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Ray Bourque

Canadian ice hockey player

PersonAge 65humanQ715566

Also known as Raymond Jean Bourque

Born: December 28, 1960
Birthplace: Saint-Laurent
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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Height: 180 cm

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Raymond Jean Bourque 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, with a record 13 on the first-team and six on the second-team.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

22 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1979–80	BOS	80	17	48	65	52	73	3	2	1	185	9.2
1980–81	BOS	67	27	29	56	29	96	9	1	6	207	13.0
1981–82	BOS	65	17	49	66	21	51	4	0	2	211	8.1
1982–83	BOS	65	22	51	73	49	20	7	0	5	205	10.7
1983–84	BOS	78	31	65	96	51	57	12	1	5	343	9.0
1984–85	BOS	73	20	66	86	30	53	10	1	1	333	6.0
1985–86	BOS	74	19	58	77	17	68	11	0	3	289	6.6
1986–87	BOS	78	23	72	95	44	36	6	1	3	334	6.9
1987–88	BOS	78	17	64	81	34	72	7	1	5	344	4.9
1988–89	BOS	60	18	43	61	20	52	6	0	0	243	7.4
1989–90	BOS	76	19	65	84	31	50	8	0	3	310	6.1
1990–91	BOS	76	21	73	94	33	75	7	0	3	323	6.5
1991–92	BOS	80	21	60	81	11	56	7	1	2	334	6.3
1992–93	BOS	78	19	63	82	38	40	8	0	7	330	5.8
1993–94	BOS	72	20	71	91	26	58	10	3	1	386	5.2
1994–95	BOS	46	12	31	43	3	20	9	0	2	210	5.7
1995–96	BOS	82	20	62	82	31	58	9	2	2	390	5.1
1996–97	BOS	62	19	31	50	-11	18	8	1	3	230	8.3
1997–98	BOS	82	13	35	48	2	80	9	0	3	264	4.9
1998–99	BOS	81	10	47	57	-7	34	8	0	3	262	3.8
1999–2000	BOS, COL	79	18	34	52	-2	26	13	0	0	260	6.9
2000–01	COL	80	7	52	59	25	48	2	2	0	216	3.2
Career		1,612	410	1,169	1,579	527	1,141	173	16	60	6,209	6.6

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Boston Bruins
Colorado Avalanche
Child: Chris Bourque
Ryan Bourque
Given name: Raymond
Participant in: 1998 Winter Olympics
Awards: Stanley Cup
Lester Patrick Trophy(2003)
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1.records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/lester-patrick-trophy
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James Norris Memorial Trophy(1994)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=10
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King Clancy Memorial Trophy(1992)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24933
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=7
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James Norris Memorial Trophy(1991)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=10
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James Norris Memorial Trophy(1990)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=10
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James Norris Memorial Trophy(1988)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=10
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James Norris Memorial Trophy(1987)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24942
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=10
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Calder Memorial Trophy(1980)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24931
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=17
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Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
Sport: ice hockey
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Position played on team / speciality: defenseman
Drafted by: Boston Bruins(1979) significant event: 1979 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 8
Mass: 100 kg
Country for sport: Canada
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
League: National Hockey League(1979–2001)
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 1,612 league: National Hockey League
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Total goals in career: 410(1979–2001) league: National Hockey League
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Total shots in career: 6,209 league: National Hockey League
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Penalty minutes in career: 1,141 league: National Hockey League
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Career plus-minus rating: 527 league: National Hockey League
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Total points in career: 1,579 league: National Hockey League
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Total assists in career: 1,169 league: National Hockey League
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Family name: Bourque

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