Bob Bourne

Bob Bourne
Date of birth	June 21, 1954
place of birth	Netherhill , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	190 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Draft
WHA Secret Amateur Draft	1974 , 2nd lap, 17th position Indianapolis Racers
NHL Amateur Draft	1974 , 3rd round, 38th position Kansas City Scouts
Career stations
1971-1974	Saskatoon Blades
1974-1986	New York Islanders
1986-1988	Los Angeles Kings

Hubert Jacques "Bob" Bourne (born June 21, 1954 in Netherhill , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player (center) and coach who played for the New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League from 1974 to 1988 .

Career

Bourne played with Pat Price and Bernie Federko on the Saskatoon Blades team in the Western Canada Hockey League during his junior years . In the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft , the Kansas City Scouts selected him in the third round as 38th. Also at WHA Amateur Draft Secret 1974 one was interested in him. The Indianapolis Racers picked him 17th in the second round.

He chose the NHL, where the New York Islanders had brought him from the Scouts shortly after the draft . The general manager of the Islanders, Bill Torrey , tried to successfully build a top team in the NHL. After a decent rookie season in 1974/75 , he spent his sophomore year with the Fort Worth Texans in the Central Hockey League . In the 1976/77 season he managed to establish himself in the NHL. Bourne had everything an attacking player needed, only his lack of confidence stood in his way. Even in a storm series with Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy , he didn't believe in being able to score 30 to 40 goals.

His son was born open-back . As a result, he was very much challenged in his private life, he was also very responsible in the team and was a very valuable part of the team. He helped with his leadership skills when the Islanders won the Stanley Cup four times in a row from 1980 to 1983. In 1981 he was nominated for the Canada Cup for the squad of Team Canada. Fearing injury, he left the training camp after a few days, as he was in contract negotiations with the Islanders as a free agent .

For the 1986/87 season he moved to the Los Angeles Kings . He was committed to the organization “Athletes Who Care” and was elected athlete of the year with some colleagues . After two years with the Kings, he ended his career and became an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Thunder in the International Hockey League . He became the head coach of the Thunder and moved in 1999 within the IHL to the Utah Grizzlies . Here he stayed for two seasons.

Today he works in the real estate industry.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	14th	964	258	324	582	605
Playoffs	13	139	40	56	96	108

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1980 , 1981 , 1982 and 1983
• Canada Cup : 1984

Personal awards

• CHL Second All-Star Team: 1976
• Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy : 1988
• Participation in the NHL All-Star Game : 1981

Web links

• Bob Bourne at hockeydb.com (English)
• Bob Bourne at legendsofhockey.net (English)