Gabriel Bourque
Gabriel Bourque | |||
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Born |
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada | September 23, 1990||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing / Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators | ||
NHL Draft |
132nd overall, 2009 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Gabriel Bourque (born September 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (132nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Early career
Bourque began his major junior career with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar during the 2007–08 season. Bourque was selected in the fifth round, 132nd overall by the Nashville Predators during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In his final season of junior, Bourque was traded to the Moncton Wildcats on December 19, 2009.[1] The Wildcats won the President's Cup by defeating the Saint John Sea Dogs in six games. Bourque was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as playoff MVP, where he recorded 19 goals and 29 points.[2]
Professional career
Nashville Predators
On April 15, 2010, the Predators signed Bourque to a three-year, entry level contract. Bourque spent his first professional season with the Predators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.
Bourque played his first NHL game on December 28, 2011 against the Minnesota Wild and scored his first NHL career goal on January 5, 2012 against the Dallas Stars.[3] On April 11, 2012, Bourque scored his first NHL Stanley Cup playoffs goal when the Predators beat the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals.[4] In his fifth season within the Predators organization in 2015–16, Bourque was limited to just 22 games due to illness and injury.
Colorado Avalanche
As a restricted free agent, Bourque was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain in Nashville, releasing him to free agency.
Unable to attain an NHL contract over the off-season, Bourque agreed to attend the Colorado Avalanche training camp on a professional try-out contract on September 1, 2016.[5] After a successful training camp and preseason, Bourque agreed to a contract with the Avalanche in signing a one-year, two-way deal on October 10, 2016.[6] Bourque spent the majority of the season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, scoring 33 points in 61 games.
On July 18, 2017, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year extension.[7] Bourque played 58 games for the Avalanche, recording 11 points. Bourque also scored two goals in six games during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.
On May 24, 2018, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year, $950,000 extension.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 60 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
2009–10 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 30 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 25 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 18 | ||
2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 78 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 25 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 43 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 34 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 74 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 69 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 61 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 306 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 58 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2010 Saskatoon |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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QMJHL | ||
Guy Lafleur Trophy | 2010 | |
References
- ↑ "Wildcats Acquire Gabriel Bourque". OurSports Central. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wildcats claim second President Cup title". moncton-wildcats.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Predators sign '09 Draftee's Bourque and Roussel". Nashville Predators. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ↑ "Gabriel Bourque scores twice, Predators take Game 1". ESPN. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ↑ "Bourque accepts try-out offer from Colorado". Nashville Post. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "Avalanche signs Gabriel and Rene Bourque". Colorado Avalanche. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ "Colorado Avalanche, Gabriel Bourque agree to one-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Avalanche re-sign F Bourque on one-year deal". TSN.ca. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database