Boughner, 44, joins San Jose after spending the past four seasons as the head coach of the Windsor Spitfires (OHL). The native of Windsor, Ontario, re-joined the Spitfires coaching staff after a stint as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010-11, seeing Columbus post a record of 34-35-13.
“I’ve known Bob for more than 20 years and he’s an experienced winner, having won championships in both juniors and internationally,” said DeBoer. “He had a great career as an NHL player but also didn’t have any problem going back to juniors to hone his coaching ability.