Gabriel Bourque

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Gabriel Bourque
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Bourque with the Nashville Predators in 2014
Born (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 30)
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Laval Rocket
Nashville Predators
Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Jets
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 under contract with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (132nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Early career[]

As a youth, Bourque played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Baie-Comeau Petit Drakkar minor ice hockey team.[1]

Bourque began his major junior ice hockey 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[citation needed]

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.[4] 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.[5] In his fifth season within the Predators organization in 2015–16, Bourque was limited to just 22 games due to illness and injury.[citation needed]

Colorado Avalanche[]

As a restricted free agent, Bourque was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain in Nashville, releasing him to free agency.[citation needed]

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.[6] 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.[7] Bourque spent the majority of the season with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, scoring 33 points in 61 games.[citation needed]

On July 18, 2017, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year extension.[8] Bourque played 58 games for the Avalanche, recording 11 points. Bourque also scored two goals in six games during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.[citation needed]

On May 24, 2018, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year, $950,000 extension.[9]

Winnipeg Jets[]

On August 26, 2019, Bourque signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[10] In the 2019–20 season, Bourque made the opening night roster for the Jets out of training camp, and in a fourth-line specialist role made 52 appearances, in collecting 2 goals and 6 points. With the season paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bourque made 3 playoff appearances in a qualifying round defeat to the Calgary Flames.

As a free agent from the Jets, Bourque was without a club for the entirety of the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season. He returned to the professional ranks, in securing a one-year AHL contract with home provincial club, the Laval Rocket, affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens on June 12, 2021.[11]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Jonquière Élites QMAAA 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur QMAAA 43 15 35 50 115 13 8 16 24 14
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
2018–19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 2 6 8 10 12 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 2 4 6 7 3 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 413 40 63 103 75 36 6 2 8 8
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Saskatoon

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 6 9 4
Junior totals 6 3 6 9 4

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
QMJHL
Guy Lafleur Trophy 2010

References[]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wildcats Acquire Gabriel Bourque". OurSports Central. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wildcats claim second President Cup title". moncton-wildcats.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Predators sign '09 Draftee's Bourque and Roussel". Nashville Predators. April 15, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Bourque scores twice, Predators take Game 1". ESPN. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bourque accepts try-out offer from Colorado". Nashville Post. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Avalanche signs Gabriel and Rene Bourque". Colorado Avalanche. October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "Colorado Avalanche, Gabriel Bourque agree to one-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Avalanche re-sign F Bourque on one-year deal". TSN.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Jets sign Gabriel Bourque to a one-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Laval Rocket (June 12, 2021). "Rocket sign veteran Gabriel Bourque". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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