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 34)
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Nashville Predators
Colorado Avalanche
Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft 132nd overall, 2009
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2010–2024

Gabriel Bourque (born September 23, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He was selected in the fifth round, 132nd overall, by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Bourque also previously played for the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets.

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Playing career

Early years

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]

Junior

Bourque began his major junior ice hockey career with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) during the 2007–08 season. 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

Nashville Predators

Bourque was selected by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fifth round, 132nd overall during the 2009 NHL entry draft. [4] On April 15, 2010, the Predators signed Bourque to a three-year, entry-level contract.[ citation needed ] Bourque spent his first professional season with the Predators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He played in 78 games with the Admirals, scoring 18 goals and 36 points. [5] In his first playoff game with the Admirals, Bourque tied a team-record five points in a playoff game versus the Texas Stars. [6]

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. [7] 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. [8] He finished his rookie year with seven goals and 19 points in 43 games. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Predators on September 14, 2012. [9] The following season, the NHL was shut down due to a lockout and Bourque began the season with Milwaukee. He suffered a knee injury in the AHL and was still going through rehab when the lockout ended. Bourque managed to get into 34 games with the Predators, scoring 11 goals and 16 points before re-injuring the same leg and ending his season. He played on a line with Patric Hornqvist and David Legwand. [10] During the 2014–15 season, Bourque had three goals and 13 points in 69 games. As a restricted free agent at season's end, he accepted his qualifying offer of a one-year contract. [11] In his fifth season within the Predators organization in 2015–16, Bourque was limited to just 22 games due to illness and injury. He was assigned to Milwaukee to recover from his injury on February 16. [12] As a restricted free agent at the end of the season, Bourque was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain in Nashville, releasing him to free agency. [13]

Colorado Avalanche

Unable to attain an NHL contract over the off-season, Bourque agreed to attend the Colorado Avalanche training camp on a professional tryout (PTO) contract on September 1, 2016. [14] 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. [4] Bourque was placed on waivers and went unclaimed. [13] Bourque split the 2016–17 season between Colorado [15] and the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. [16] He spent the majority of the season with San Antonio, scoring 33 points in 61 games and getting into only six games with the Avalanche. On July 18, 2017, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year extension. [17] Bourque played 58 games for the Avalanche, recording five goals and 11 points. On May 24, 2018, the Avalanche re-signed Bourque to a one-year, $950,000 extension. [18] A key penalty killer for the Avalanche, he appeared in 55 games scoring two goals and eight points in the 2018–19 season. [19]

Winnipeg Jets

On August 26, 2019, Bourque signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets. [19] In the 2019–20 season, Bourque made the opening night roster for the Jets out of training camp in a fourth-line specialist role. Bourque scored his first goal with the Jets in a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on November 1, 2019. [20] He missed four weeks due to a lower-body injury beginning in November. [21] He returned December 10 in a 5–1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. [22] On February 6, 2020, Bourque played in his 400th NHL game, a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Blues. [23]

Later years and retirement

As a free agent from the Jets, Bourque was without a contract for the entirety of the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season. He would eventually return to the professional ranks, securing a one-year AHL contract with the Laval Rocket, the affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens on June 12, 2021. [24] On July 17, 2022, Bourque was re-signed by the Rocket to a one-year contract extension, [25] followed by yet another one-year extension with the team on July 12, 2023. [26] He was named the fourth captain in Laval's history on October 9, 2023. [27] In October 2024, after three seasons with the Rocket organization, Bourque announced his retirement from professional hockey. [28]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06Jonquière ÉlitesQMAAA20220—————
2006–07 Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur QMAAA43153550115138162414
2007–08 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 651018283850000
2008–09 Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL6022396182502216
2009–10 Baie-Comeau DrakkarQMJHL3013253861—————
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL2531114372119102918
2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 78181836191376134
2011–12 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL252141623—————
2011–12 Nashville Predators NHL 43712196103254
2012–13 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL1575124—————
2012–13 Nashville PredatorsNHL34115164—————
2013–14 Nashville PredatorsNHL74917268—————
2014–15 Nashville PredatorsNHL69310131050002
2015–16 Nashville PredatorsNHL2213418—————
2015–16 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL40000—————
2016–17 Colorado Avalanche NHL60000—————
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL6110233320—————
2017–18 San Antonio RampageAHL51124—————
2017–18 Colorado AvalancheNHL5856111262020
2018–19 Colorado AvalancheNHL5526810121012
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL52246730000
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL6711172859142244
2022–23 Laval RocketAHL661417312620000
2023–24 Laval RocketAHL43291114—————
NHL totals413406310375366288
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Saskatoon

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg63694
Junior totals63694

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
QMJHL
President's Cup champion 2010 [29]
Guy Lafleur Trophy 2010 [30]

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