Robert Douglas Boughner (/ˈbuːɡnər/ BOOG-nər; born March 8, 1971), nicknamed "The Boogieman", is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). As head coach of the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey League, Boughner won two Memorial Cup Canadian major junior national championships, in 2009 and 2010 and won the CHL\'s Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award twice, in 2008 and 2009.\n', '

Boughner grew up in the Windsor area playing minor hockey and played as a 15-year-old with the Belle River Canadians Jr. C club. He moved away at age 16 to play for the St. Marys Lincolns Jr. B team in 1987–88. One of Boughner\'s teammates with the Lincolns was former NHL head coach Dan Bylsma. The following year Boughner was drafted by the OHL\'s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds with the sixth overall selection.\n', '

In his first year with the Greyhounds in 1988–89, Boughner appeared in 64 games, scoring six goals and 21 points, while earning 182 penalty minutes, however, the club failed to qualify for the post-season.\n', '

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