Henry Boucha

Henry Charles Boucha (June 1, 1951 – September 18, 2023) was a Native American professional ice hockey player whose career spanned the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association between 1971 and 1977. A full-blooded Ojibwe, he was a distant cousin of NHL player Gary Sargent and second cousin of NHL player T. J. Oshie.

Boucha played high school hockey for Warroad High School in Warroad, Minnesota, leading his team to the 1969 state tournament, where he was injured during a 5–4 overtime loss to Edina. He is considered one of the best players to ever play Minnesota high school hockey. While serving in the U.S. Army, he joined the United States national ice hockey team on a full-time basis in 1970.

Internationally, Boucha represented the American national team at two World Championships and at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal. In the NHL he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies. In the WHA he played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints. His career was cut short by an eye injury inflicted by Dave Forbes.