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Henry Charles Boucha (/ ˈ b uː ʃ eɪ / BOO-shay; [1] June 1, 1951 – September 18, 2023) was a Native American professional ice hockey player. Boucha played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1971 and 1977.
Henry Boucha, who became a high school hockey legend when he led Warroad to the championship game of the 1969 Minnesota state tournament, has died at age 72. His daughter, Tara, confirmed his ...
Aug. 14—Ojibwe hockey legend Henry Boucha rose to prominence as a prolific center who bagged goals for the Detroit Red Wings and represented the U.S. in the 1972 Olympics. ... Boucha died in ...
Boucha suffered blurred vision from the incident and never fully recovered. 1976 – Philadelphia Flyers players Joe Watson , Mel Bridgman , Don Saleski and Bob "Hound" Kelly were charged with assault after using their hockey sticks as weapons in a violent playoff game between the Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in which fans had been ...
Aug. 14—Ojibwe ice hockey legend Henry Boucha rose to prominence as a prolific center who bagged goals for the Detroit Red Wings and represented the U.S in the 1972 Olympics. ... Boucha died in ...
Forbes was charged with aggravated assault in Minneapolis in 1975 after butt-ending Henry Boucha's eye socket in a game against the Minnesota North Stars, leaving Boucha with limited vision in the right eye. The trial received much publicity as it was highly unusual for an athlete to face criminal charges for assault during a game.
Henry Boucha of the Minnesota North Stars, who had been the NHL's Rookie of the Year two years earlier, suffered a career-ending eye injury after being high-sticked by Dave Forbes of the Boston Bruins during Boston's 8–0 win. Forbes would become the first American professional athlete to be criminally indicted for a crime committed in the ...
My first sportswriting job was at the Duluth News-Tribune and Herald, starting in December 1965 as a 20-year-old and for the kingly sum of $76.08 per week. The frightening part was being in a city ...