Ray Bourque

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Ray Bourque

Hockey Hall of Fame, 2004

Bourque with the Bruins in 1981

Born December 28, 1960Saint-Laurent, QC, CA

Height ! "t 11 in #180 cm$

Weight 220 %b #100 &'( 1! st 10 %b$

Position De"ence

Shot Le"t

Played for Boston Bruins

Co%ora)o A*a%anche

ational team Cana)a

H! "raft 8th o*era%%, 19+9

Boston Bruins

Playing career 19+92001

Ray Bourquerom .i&i/e)ia, the "ree encc%o/e)ia

Raymond #ean $Ray$ Bourque#born December 28, 1960$ is a Cana)ian "ormer /ro"essiona% ice

oc&e /%aer e current% ho%)s recor)s "or most career 'oa%s, assists, an) /oints b a )e"enceman

n the ationa% oc&e Lea'ue #L$ Bourque is a%so an 3%m/ian an) has become near-

nonmous with the Boston Bruins "ranchise, "or which he /%ae) 21 seasons an) became its

on'est-ser*in' ca/tain Bourque "inishe) his career with the Co%ora)o A*a%anche, with whom he

won his on% Stan%e Cu/ in his "ina% L 'ame

%ontents

1 4%ain' career

11 Switchin' to 5++

12 nternationa% /%a

17 Co%ora)o A*a%anche

2 etirement

7 Awar)s an) achie*ements

Career statistics

1 e'u%ar season an) /%ao""s

2 nternationa%

! See a%so

6 e"erences

+ :;terna% %in&s

Playing career

ourque was born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec Bourque was the thir)-roun) /ic& o" the ar& >essier in 1990 in the c%osest race e*er "or the art

>emoria%


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Bourque (wearing #7) skates at Boston

Garden during his rookie season

The Arna Raymond-Bourque in Saint-

Laurent !"

ourque was we$$ known %or wearing num&er 77 with the Bruins and A'a$anhe &ut it was not his

rigina$ num&er hen he de&uted with the Bruins in *+7+ he was assigned sweater num&er 7 a

um&er that had &een rare$y issued &y the team a%ter ,hi$ s.osito de.arted %rom the team in *+7/ 0n

eem&er *+27 s.osito3s num&er 7 was retired &y the Bruins A$though Bourque ou$d ha'e

ontinued wearing num&er 7 unti$ his own de.arture %rom Boston he deided to hange 4erseys out o%

es.et %or s.osito Bourque was a$$ed u.on to take .art in s.osito3s 4ersey-retirement eremony at

oston Garden 5e skated to s.osito at enter ie took his sweater o%% and handed it to s.osito whi$e

e'ea$ing his new num&er 776thus surrendering the num&er 7 4ersey so it ou$d &e retired 5e wou$d

wear num&er 77 %or the remainder o% his areer89:

nternational play

ourque .$ayed %or Team "anada in the "anada "u. in *+2* *+2; and *+27 5owe'er he did not .$ay

n the *++* edition des.ite attem.ts &y ayne Gret5L A$$-Stars in Rendeo'em&er D 9CC/ 5e is a$so the o-owner o% an 0ta$ian restauranta$$ed Tresa in Boston3s >orth nd8*;:

ourque3s e$dest son "hristo.her was dra%ted &y the ashington "a.ita$s in 9CC; "hristo.her .$ayed %or

he 5ershey Bears in the 9CC7 season and made his >5L de&ut %or the "a.ita$s in 9CC7 "hris then 4oined

he Boston Bruins his %ather3s %ormer team on =ay 9F 9C*9 5is younger son Ryan was a third round

ra%t hoie o% the >ew Kork Rangers in 9CC+ and was a mem&er o% the ?SA3s 9C*C go$d-meda$ or$d


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Medal record

Men's ice hockey

Competitor for Canada

Canada Cup

1981 Canada

1984 Canada

1987 Canada

unior Championship team, earning three assists during the tournament.[15][16][17]Ryan plays or the !artord "ol #a$% in the &meri$an !o$%ey

eague (&!') and *as an alternate $aptain or the +&-s /11 "orld Junior Championship team, in *hi$h he again earned three assists as the team

*on the 0rone medal.[15][18][19]2n July , /14, Chris *as signed to a 13year deal *ith the e* or% Rangers, oining his 0rother *ith the Rangers-

!' ailiate !artord "ol #a$%.

Awards and achievements

ourue-s e$eptional talent as a player has led him to 0e$ome one o the most honored players in

o$%ey history. :uring his $areer, he *as sele$ted to thirteen !' ;irst e plus3minus *ith 58, 0ehind 'arry Ro0inson and 2rr.[4]

"on the orris ery season that it *as held during his $areer (there *as no game in 1987 or 1995).

"as named the ost Falua0le #layer o the &ll3tar =ame in 1996.

Bs third all3time in playo assists and tenth all3time in playo points.

