Player's Profile
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- Name: Gabriel Bourque
- Position: LW
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Birthdate: 1990-09-23
- Eligible for Draft: 2009
- Drafted: 2009
- Hometown: Rimouski, Quebec
- Acquired: 5th round (132nd overall), 2009
- Playing In: Pro
Gabriel Bourque
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2008-09: In his second QMJHL season with Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Bourque skated in 60 games and scored 22 goals, 39 assists for 61 points. He also added 82 PIMs during the season. In 5 playoff games, Bourque scored 2 assists with 16 PIMs.
2009-10: Bourque played 30 games for Baie-Comeau Drakkar, scoring 13 goals and 25 assists for 38 points. He was traded to the contending Moncton Wildcats, where he skated in 25 games with only 3 goals and 11 assists for 14 points during the regular season. The trade paid off for the Wildcats in the playoffs, however, with Bourque scoring 19 goals and 10 assists for 29 points in 21 games. For his role in helping Moncton to the QMJHL championship, Bourque was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophey as playoff MVP. He was held off the scoresheet in 3 Memorial Cup games, but had a strong showing earlier in the year on a big stage with Canada's U20 team. In 6 games, Bourque scored 3 goals, 6 assists for 9 points en route to a silver medal.
2010-11: Bourque showed steady improvement in his first pro season and was the leading scorer for the Milwaukee Admirals in the AHL playoffs. Bourque skated in 78 of 80 games during the regular season as the Admirals finished first in the West Division. He scored 18 goals with 18 assists and was +10 with 19 PMs. Five of his 18 goals were scored on the power play. Bourque scored 7 goals with 6 assists and was +7 with 4 PMs in 13 playoff games as the Admirals reached the second round.
Talent Analysis
Willing to take the punishment to make a play, Bourque takes a lot of hits and at 5'9 and 180 pounds; he doesn't have the largest frame to absorb that punishment. A speedy forward with some offensive creativity, Bourque's size makes him easy to move from in front of the net, but he's still determined to fight his way through. As is often the case with smaller players, the main question is this: how effective will he be as the defenders get bigger and stronger?
Future
Bourque had a pretty good debut year with Milwaukee, and he improved in bounds as the season progressed. If he plays next season like he did at the end of last season and in the playoffs, Bourque could find his way to the NHL sometime soon. However, he will probably spend at least another year in Milwaukee.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: December, 20th 2011
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