»POSITION Center »SHOOTS Left »HEIGHT 5'10 »WEIGHT 162 »BIRTHPLACE Sherbrooke, Quebec »BIRTHDATE 4/27/84 »SALARY $1,185,000.00 »EXPIRES - »DRAFTED Drafted by Minnesota in the 1st rd (8th) in 2002 NHL Entry Draft. »ACQUIRED Drafted by Minnesota in the 1st rd (8th) in 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

»Season Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 11 11 31 42 -6 40 113 9.73

»Playoff Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 5 0 1 1 -1 2 113 9.73

»Scouting Report

Role with the team: Good offensive center who the Wild would like to pair up with Gaborik once both are developed.   Strengths: Good puckhandler, natural talent to be offensive, smooth skater.   Weaknesses: Lacks size.   Potential: Pierre Marc Bouchard could be one of the Wild's best offensive centers if he had the size of an NHLer. At 162 lbs, he has bulked up from his previous weight of 155 lbs in the 2002-03 season. The Wild management hoped at the time of his drafting that he would become a one-two punch with the Wild's first Entry Draft selection, Marian Gaborik.

»Player Biography

Resides in Montreal, Quebec during the offseason; nicknamed "Butch"; prizes his Wayne Gretzky trading cards and lists The Great One as his idol and person he'd most like to meet; likes to watch the Minnesota Twins; enjoyed playing hockey, soccer, golf, and hockey as a youngster.

Player Biography Information courtesy of NHLPA and Wild.com