Boris Katchouk

He was eventually drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning and participated in their training camp.

Katchouk returned to the Greyhounds for his sophomore season, where he recorded 35 goals and 64 points in 66 games.

His mother Yelena represented the Soviet Union in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

His family moved from Russia to Canada for work in 1992 and moved from Montreal to Vancouver before settling down in Waterloo, Ontario.

He holds Canadian and Russian dual citizenship.

Growing up, Katchouk was a dual athlete as he played both ice hockey and box lacrosse.

Katchouk began his ice hockey career with the Waterloo Wolves Minor Midget team in the Alliance Hockey League.

Boris Katchouk (born June 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Katchouk was born on June 18, 1998, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Russian parents, Yelena Tumanova and Viktor Katchouk, and grew up alongside his two older brothers, Alex and Yuri.

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.

Following this, he joined the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)'s Soo 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.

During this time, he also attended Resurrection Catholic Secondary School before being drafted by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

He played 12 games with the Greyhounds as a 16-year-old during the 2014–15 OHL season but fully began his career the following year.

Upon joining the Greyhounds for the 2015–16 season, Katchouk recorded 24 goals and 27 assists for 51 points in 63 games.

During his rookie season, Katchouk was automatically suspended for two games as a result of a fight with Niki Petti.

He concluded the season by being selected to the OHL's All-Rookie Team and being named the Greyhounds' Rookie of the Year.

Katchouk was drafted in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft in the second round (44th) by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Katchouk also earned a 25th final ranking amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau prior to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

As the team qualified for the 2017 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.

The following year, Katchouk again helped the Greyhounds qualify for the 2018 OHL playoffs.

During their series against the Owen 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.

Following his major junior career, Katchouk was assigned to the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

He scored his first professional career goal in his debut against the Rochester Americans.

During the latter part of the season, Katchouk experienced an 11-game goal-scoring drought which he broke on March 29, 2019, against the Providence Bruins.

At the time of the goal, he had recorded 22 points throughout the season including three-multi point games.

On July 31, 2021, Katchouk signed a three-year contract to remain with the Lightning organization.

After attending the Lightning's training camp and participating in pre-season games, Katchouk was named to their opening night roster.

On October 16, Katchouk made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in a 7–6 Lightning overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.

On November 13, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL assist and point against the Florida Panthers.

On December 5, Katchouk recorded his first career NHL goal in a 7–1 Lightning win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

On March 18, 2022, the Lightning, looking to bolster their offense for an upcoming playoff run, traded Katchouk along with teammate Taylor Raddysh and two first-round picks in 2023 and 2024 to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Brandon Hagel and two fourth-round draft picks.

Nearly two years later, in March 2024, Katchouk was placed on waivers by the Blackhawks and claimed by the Ottawa Senators.