Career
Chouinard compiled a 104-60-13 record with the Shawinigan Cataractes and was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (15th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. By 2000, unable to agree to terms on a contract with the Senators, he instead opted back into the NHL draft. Hoping for a fresh start with a new organization, Chouinard was instead selected once more by the Senators, this time in Round 2 (45th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Chouinard spent three seasons in the Senators' organization, winning the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Martin Prusek and Simon Lajeunesse) during the 2001–02 American Hockey League season. He signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in July, 2003
Chouinard made his one NHL appearance on February 29, 2004, when the Los Angeles Kings faced the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Arrowhead Pond. Midway through the third, forward Steve Rucchin scored to give the Ducks a 6–3 lead. Starter Cristobal Huet, was pulled and Chouinard completed the game, stopping two shots he faced.
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