Ray Bourque

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CanadaCanada  Ray Bourque Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 2004
Ray Bourque
Date of birth December 28, 1960
place of birth Montréal , Québec , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 100 kg
position defender
number # 77
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 1st round, 8th position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
1976-1977 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières
1977 Éperviers de Sorel
1977-1979 Éperviers de Verdun
1979-2000 Boston Bruins
2000-2001 Colorado Avalanche

Raymond Jean "Ray" Bourque (born December 28, 1960 in Montréal , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player . Between 1979 and 2001 he played over 1,600 games in the National Hockey League and recorded over 1,500 scorer points. He spent most of his career with the Boston Bruins , where he holds numerous franchise records and which he led as captain for over 15 years . Shortly before the end of his active career, he moved to the Colorado Avalanche , where he won the Stanley Cup with his last NHL game. With the Canadian national team , he won two gold medals at the Canada Cup and took part in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Bourque is considered one of the best defenders of all time, so his 410 goals, 1169 assists and 1579 points are unmatched in his position to this day. He was also honored five times with the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defender in the league, as well as in 1980 with the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best rookie in the NHL. In 2004 he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Career

Ray Bourque was drawn in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft at position 8 by the Boston Bruins .

Ray Bourque played non-stop for the Boston Bruins between 1979 and 2000. During this time he did not succeed in winning the Stanley Cup with his team . With his career coming to an end, Ray asked Bourque for a move to a team that had more potential to win the famous trophy. The owners of the Boston Bruins complied with his request and so Ray Bourque switched to the Colorado Avalanche on March 7, 2000 . In 2001, after 22 years, Ray Bourque succeeded in fulfilling his greatest dream and winning the Stanley Cup, whereupon he ended his playing career on June 26, 2001.

At the end of his career he could claim records for the most goals (410), most assists (1169) and most points (1579) of a defensive player.

His jersey number 77 was Avalanche of the Boston Bruins and Colorado locked . Bourque had started his career with the number 7, but this was withdrawn by the Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and so Bourque switched to number 77.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 .

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières LHJMQ 39 3 20th 23 27 - - - - -
1976/77 Éperviers de Sorel LHJMQ 30th 9 16 25th 29 - - - - -
1977/78 Éperviers de Verdun LHJMQ 72 22nd 57 79 90 4th 2 1 3 0
1978/79 Éperviers de Verdun LHJMQ 63 22nd 71 93 44 11 3 16 19th 18th
1979/80 Boston Bruins NHL 80 17th 48 65 73 10 2 9 11 27
1980/81 Boston Bruins NHL 67 27 29 56 96 3 0 1 1 2
1981/82 Boston Bruins NHL 65 17th 49 66 51 9 1 5 6th 16
1982/83 Boston Bruins NHL 65 22nd 51 73 20th 17th 8th 15th 23 10
1983/84 Boston Bruins NHL 78 31 65 96 57 3 0 2 2 0
1984/85 Boston Bruins NHL 73 20th 66 86 53 5 0 3 3 4th
1985/86 Boston Bruins NHL 74 19th 58 77 68 3 0 0 0 0
1986/87 Boston Bruins NHL 78 23 72 95 36 4th 1 2 3 0
1987/88 Boston Bruins NHL 78 17th 64 81 72 23 3 18th 21st 26th
1988/89 Boston Bruins NHL 60 18th 43 61 52 10 0 4th 4th 6th
1989/90 Boston Bruins NHL 76 19th 65 84 50 17th 5 12 17th 16
1990/91 Boston Bruins NHL 76 21st 73 94 75 19th 7th 18th 25th 12
1991/92 Boston Bruins NHL 80 21st 60 81 56 12 3 6th 9 12
1992/93 Boston Bruins NHL 78 19th 63 82 40 4th 1 0 1 2
1993/94 Boston Bruins NHL 72 20th 71 91 58 13 2 8th 10 0
1994/95 Boston Bruins NHL 46 12 31 43 20th 5 0 3 3 0
1995/96 Boston Bruins NHL 80 20th 62 82 58 5 1 6th 7th 2
1996/97 Boston Bruins NHL 62 19th 31 50 18th - - - - -
1997/98 Boston Bruins NHL 82 13 35 48 80 6th 1 4th 5 2
1998/99 Boston Bruins NHL 81 10 47 57 34 12 1 9 10 14th
1999/00 Boston Bruins NHL 65 10 28 38 20th - - - - -
1999/00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 14th 8th 6th 14th 6th 13 1 8th 9 8th
2000/01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80 7th 52 59 48 21st 4th 6th 10 12
LHJMQ total 204 56 164 220 190 15th 5 17th 22nd 18th
NHL overall 1612 410 1169 1579 1141 214 41 139 180 171

International

Represented Canada to:

Represented the National Hockey League at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1981 Canada Canada Cup 2nd place 7th 1 4th 5 6th
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 0 4th 4th 8th
1987 NHL All-Stars RV-87 - 2 1 0 1 2
1987 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 9 2 6th 8th 10
1998 Canada Olympia 4th Place 6th 1 2 3 4th
Men overall 32 5 16 21st 30th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Achievements and Awards

International

Others

Records

  • 410 goals as a defender
  • 1,169 assists as a defender
  • 1,579 points as a defender
  • 17 seconds to the first goal in a third in the All-Star Game ( 1999 ; 2nd third)
  • 21 seasons in the playoffs
  • Elected to the First NHL All-Star Team 13 times
  • Elected to the First or Second All-Star Team 19 times as a defender
  • Elected to the Second All-Star Team as defender 6 times; together with Babe Siebert
  • 19 appearances as a defender in the NHL All-Star Game
  • 13 assists as a defender in NHL All-Star Games
  • 4 assists as a defender in an All-Star Game ( 1985 )

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personal data
SURNAME Bourque, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bourque, Raymond Jean (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec , Canada