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Jesse James Boulerice (born August 10, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Primarily playing in an enforcing role, Boulerice played the majority of his National Hockey League (NHL) career for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Boulerice is known for being the victim of an Aaron Downey left hook on February 11, 2003, after failing to land the first punch, which left Boulerice with a broken jaw and a concussion. Boulerice spent the night in the hospital as his Carolina Hurricanes lost in overtime to the Dallas Stars, 2–1.
Boulerice's role as an enforcer was reduced later in his career due to the NHL's stricter penalties for instigating a fight, by a $10,000 fine to the coach if it occurs in the final five minutes of a game.
On October 10, 2007, Boulerice delivered a cross-check to the face of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, with his team up 7–2 in the third period. Boulerice received a 25-game suspension as disciplinary action from the league, which is tied for the fourth-longest suspension for an on-ice incident in modern NHL history.
Boulerice started the 2008–09 season with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). On November 11, 2008, he signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche and while being reassigned to the Monsters, was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers. After playing only two games with the Oilers, Boulerice was placed on waivers again, and was re-claimed by the Avalanche on November 21, 2008.
Boulerice was invited to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins training camp for the 2009–10 season. He made his presence felt and remained to sign a one-year contract with the Penguins on October 3, 2009. In 54 games with Wilkes-Barre, Boulerice tied his AHL career high with four goals and led the team with 124 penalty minutes. On July 29, 2010, he re-signed with the Penguins to another one-year deal. On January 7, 2011, Boulerice was suspended for 10 games for deliberately running over an AHL referee.
| 1994–95 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Detroit Whalers | OHL | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 150 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit Whalers | OHL | 33 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 53 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 170 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 35 |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | New Orleans Brass | ECHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 60 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 256 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 48 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 54 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1997 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1998 | United States | WJC | 5th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
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