René Bourque

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René Bourque
Date of birth December 10, 1981
place of birth Lac La Biche , Alberta , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 97 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1999-2000 St. Albert Saints
2000-2004 University of Wisconsin – Madison
2004-2005 Norfolk Admirals
2005-2008 Chicago Blackhawks
2008–2012 Calgary Flames
2012-2014 Canadiens de Montréal
2014-2015 Anaheim Ducks
2015-2016 Columbus Blue Jackets
2016-2017 Colorado Avalanche
since 2017 Djurgårdens IF

René Gary Wayne Bourque (born December 10, 1981 in Lac La Biche , Alberta ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Djurgårdens IF in the Svenska Hockeyligan since August 2017 and plays for the left winger .

Career

Bourque in the jersey of the Calgary Flames

René Bourque began his career as a hockey player in 2000 on the University of Wisconsin – Madison ice hockey team , the Wisconsin Badgers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . After four years, Bourque left the university team and signed a contract with the NHL club Chicago Blackhawks on July 29, 2004 , without ever having been drafted . For the 2004/05 season , during the lockout in the NHL, Bourque received a contract with the Norfolk Admirals from the American Hockey League , the then Chicago farm team . For the Admirals he played in his first professional season in 78 games and reached the playoffs with his team. With 33 goals this season, Bourque set a franchise record. He was also able to contribute 27 assists .

In the following three seasons Bourque was a regular in the National Hockey League for Chicago. Only in the 2006/07 season he played again in the AHL for the Admirals. On July 1, 2008, Bourque was given in exchange for a future right to vote in an NHL Entry Draft to the Calgary Flames .

On January 12, 2012, the Flames transferred him together with Patrick Holland and a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 2013 in exchange for Michael Cammalleri , the rights to goalkeeper Karri Rämö and a five-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 2012 to the Montréal Canadiens . In November 2014 he was sent back to a farm team in the AHL, the Hamilton Bulldogs , for the first time in eight years , before being swapped for Bryan Allen of the Anaheim Ducks on November 20 .

With the Ducks, Bourque only stayed a few months until he was given to the Columbus Blue Jackets in March 2015 together with William Karlsson and a second-round vote in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft . In return, the Ducks received James Wisniewski and a third-round vote in the same draft. Bourque ended the season with the Blue Jackets, but was not given a continuing contract. As a result, he joined the Colorado Avalanche on a trial basis , which provided him with a one-year contract in October 2016. After the contract expired, the Canadian moved to Djurgårdens IF in Svenska Hockeyligan in August 2017 .

International

On an international level, Bourque made his debut at the 2010 World Cup in Germany and came up with seven appearances for the Canadian selection, which finished seventh at the end of the tournament. Eight years later he was a member of Canada's Olympic squad, which - without players from the NHL - won the bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Games .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2016/17 season

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1999/00 St. Albert Saints AJHL 63 44 41 85 113 - - - - -
2000/01 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 32 10 5 15th 18th
2001/02 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 38 12 7th 19th 26th
2002/03 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 40 19th 8th 27 54
2003/04 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 42 16 20th 36 74
2004/05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 78 33 27 60 105 6th 1 0 1 8th
2005/06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 77 16 18th 34 56 - - - - -
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 44 7th 10 17th 38 - - - - -
2007/08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 62 10 14th 24 42 - - - - -
2008/09 Calgary Flames NHL 58 21st 19th 40 70 5 1 0 1 22nd
2009/10 Calgary Flames NHL 73 27 31 58 88 - - - - -
2010/11 Calgary Flames NHL 80 27 23 50 42 - - - - -
2011/12 Calgary Flames NHL 38 13 3 16 41 - - - - -
2011/12 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 38 5 3 8th 27 - - - - -
2012/13 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 27 7th 6th 13 32 5 2 1 3 10
2013/14 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 63 9 7th 16 32 17th 8th 3 11 27
2014/15 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 13 0 2 2 6th - - - - -
2014/15 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4th 2 2 4th 4th - - - - -
2014/15 Anaheim Ducks NHL 30th 2 6th 8th 12 - - - - -
2014/15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 8th 4th 0 4th 4th - - - - -
2015/16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 49 3 5 8th 38 - - - - -
2016/17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 12 6th 18th 56 - - - - -
NCAA overall 152 57 40 97 172
AHL total 83 35 29 64 109 6th 1 0 1 8th
NHL overall 725 163 153 316 584 27 11 4th 15th 59

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2010 Canada WM 7th place 7th 1 1 2 14th
2018 Canada Olympia Bronze medal 6th 3 1 4th 2
Men overall 13 4th 2 6th 16

( 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 )

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personal data
SURNAME Bourque, René
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bourque, Rene; Bourque, René Gary Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Lac La Biche , Alberta , Canada