Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīpakohia a Boulton i te rauna tuaiwa, i te 234 o ngā kaitākaro katoa e te New York Rangers i te tau 1994 Entry Draft
o te National Hockey League (NHL). Ahakoa i whakauruhia e nga Rangers, ka tiimata ia ki te takaro mo te Buffalo Sabres, i reira ia i takaro ai mo nga tau e wha. I te 2004 NHL Lockout, i takaro ia mo te Columbia Inferno o te ECHL. Whai muri i te mutunga o te Lockout, ka tiimata a Boulton ki te purei me te Atlanta Thrashers.