Chris Bourque
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| Born |
January 29, 1986 Boston, MA, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Hershey Bears (AHL) Pittsburgh Penguins Atlant Moscow Oblast HC Lugano Boston Bruins Ak Bars Kazan EHC Biel |
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| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2004 Washington Capitals |
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| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Christopher Ray Bourque (born January 29, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player in the Washington Capitals organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bourque was drafted by the Capitals, 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Bourque was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
Bourque graduated from Cushing Academy in 2004. While there, he was close friends with Keith Yandle. He was drafted 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL), and played for the Portland Pirates and Hershey Bears before being called up to the NHL in November 2007. He played 4 NHL games total before being reassigned to Hershey in February 2008.
Bourque scored his first NHL goal on December 30, 2008, against the Buffalo Sabres. In the 2009–10 season, He was claimed off of waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 30, 2009, and recorded his first NHL assist on October 28, 2009 in a 6–1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. On December 5, 2009, he was waived by the Penguins and re-claimed by his former team, the Washington Capitals. He was then assigned back to the Bears where he remained for the majority of the season. In helping the Bears capture their second successive Calder Cup, Bourque led the league in scoring with 27 post-season points to win the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as Calder Cup Playoff MVP in 2010.
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