Boucher was an intriguing choice for the Ottawa Senators, who fired Dave Cameron after the underachieving season of 2015-2016.
Cameron had been an assistant coach under Paul MacLean prior to his promotion to head coach, but the Senators decided to conduct an external search for their new head coach.
Boucher has NHL experience, and his high point was leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to game 7 of the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals during his first season as an NHL coach.
Before his stint in Tampa Bay, Boucher was the head coach of the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs, where he mentored future Senators’ sniper Mike Hoffman.