It was the only point he scored in 16 NHL games with the Flames. Bouma split the 2011–12 season between the Heat and the Flames. In Abbotsford, he recorded three goals, three assists and 53 penalty minutes in 31 games. In Calgary, he appeared in 27 games and scored three points. Bouma scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2012, against Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 victory. Bouma was expected to make the Flames roster for the start of the 2012–13 NHL season, however a labour dispute resulted in his being assigned to Abbotsford instead. He played only three games for the Heat before suffering a serious knee injury. He missed the remainder of the season and required two surgeries to repair his medial collateral and Anterior cruciate ligaments. Returning healthy for the 2013–14 season, Bouma established himself as a regular in the Flames lineup with his physical, two-way play and was praised by coach Bob Hartley as being the team's "most improved player". On August 27, 2014, the Flames re-signed Bouma, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year contract worth $577,500. Following the 2014–15 season, Bouma became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Flames made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights, and on July 5, 2015, Bouma filed for Salary Arbitration. With two successive disappointing seasons driven by injury and a lack of production on June 30, 2017, the Flames announced Bouma was placed on unconditional waivers to buy-out the remaining year of his contract. On July 1, 2017, Bouma signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He split the 2017-18 season between the Blackhawks and the Rockford IceHogs. On August 15, 2018, left North America following seven NHL seasons, signing a two-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He recorded two assists in three games before being sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. On September 2, 2019, Bouma agreed to attend the Los Angeles Kings' training camp on a professional tryout (PTO). After competing in camp, Bouma was re-assigned on a PTO with AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, to begin the 2019–20 season.