"on the !' &ll3star =ame hooting &$$ura$y Competition in 199/, 199, 199E, 1997, 1998, 1999, ///, and //1.[1]

Bn 1998, three years 0eore the end o his $areer, he *as ran%ed num0er 14 on The Hockey News'list o the one hundred greatest ho$%ey

players o all time. !e *as the highest3ran%ing player *ho had not yet *on a tanley Cup, the net highest 0eing o. E83ran%ed :ionne.[]

tanley Cup $hampion G //1.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs

Season Team League P A Pts P!M P A Pts P!M

1976H77 iIres :ra>eurs J!' E9 E / E 7 G G G G G

1976H77 orel la$% !a*%s J!' E/ 9 16 5 9 G G G G G

1977H78 Ferdun la$% !a*%s J!' 7 57 79 9/ 4 1 E /

1978H79 Ferdun la$% !a*%s J!' 6E 71 9E 44 11 E 16 19 18

1979H8/ oston ruins !' 8/ 17 48 65 7E 1/ 9 11 7

198/H81 oston ruins !' 67 7 9 56 96 E / 1 1

1981H8 oston ruins !' 65 17 49 66 51 9 1 5 6 16

198H8E oston ruins !' 65 51 7E / 17 8 15 E 1/

198EH84 oston ruins !' 78 E1 65 96 57 E / /1984H85 oston ruins !' 7E / 66 86 5E 5 / E E 4

1985H86 oston ruins !' 74 19 58 77 68 E / / / /

1986H87 oston ruins !' 78 E 7 95 E6 4 1 E /

1987H88 oston ruins !' 78 17 64 81 7 E E 18 1 6

1988H89 oston ruins !' 6/ 18 4E 61 5 1/ / 4 4 6

1989H9/ oston ruins !' 76 19 65 84 5/ 17 5 1 17 16


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199091 Boston Bruins NHL 76 21 73 94 75 19 7 18 25 12






199697 Boston Bruins NHL 62 19 31 50 18



199900 Boston Bruins NHL 65 10 28 38 20

199900 Colorado Avalanc! NHL 14 8 6 14 6 13 1 8 9 8

200001 Colorado Avalanc! NHL 80 7 52 59 48 21 4 6 10 12QMJHL totals 204 56 164 220 195 15 5 17 22 18

NHL totals 1612 410 1169 1579 1141 214 41 139 180 171

nternational

Year Team Eent !es"lt #$ # % $ts $IM

1981 Canada CC 2nd 7 1 4 5 6

1984 Canada CC 8 0 4 4 8

1987 NHL All"#tars $% 2 1 0 1 2

1987 Canada CC 9 2 6 8 10

1998 Canada &l' 4t 6 1 2 3 4

&enior totals 32 5 16 21 30

&ee also

Ca(tain )ic! oc*!'+

Hoc*!' Hall o, -a.!

List o, NHL statistical l!ad!rs

Nota/l! ,a.ili!s in t! NHL

List o, NHL (la'!rs it 1000 assists

List o, NHL (la'!rs it 1000 a.!s (la'!d

!e'eren(es

1 ood and luc*' at NHL dra,t tt(sla.cano!ca#la.Hoc*!'NHLra,t2012061919897566t.l2 Hardin o.as )un! 10 2001+ :$a'.ond Bour;u! ti.!lin!: The Gazette)Colorado #(rins+ $!tri!v!d ul' 21 2008

3 :$a' Bour;u! /iora(': Hoc*!' Hall o, -a.! $!tri!v!d ul' 22 2008

4 :NHL < =HA Car!!r L!ad!rs and $!cords ,or >lus?inus: Hoc*!'"$!,!r!nc!co. $!tri!v!d ul' 21 2008

5 >aul @!ll' )!d+Hockey Almanac: 1!"# Lincolnood L >u/lications nt!rnational Ltd ( 42 &CLC 29917276

6 $al( in!r )!d+ The Nat$onal Hockey %ea&ue (($c$al Gu$de and Record Book) 1*"1 >ilad!l(ia $unnin >r!ss ( 151 #BN 0"89471"870"3

7 :#a' t Aint #o Boston Bruins: CNN+,orts llustrated ?a' 9 2001 $!tri!v!d A(ril 25 20118 :!a. Canada " &l'.(ics " Naano 1998 " >la'!r #tats: $!tri!v!d ?arc 12 2014

9 :Bruins ?art' ?c#orl!' car!d it assault: CBC N!s ?arc 8 2000

10 :NHL /rass (ro.is!s to r!"!valuat! ?c#orl!'s car!!r: CBC N!s Nov!./!r 11 200011 ?arra(!s!"Burr!ll Nanc' )-!/ruar' 22 2000+ :Bruins Hit Botto. Cart!r a,o! HurtD ?c#orl!' H!ad"Hunts: The Boston Glo.e

12 -alla ac* !d )2001+ /uest (or the 0u,: A H$story o( the +tanley 0u, $nals) 12!"3**1 oronto @!' >ort!r Boo*s ( 266 #BN 978"1"55263"343"4

13 :LA!nda #(rin"#u..!r 2008: )>-+ $!tri!v!d ul' 22 200814 :r!sca $!staurant: $!tri!v!d ul' 22 2008

15 :@r!id!r Bour;u! .a*! ,inal E#A cut: N! For* $an!rs !c!./!r 22 2010 $!tri!v!d !c!./!r 28 201016 :oalscorin L!ad!rs: )>-+ ii,co. $!tri!v!d !c!./!r 28 201017 :>la'!r #tatistics /' !a. E#A: )>-+ ii,co. $!tri!v!d !c!./!r 29 2010

18 :BoG,ords Bour;u! an alt!rnat! ca(tain o, !a. E#AD s;uad is 10 at =orld unior Hoc*!' Ca.(ionsi(s: ri"on ranscri(t !c!./!r 27 2010

$!tri!v!d !c!./!r 28 2010

19 :2011 =C >la'!r #tatistics /' !a. E#A: )>-+ ii,co. $!tri!v!d anuar' 5 2010

20 :Car!!r #ots &n oal l!ad!rs: Hoc*!'"$!,!r!nc!co. $!tri!v!d ul' 21 2008

21 :NHL Al"#tar a.! #ootin Accurac' Co.(!tition =inn!rs: NHLco. $!tri!v!d ?a' 7 201322 r'd!n #t!v! )1999+ The To, 1** NH% 4layers o( All-T$me ?cCl!lland < #t!art #BN 978"0"7710"4175"4

E)ternal lin*s

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