MONTREAL – Following a successful 15-year career in the NHL, including 11 as a member of the Montreal Canadiens, defenseman Francis Bouillon made his retirement official Friday.
For Francis Bouillon, size has never been an issue. He always played big and throughout his career he made sizeable contribution to the success of every team he played with, thanks to a perfect blend of work ethics, commitment and tenacity. A leader on and off the ice, he was the backbone of Michel Therrien’s team when the Granby Predators captured the Memorial Cup back in 1996. Overlooked by all clubs at the NHL Entry Draft, Bouillon was not about to give his dream and began his professional career in the ECHL and moved on to the Quebec Rafales in the IHL the following year before joining Therrien with the Canadiens farm team in Fredericton in 1998-1999.
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