Rollie Boutin Explained

Birth Date:November 6, 1957
Birth Place:Westlock, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:188
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Washington Capitals
Draft:111st overall
Draft Year:1977
Draft Team:Washington Capitals
Career Start:1977
Career End:1984

Roland David Boutin (born November 6, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals from 1978 to 1981. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1984, was spent in the minor leagues. He was selected by the Capitals in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.

Career

Boutin was born in Westlock, Alberta and raised in Dapp, Alberta. He played junior hockey for the Lethbridge Broncos, Prince Albert Raiders and Swift Current Broncos from 1973 until 1977.

Boutin turned professional with the Port Huron Flags in 1977–78. From there, Boutin played with several minor league teams with several call-ups to the Washington Capitals in 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81. Boutin's last season was 1983–84, with the Binghamton Whalers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74Prince Albert RaidersSJHL32 1920 1199 1 3.89
1973–74Swift Current BroncosWCHL1 1 0 0 60 30 3.00 .919
1974–75Lethbridge BroncosWCHL39 2196 162 1 4.43 .870 3 0 3 180 11 0 3.49
1975–76Lethbridge BroncosWCHL61 3430 259 0 4.53 .866 7 420 37 0 5.29
1976–77Lethbridge BroncosWCHL59 3296 246 1 4.45 .880 15 855 63 0 4.42 .880
1977–78Port Huron FlagsIHL58 3192 205 1 3.85 17 11 6 1002 68 0 4.07
1978–79Washington CapitalsNHL2 0 1 0 90 10 0 6.67 .811
1978–79Hershey BearsAHL30 13 8 5 1624 105 0 3.88 .8804 1 3 240 16 0 4.00
1978–79Port Huron FlagsIHL9 464 24 0 3.10 .8993 1 1 138 9 0 3.91
1979–80Washington CapitalsNHL18 7 7 1 926 54 0 3.50 .881
1979–80Hershey BearsAHL15 11 2 0 821 34 0 2.48 .904
1980–81Washington CapitalsNHL2 0 2 0 120 11 0 5.51 .853
1980–81Hershey BearsAHL53 32 15 5 3056 182 3 3.57 .8777 5 2 420 20 1 2.88
1981–82Hershey BearsAHL62 27 27 4 3459 238 1 4.13 3 0 2 107 13 0 7.30
1982–83Birmingham South StarsCHL11 1 8 1 619 48 0 4.65 .858
1982–83Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL14 8 4 1 807 43 1 3.20 .8915 2 2 251 21 0 5.02
1983–84Binghamton WhalersAHL45 23 20 1 2623 188 3 4.30 .861
NHL totals22 7 10 1 1136 75 0 3.96 .871

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