Chris Bourque
Christopher Bourque ( born January 29, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American- Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since June 2013 at the Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League contract.
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Career
The 1.73 m wide winger began his career at the Boston University team in the game operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association before he selected as 33 in the second round by the Washington Capitals NHL Entry Draft 2004 ( drafted ) was. From the Brussels residents of the links Sagittarius initially with the Portland Pirates and the Hershey Bears in the AHL was used, in November 2007, he was first appointed to the NHL squad of capital. Overall, he graduated in four games this season for the capital city, which sent him back to the start of the following season back to the Bears in the AHL. His first NHL goal he scored on December 30, 2008 against the Buffalo Sabres, played a total of only eight games for the Capitals.
The 2009/10 season he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had signed him in September 2009 on the waiver. In December of the same year he also put the Penguins on the waiver list, by the defaulting him the Capitals and again set up in the wake at the hershey Bears.
After the season Bourque signed a two year contract with Atlant Mytischtschi from the Kontinental Hockey League. After eight games for Atlant he left the KHL in early October 2010 and was taken from the HC Lugano under contract.
On July 2, 2011 Bourque signed a contract for one year with the Washington Capitals. The entire 2011/12 season spent the striker but at their AHL farm team Hershey Bears and advanced with 93 points in the regular season the most successful points scorer of the season. 26 May 2012 it transferred the Washington Capitals in exchange for Zach Hamill to the Boston Bruins. During the following season he was both for the Providence Bruins in the AHL, and the Boston Bruins in the NHL used. During the NHL playoffs 2013 Bourque was obliged by Ak Bars Kazan for the following season.
Chris is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque. His brother Ryan is also ice hockey player and was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the third round to 80th position of the New York Rangers.
Awards and achievements
- 2006 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2009 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2009 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2010 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2010 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
- 2012 AHL All- Star Classic
- 2012 AHL First All -Star Team
- 2012 John B. Sollenberger Trophy
- 2013 AHL All- Star Classic
Internationally
- 2006 Best scorer of the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- U20 World Junior Championships 2005
- U20 Junior World Cup 2006
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )