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Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960 at Saint-Laurent, now part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Hockey Hall of Famer who currently holds the records for most goals, assists and points by a defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL) and has become near-synonymous with the Boston Bruins hockey club. Image File history File links Ray Bourque of the Boston Bruins File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ...
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Playing career
After a stellar junior career with Sorel and Verdun of the QMJHL, in which he was named the league's best defenseman in 1978 and 1979, Ray Bourque burst onto the NHL scene in 1979 after being drafted in the first round, 8th overall, by the Boston Bruins. Bourque immediately asserted himself as one of the best defensemen in the league, and won both the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year and a First Team All-Star selection, the first time in NHL history a non-goaltender had ever achieved such a distinction. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ...
The classic NHL shield logo The 1979-80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. ...
The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Defenceman (defenseman in American English) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ...
The Calder Memorial Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy, presented annually to the best rookie of the year as voted upon by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the regular season. ...
Bourque was a solid force for Boston for twenty-one seasons (1979-2000), famous for combining offensive prowess at a level that few defensemen in league history had ever achieved -- he was a perennial shot accuracy champion at All-Star Games -- and near-unparalleled defensive excellence. The Bruins' reliance on his on-ice mastery was so total that -- while Bourque was very durable throughout much of his career -- the team was seen by many to flounder whenever he was out of the lineup. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition hockey game that marks the midway point of the National Hockey Leagues regular season, with many of the star players playing against each other. ...
Bourque's prowess led him to become one of the most honored players in NHL history. During his career he was selected to thirteen First Team (the most in history) and six Second Team All-Star squads, second in total in league history only to Gordie Howe and most amongst defensemen. In 1990 Bourque finished second to Mark Messier in the closest race ever for the Hart Memorial Trophy, the league's Most Valuable Player award. He also served as Boston's team captain for fourteen seasons, the longest tenure in Bruins' history and the second longest in NHL history. He won the Norris Trophy as the top defenseman in the league five times, third all-time only to Doug Harvey and Bobby Orr. Howe holds the Hart Trophy Gordon Gordie Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian hockey player who is often referred to as Mr. ...
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The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ...
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The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League defenceman who demonstrates the greatest ability, by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. ...
For the article on the baseball umpire, see: Doug Harvey (umpire) Douglas Norman Harvey (December 19, 1924 - December 26, 1989) was a star player in the National Hockey League. ...
Robert Gordon Bobby Orr, O.C. (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ...
Early in 2000, Bourque requested a trade from the fading Bruins so he would have a chance to win the Stanley Cup. The Bruins facilitated a deal and on March 6, 2000, Bourque was traded to Colorado with Dave Andreychuk for Brian Rolston, Martin Grenier, Samuel Pahlsson, and a first round draft pick. The 1999-2000 NHL season was the 83rd in its history. ...
The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
David John Dave Andreychuk was born on the 29th of September, 1963, in Hamilton, Ontario and is a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. ...
Brian Rolston (Born February 21st, 1973 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional hockey player. ...
Samuel Påhlsson (born December 17, 1977, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the National Hockey League. ...
Although Bourque played just a season and a half with the Colorado Avalanche, he proved to be a force both on the ice and in the locker room, leading Colorado defensemen in scoring, and being named an alternate captain and making the First All-Star team in his final season. Finally, on June 9, 2001, after 22 seasons, the Avalanche -- and Bourque -- won the Stanley Cup, in what proved to be Bourque's final game as a player. He had waited longer to win his first Cup than any other Cup-winning player had in the 108-year history of Stanley Cup play. On June 12, 2001, Bourque exercised his right as a player to bring the Cup back to Boston for an emotional rally in City Hall Plaza attended by some twenty thousand screaming fans. The Colorado Avalanche are a National Hockey League team based in Denver, Colorado. ...
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The 2000-01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
He retired with 410 goals and 1169 assists for 1579 points, all records for a defenseman.
International play Bourque played for Team Canada in the Canada Cup in 1981, 1984 and 1987. He also played for the NHL All-Stars in Rendezvous '87 against the Soviet Union, and played for the Canadian team in the 1988 Winter Olympics, leading all defensemen in scoring. The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf. ...
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Retirement Bourque was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. His uniform number #77 has been retired by both the Bruins and the Avalanche. The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ...
He still lives in the Boston area, remaining active in several local charities, and was named a Boston Bruins team consultant on November 3, 2005. A consultant (from the latin consultus meaning legal expert) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular domain or area of expertise such as accountancy, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, or more esoteric areas of knowledge, for example engineering of different kinds...
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Trivia When Bourque started playing for the Bruins, he wore jersey number 7. When the Bruins decided to retire #7 for Phil Esposito, Bourque approached Esposito during the on-ice ceremonies and removed his #7 jersey to reveal a new #77 jersey beneath, signifying that Bourque was surrendering his old number in Esposito's honor. Philip Anthony Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 in Sault Ste. ...
Career achievements and facts - Is sixth in all-time games played with 1612.
- Is seventy-first in all-time goals scored with 413.
- Retired second, and is currently fourth, in all-time assists with 1169.
- Is ninth in all-time points scored with 1579.
- Won the Norris Trophy in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1994.
- Won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1992.
- Named a First Team All-Star in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990-1994, 1996 and 2001.
- Named a Second Team All-Star in 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995 and 1999.
- Played for Team Canada in Canada Cup tournaments, 1981, 1984, 1987
- Became only the sixth defenseman in NHL history to score 30 goals in a season, 1984
- Became only the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 1,000 NHL points milestone, 1992
- Is the Bruins' all-time career leader in games played, assists and points.
- Registered his 1,528th point Oct. 25, 2000, vs. Nashville, passing Paul Coffey as the NHL's all-time leader among defensemen.
- Registered his 1,137th assist Dec. 21, 2000 vs. L.A. Kings, passing Paul Coffey for second place on the NHL's all-time assists list and first among defensemen.
- Named to play in the All-Star Game for the 19th consecutive season, passing Wayne Gretzky for the league record, 2001
- Was named the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game in 1996.
- Is third all-time in playoff assists and tenth all-time in playoff points.
- Was a teammate of John Grahame, the goaltender whose father Ron Grahame was traded by Boston in 1977 for the draft pick used to select Bourque.
- His son, Chris Bourque, was drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2004 and played for Boston University in the 2004-05 NHL season. The younger Bourque is a highly-regarded prospect who has subsequently turned professional.
The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League defenceman who demonstrates the greatest ability, by a poll of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. ...
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution in his community. ...
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