Gabriel Bourque and Ray Bourque both play ice hockey, but they are not related to each other. Fans get confused when they see the same last name.
Gabriel Bourque, 32, is a professional ice hockey player from Canada who plays forward for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League. The Nashville Predators picked him in the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Let’s get to know him better by starting with a few quick facts.
Is Gabriel Bourque Related To Ray Bourque?
No, Gabriel Bourque is not related to Ray Bourque. Ray used to play ice hockey professionally in Canada. He has the most goals, assists, and points for a defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Ray Bourque is 62 years old. He was born on December 28, 1960. He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for best defenseman in the NHL five times and came in second place six times.
He also finished second twice in the voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is rare for a defenseman. Nineteen times, he was picked for the first All-Star team, and six times, he was picked for the second team. He also played for the Boston Bruins for 21 seasons and was an Olympian for Canada. This made him the team’s captain who was in charge for the longest time.
In his last game in the NHL, Bourque won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, the team for which he played his whole career. In 2017, Ray Bourque was named one of the 100 best NHL players of all time.
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Who is the father of Gabriel Bourque? More About Their Family
Gabriel Bourque was born in the Canadian city of Rimouski to a father and a mother. As a child, Bourque was on the Baie-Comeau Petit Drakkar team that played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
Bourque played his first season of professional ice hockey with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in 2007-2008. In the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Bourque was picked by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round, with the 132nd overall pick.
On December 19, 2009, Bourque was traded to the Moncton Wildcats for his last junior season. The President’s Cup went to the Wildcats, who beat the Saint John Sea Dogs in six games. Bourque won the Guy Lafleur Trophy because he was the most valuable player in the playoffs by scoring 19 goals and getting 29 points.
