Gabriel Bourque
Gabriel Bourque ( born September 23, 1990 in Rimouski, Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since 2010 the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League under contract and playing in parallel for their farm team in Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
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Career
Gabriel Bourque began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior Football League QMJHL, where he was active from 2007 to 2010 for Drakkar de Baie- Comeau and the Moncton Wildcats. In the 2009/10 season won the winger with the Moncton Wildcats, the Coupe du Président, the champion of the QMJHL. He was instrumental in the success by being top scorer in the playoffs and was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as most valuable player of the QMJHL playoffs. During his junior time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the fifth round as the 132nd overall player from the Nashville Predators. For their farm team Milwaukee Admirals he ran throughout the season 2010/11 in the American Hockey League. The following season, he began also with the Admirals in the AHL, but was promoted during the season of the Nashville Predators and used throughout the rest of the season in the National Hockey League.
Internationally
For Canada Bourque took part in the U20 Junior World Cup 2010, where he won the silver medal with his team.
Awards and achievements
- 2010 Coupe du Président - profit with the Moncton Wildcats
- 2010 Top scorer in the QMJHL playoffs
- 2010 Trophée Guy Lafleur
Internationally
- 2010 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 2010
( 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 )