| Boris Katchouk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1998-06-18)June 18, 1998 (age 26) Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams | WBS Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators | ||
| NHL draft | 44th overall,2016 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Boris Katchouk (born June 18, 1998) is a Canadian professionalice hockeywinger with theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Katchouk was drafted in the2016 NHL entry draft in the second round, 44th overall, by theTampa Bay Lightning. He has also played for theChicago Blackhawks andOttawa Senators.
Katchouk was born on June 18, 1998, inVancouver,British Columbia, Canada to Russian parents,Yelena Tumanova and Viktor Katchouk, and grew up alongside his two older brothers, Alex and Yuri.[1][2] His mother Yelena represented theSoviet Union inspeed skating at the1988 Winter Olympics.[3] His family moved from Russia to Canada for work in 1992 and moved fromMontreal to Vancouver before settling down inWaterloo, Ontario.[4] He holds Canadian and Russiandual citizenship.[5]
Growing up, Katchouk was a dual athlete as he played both ice hockey andbox lacrosse.[6]
Katchouk began his ice hockey career with the Waterloo Wolves Minor Midget team in the Alliance Hockey League. During the 2013–14 season, he recorded 25 goals and 33 assists for 58 points through 29 games while also guiding the team to an AHMMPL Championship.[7] Following this, he joined theNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)'sSoo Thunderbirds and led them to the James Aspin Trophy, Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy, and Dudley Hewitt Cup. During the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament, Katchouk led all Thunderbird players in scoring with six points.[8] During this time, he also attended Resurrection Catholic Secondary School before being drafted by theSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of theOntario Hockey League (OHL). He played 12 games with the Greyhounds as a 16-year-old during the2014–15 OHL season but fully began his career the following year.[1]
Upon joining the Greyhounds for the2015–16 season, Katchouk recorded 24 goals and 27 assists for 51 points in 63 games.[2] During his rookie season, Katchouk was automatically suspended for two games as a result of a fight with Niki Petti.[9] He concluded the season by being selected to the OHL's All-Rookie Team[10] and being named the Greyhounds' Rookie of the Year.[11] In hisNational Hockey League (NHL) draft eligible year, Katchouk earned a 25th final ranking amongst North American skaters by theNHL Central Scouting Bureau prior to the2016 NHL Entry Draft.[12] He was eventually drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by theTampa Bay Lightning[13] and participated in their training camp.[14]
Katchouk returned to the Greyhounds for his sophomore season, where he recorded 35 goals and 64 points in 66 games.[2] As the team qualified for the2017 OHL playoffs, he led all Greyhounds skaters in both goals and points through 11 games, and was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Lightning on April 23.[15] The following year, Katchouk again helped the Greyhounds qualify for the2018 OHL playoffs. During their series against theOwen Sound Attack, Katchouk scored a hat trick to help lift the Greyhounds to a Game 7 win and qualify for the OHL's Western Conference final.[16]
Following his major junior career, Katchouk was assigned to the Lightning'sAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theSyracuse Crunch. He scored his first professional career goal in his debut against theRochester Americans.[17] During the latter part of the season, Katchouk experienced an 11-game goal-scoring drought which he broke on March 29, 2019, against theProvidence Bruins. At the time of the goal, he had recorded 22 points throughout the season including three-multi point games.[18] Katchouk returned to the AHL for the2020–21 season, appearing in 29 games, scoring 11 goals and 34 points, leading the team in assists andplus/minus.[19]
On July 31, 2021, Katchouk signed a three-year contract to remain with the Lightning organization.[19] After attending the Lightning's training camp and participating in pre-season games, Katchouk was named to their opening night roster.[20] On October 16, Katchouk made his NHL debut in a 7–6 Lightning overtime victory against theDetroit Red Wings atLittle Caesars Arena.[21][22] On November 13, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL assist and point against theFlorida Panthers.[23] On December 5, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL goal againstCarter Hart in a 7–1 Lightning win over thePhiladelphia Flyers.[24] He played in 37 games, scoring two goals and six points with the Lightning before being assigned to the Crunch for a conditioning assignment on March 10, 2022.[25] After playing in three games, he was recalled by Tampa Bay on March 14.[26] He appeared in one more game with the Lightning.[27]
On March 18, 2022, the Lightning, looking to bolster their offense for an upcoming playoff run, traded Katchouk along with teammateTaylor Raddysh and two first-round picks in2023 and2024 to theChicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwardBrandon Hagel and two fourth-round draft picks.[27] Katchouk made his Blackhawks debut on March 19 in a 3–1 loss to theMinnesota Wild.[28] He scored his first goal with Chicago on April 10 againstJake Oettinger in a 6–4 loss to theDallas Stars.[29] Katchouk suffered a left ankle sprain in a 2022 pre-season game versus the Detroit Red Wings that caused him to miss the first month of the2022–23 season.[30] Katchouk made his season debut against theBuffalo Sabres on October 29.[31] Katchouk got his first goal and first point of the season on November 30 in a 5–4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.[32] On March 14, 2023, Katchouk registered his first three-point game, scoring one goal and assisting on two others in a 6–3 win over theBoston Bruins.[33]
Katchouk began the2023–24 season with Chicago, but after 17 games, he had recorded only two goals and four points.[34] His poor play led him to be placed onwaivers by the Blackhawks.[35] After going unclaimed, he was assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, theRockford IceHogs, on December 12, 2023.[34] After appearing in six games with Rockford, scoring three goals and five points, Katchouk was recalled by Chicago after Raddysh was placed on injured reserve on December 30, 2023.[36] He played in eleven more games with Chicago, scoring three more goals and five points.[37]
On March 7, 2024, Katchouk was placed on waivers again by the Blackhawks.[38] The following day, he was claimed by theOttawa Senators.[37] He made his Senators debut on March 9 in a 2–1 loss to theSan Jose Sharks.[39] Katchouk scored his first goal and registered his first multi-point game with the Senators in a 6–2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on March 27.[40] As arestricted free agent the end of the season, the Senators did not give him a qualifying offer, making him anunrestricted free agent.[41]
As a free agent, Katchouk went un-signed in the 2024 offseason before he accepted an invitation to attend theAnaheim Ducks training camp for the2024–25 season on aprofessional tryout (PTO) on September 12, 2024.[42] He was released from his PTO on September 30.[43] He signed a one-year AHL contract with theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on October 8.[44]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
 | 2018 United States | |
Katchouk was a member ofTeam Canada at2016 Under-18 Championships inGrand Forks, North Dakota, United States.[45] He made Team Canada for the2018 World Junior Championships and scored in his debut.[46] Canada went on to win the gold medal in a 3–1 victory ofSweden.[47]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Soo Thunderbirds | NOJHL | 29 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 63 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 66 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 58 | 42 | 43 | 85 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 75 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 60 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 29 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 176 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Canada | WJC |  | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2016 | [48] |
| Second All-Rookie Team | 2016 | [49] |
| First All-Star Team | 2018 | [50] |
| AHL | ||
| North Division All-Star Team | 2021 | [51] |