Ray Bourque
Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman five times, while finishing second for that trophy a further six times. He also twice finished second in the voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy, a rarity for a defenceman. He was named to the end-of-season All-Star teams 19 times, 13 on the first-team and six on the second-team.
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bourque with the Boston Bruins in 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
December 28, 1960 Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL Draft |
8th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1979–2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Bourque was also an Olympian with Canada and became nearly synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons and became Boston's longest-serving captain. Bourque finished his career with the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he won his only Stanley Cup championship in his final NHL game. In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.