Hugo Boisvert Explained

Hugo Boisvert
Birth Date:11 February 1976
Birth Place:Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:194
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Played For:Orlando Solar Bears
Grand Rapids Griffins
Füchse Duisburg
Kassel Huskies
Dresdner Eislöwen
Ntl Team:Canada
Career Start:1996
Career End:2015

Hugo Boisvert is a Canadian ice hockey coach and retired center who was a two-time All-American for Ohio State.

Career

Boisvert was the star player for his junior team, the Cornwall Colts. He led the club in scoring twice, averaging more than two points per games both times. He helped the team win back-to-back league championships. Boisvert began attending Ohio State University in 1996 and immediately began to produce offensively. He finished his freshman season at a point per game pace and was named to the conference Rookie Team. The following year, Boisvert led the team in scoring and was named an All-American but the team performed even better. Ohio State reached the CCHA championship game for the first time in 26 years and received their first bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1] The Buckeyes won their first two tournament games and reached the Frozen Four. Boisvert's numbers declined slightly as a junior but he still led the team in scoring by 14 points. He led the team back to the NCAA Tournament but this time they fell in their opening game.

Boisvert left Ohio State after his junior season and played on the Canadian national team for a year. Afterwards, he began his professional career with a rather unimpressive season for the Orlando Solar Bears in the final year of the IHL. He picked up his scoring in the postseason and was able to earn a job with the Grand Rapids Griffins, playing three seasons for the club. In 2004, Boisvert travelled to Europe and began playing in Germany.

In his first year with the Füchse Duisburg, Boisvert rediscovered his scoring touch and helped the team win promotion to the DEL. After helping them stave off relegation the following year, he signed on with the Kassel Huskies, whom had been relegated that year, and performed well for the team. He was named team captain in 2007 and led them to a league championship, securing promotion back to the top level of German ice hockey. Boisvert remained with the club for two more years before moving down to another Bundesliga team, Dresdner Eislöwen. By this time, Boisvert's scoring was declining and though he still played well, he was unable to get a third team promoted to the DEL. He stayed with the club for 5 years before retiring as a player in 2015.

The next season, Boisvert returned to the Huskies as an assistant coach. After three years, he was named the head coach for the Bietigheim Steelers. After finishing as runners-up in the regular season in 2019, the club declined and Boisvert was let go in November the following year. After sitting out the 20-21 season, Boisvert was back behind the bench as an assistant with Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim in 2021.

Boisvert was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]

Personal

Hugo's son Zavier, born 2006, plays junior ice hockey in Germany.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1992–93Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière RégentsQMAAA427101715132356
1993–94St-Jérôme PanthersQJHL173588
1993–94Cornwall ColtsCJHL2713193226
1994–95Cornwall ColtsCJHL51376610354176131924
1995–96Cornwall ColtsCJHL5240901301021515203544
1996–97Ohio StateCCHA3811273844
1997–98Ohio StateCCHA4223355870
1998–99Ohio StateCCHA4124275154
1999–00International3910142412
2000–01Orlando Solar BearsIHL6861218411645923
2001–02Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL741118294851344
2002–03Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL78181331681551610
2003–04Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL80916254840008
2004–05Füchse DuisburgBundesliga513238709112991816
2005–06Füchse DuisburgDEL4312142675507710
2006–07Kassel HuskiesBundesliga512529541221043712
2007–08Kassel HuskiesBundesliga5018264472154111516
2008–09Kassel HuskiesDEL5016163248
2009–10Kassel HuskiesDEL567111836
2010–11Dresdner EislöwenBundesliga351113241894596
2011–12Dresdner EislöwenBundesliga471417313881124
2012–13Dresdner EislöwenBundesliga487132045
2013–14Dresdner EislöwenDEL2521225372651014
2014–15Dresdner EislöwenDEL2521625411470002
CJHL totals130 90 175 265 182 32 21 33 54 68
NCAA totals121 58 89 147 168
Bundesliga/DEL2 totals386 135 186 321 426 66 23 29 52 60
DEL totals149 35 41 76 159 5 0 7 7 10

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Rookie Team1996–97[3]
All-CCHA First Team1997–98
1998–99
[4]
AHCA West First-Team All-American1997–98[5]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American1998–99[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MEN'S HOCKEY ALL-TIME RECORDS. 26 June 2018 . Ohio State Buckeyes . July 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Oct. 19, 2013 . Ohio State Buckeyes . October 19, 2013 . November 10, 2021.
  3. News: CCHA All-Rookie Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  4. News: All-CCHA Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013-07-27.
  5. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.
  6. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.