Ray Bourque
| Ray Bourque | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Bourque at Fenway Park in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
December 28, 1960 Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft |
8th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1979–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player. He holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman five times, while finishing second for that trophy a further six times. He also twice finished second in the voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy, a rarity for a defenceman. He was named to the end-of-season All-Star teams 19 times (second only to Gordie Howe's 21 selections), with a record 13 on the first-team and six on the second-team.
Bourque became nearly synonymous with the Boston Bruins franchise, for which he played 21 seasons and became Boston's longest-serving captain. Bourque finished his career with the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he won his only Stanley Cup championship in his final NHL game. He is often considered one of the best offensive defenseman in NHL history, and in 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players. Following his retirement his #77 was retired by both the Bruins and the Avalanche. Bourque also played with Canada for three Canada Cups and in the 1998 Winter Olympics, the latter being the first time that active NHL players were eligible to participate.
Since his retirement Bourque has been involved in many philanthropic activities in the New England area and also owns an Italian restaurant in Boston.