Troy Bourke

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Troy Bourke
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Bourke with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2014
Born (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 27)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Oulun Kärpät
Lake Erie Monsters
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
Schwenninger Wild Wings
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 2012
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2014–present

Troy Bourke (born March 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Oulun Kärpät in the Liiga. He was selected 72nd overall, by the Colorado Avalanche, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Bourke was raised in Onoway, Alberta, and was first selected by the Prince George Cougars 26th overall in the 2009 Western Hockey League bantam draft after a bantam career with the PAC Timberwolves in the AMBHL. In the 2009–10 season, he first played midget hockey in the Alberta Midget Hockey League with the St. Albert Raiders and was selected as the AMHL top player before joining the Cougars at the completion of his midget season to begin his major junior hockey career.

With increasing his production in each of his first two full WHL seasons, Bourke as a then diminutive sized forward was selected 72nd overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. As the Cougars Captain in his final junior season, Bourke led the team with 56 assists and finished second with 85 points, however was unable to help Prince George qualify for the playoffs in the 2013–14 season. Bourke was then signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters on March 19, 2014.[1] Two days later, Bourke made an impact in his professional debut in scoring a goal and two assists, in a 5-0 victory over the Rochester Americans.[2] With the Monsters also out of playoff contention, Bourke finished the season with 7 points in 15 games.

On May 29, 2014, Bourke was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Avalanche.[3] Upon attending Colorado's NHL training camp, Bourke was reassigned to Lake Erie to begin his first full professional season in 2014–15.[4]

On June 26, 2017, Bourke as a restricted free agent, was not tendered a qualifying contract by the Colorado Avalanche, thus ending his three-year tenure within the organization in releasing him to free agency.[5] With no NHL contract offers over the summer, Bourke signed a one-year AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch on September 26, 2017.[6]

Bourke remained within the Crunch organization for two seasons, splitting the 2018–19 season, between the AHL and ECHL with affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears.

As a free agent with his career prospects stalling, Bourke opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on May 16, 2019.[7]

Following two productive seasons in the DEL, Bourke left Germany as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga, on May 28, 2021.[8]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 St. Albert Raiders AMHL 34 27 26 53 24 5 2 0 2 4
2009–10 Prince George Cougars WHL 5 3 0 3 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Prince George Cougars WHL 68 19 23 42 20 4 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Prince George Cougars WHL 71 18 38 56 56 — — — — —
2012–13 Prince George Cougars WHL 63 15 35 50 37 — — — — —
2013–14 Prince George Cougars WHL 69 29 56 85 62 — — — — —
2013–14 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 15 3 4 7 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 61 9 13 22 22 — — — — —
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 56 2 7 9 30 — — — — —
2015–16 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 9 5 6 11 6 16 7 9 16 6
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 74 9 15 24 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 6 1 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 22 10 22 32 18 5 2 2 4 2
2018–19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 25 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
2018–19 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 30 11 34 45 18 10 1 4 5 8
2019–20 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 50 13 21 34 40 — — — — —
2020–21 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 36 15 19 34 14 — — — — —
AHL totals 237 25 44 69 86 7 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Znojmo

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Pacific U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 5 8 14
2012 Canada WJC18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 7 7 2
Junior totals 13 3 12 15 16

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
AMHL
Top Forward 2009–10 [9]

References[]

  1. ^ Lake Erie Monsters (2014-03-19). "Monsters add Bourke on ATO". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. ^ "Monsters 5, Americans 0". American Hockey League. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  3. ^ "Avalanche sign Bourke to an entry-level contract". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. ^ "Avalanche reduces roster to 40". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  5. ^ "Avalanche part ways with Mikahil Girgorenko, Siemens given qualifying offer". BSNDenver.com. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  6. ^ "Crunch sign Ty Loney and Troy Bourke at AHL contracts". Syracuse Crunch. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  7. ^ "Restart for Troy Bourke" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Casey Wellman and Troy Bourke confirmed to Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cougars prospects invited to U17 camps". Prince George Cougars. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2014-09-28.

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