Flames NHL 78 16 18 34 54 2 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Calgary Flames NHL 44 2 5 7 31 — — — — —
2016–17 Calgary Flames NHL 61 3 4 7 35 3 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 53 3 6 9 36 — — — — —
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 20 7 7 14 10 13 1 1 2 12
2018–19 Genève-Servette HC NL 3 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 57 10 10 20 63 — — — — —
NHL totals 357 30 46 76 210 5 0 0 0 4

References
  • Career statistics: "Lance Bouma player card". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  1. Flett, Cory; Watts, Jessie (eds.). 2009–10 WHL Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 140.
  2. "Lance Bouma player card". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. "2007 Memorial Cup History". Canadian Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
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  5. "Draft notebook". Victoria Times-Columnist. June 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  6. "Tri-City down Vancouver to reach first ever WHL final". The Sports Network. April 26, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  7. Gaffar, Ifraan (May 7, 2010). "The Heat win in the valley". News1130. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  8. Tucker, Cam (February 4, 2011). "Lance Bouma jumps from Heat to Flames". Abbotsford Times. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  9. Tucker, Cam (February 4, 2011). ""A dream come true" for Abbotsford Heat's Lance Bouma". Abbotsford Times. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  10. Cruickshank, Scott (February 6, 2011). "Bouma finds debut memories last a lifetime". Calgary Herald. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  11. MacFarlane, Steve (February 8, 2011). "Flames into playoff berth". Calgary Sun. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  12. "Lance Bouma player card". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  13. "Jarome Iginla becomes 42nd player with 500 career goals". ESPN. January 7, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  14. Sportak, Randy (October 24, 2012). "Bouma injured in Abbotsford". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  15. Odland, Kristen (September 13, 2013). "Paul Byron looks to 'seize opportunity' at Flames training camp". Calgary Herald. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  16. Cruickshank, Scott (January 25, 2014). "'Booms' roars into equation". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  17. "Flames sign Lance Bouma". flames.nhl.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  18. "Deadline of player filed salary arbitration today". flamesnation.com. July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  19. "Bouma, Murphy placed on waivers". Calgary Flames. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  20. "Blackhawks sign Bouma, Berube to contracts". NBC Chicago. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  21. "GSHC signs it two foreign attackers" (in French). Genève-Servette HC. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  22. "Season over for Genève-Servette's Lance Bouma". www.swisshockeynews.ch. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  23. Dhaliwal, Rick. "Lance Bouma has signed a PTO with the L.A Kings, spent last year in the Swiss League". Twitter. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  24. "Lance Bouma signs for rest of season" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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