Rene Bourque
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| Born |
December 10, 1981 Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Rene Gary Wayne Bourque (born December 10, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Bourque was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent in 2004 and made his NHL debut in 2005–06. He spent three years in Chicago before a 2008 trade sent him to the Calgary Flames where he established himself as a key offensive player. He was traded to the Montreal Canadiens before stints with the Anaheim Ducks and Columbus Blue Jackets.
Bourque is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he played four seasons of hockey and served as a co-captain in his senior year. He turned professional in 2004 when he joined the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's rookie of the year in 2004–05 before beginning his NHL career. Bourque has played for the Canadian national team at the 2010 IIHF World Championship.
Of Métis heritage, Bourque has initiated several charitable causes dedicated to encouraging aboriginal children and helping youth from rural Northern Alberta afford the cost of playing hockey.
Bourque was born December 10, 1981 and spent his early childhood in Edmonton. His father, Gary, works in the Canadian oil patch near Fort McMurray, while his mother, Barbara, is a social worker in Lac La Biche. Bourque has a fraternal twin sister, Chantal, and two elder sisters, Kim and Nadia, who are also fraternal twins. He is of Métis heritage, and his first cousin, Wayne Bourque, is a three-time North American native boxing champion.
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