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Chris Bourque (LW)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Name: |
Chris Bourque |
Number: |
7 |
Pos.: |
LW |
Shoots: |
L |
Height: |
5-8 |
Weight: |
180 |
Birthdate: |
1986-01-29 |
Birthplace: |
Boston, MA |
Biography
CAREER NOTES: AHL's active scoring leader... Three-time Calder Cup Champion (2006, 2009, 2010) in five trips to the Finals... Six-time AHL All-Star (2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), which is tied for the league record... Two-time recipiant of the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's regular-season scoring champion (2012, 2016)... Served as an alternate captain with Hershey each of the last three seasons... Led Hershey in assists (36) and points (53) last year... Represented the United States of America at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea and collected two assists in five games... Notched his 600th AHL point on 12/10/16... Finished with 60+ points for the seventh time in his career in 2016-17... Led the league with 80 points and won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL's Most Valuable Player in 2015-16... Ranks among the AHL's all-time playoff leaders with 82 assists (first) and 117 points (fourth) in 133 postseason games played (second)... Won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL Playoffs MVP in 2010... Made his NHL debut with Washington on 11/6/07 at Atlanta.
PERSONAL NOTES: Father is Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque and younger brother is teammate Ryan Bourque... Ray is a Stanley Cup Champion (Colorado, 2001) and recorded 1,579 career points with Boston and Colorado).