There are a few players in the NHL that have been through concussion-related hell and then returned as effective, key players for their teams. Patrice Bergeron is one of them. One hopes Marc Staal is ...

Former Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard has decided to retire. Swiss Hockey News reports the 31-year-old Bouchard has chosen to stop playing based on his concussion history. Bouchard has ...

Pierre-Marc Bouchard didn't experience a whole lot of joy last season. In fact, the Wild forward was miserable. Because of a concussion from 2008-09 that never fully healed, Bouchard was limited to ...

After his second season in Europe, longtime NHL forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard sat back and wondered about calling it a career. Three concussions cost him years of hockey, so the 31-year-old thought ...

Bouchard from this morning: "It was just a bad accident," said Bouchard. "It was just a battle there on the faceoff. He comes after me before the puck drops, and we go at it. I was going to whack him ...

More NHL: Scores | Standings | League Leaders | Odds | Injuries | Power Rankings With the New York Islanders mired in a nine-game losing streak and falling well back in the playoff race, some change ...

Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, defends to no avail as Minnesota Wild’s Pierre-Marc Bouchard shoots a spin-around goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 22, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pierre-Marc Bouchard stayed on the ice longer than any other Wild player at the team’s morning skate Saturday, March 9. Players not in the lineup always skate extra in the morning.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, defends to no avail as Minnesota Wild’s Pierre-Marc Bouchard shoots a spin-around goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 22, ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Let the trading commence. The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forwards Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard from the New York Islanders for a fourth-round pick in ...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The Wild started last season without Pierre-Marc Bouchard, and now they’ll play two of their first three games this season without him. Bouchard was handed a two-game suspension by ...