Gabriel Bourque
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Gabriel Bourque

Hometown:

Rimouski Quebec

Currently Playing In:

Pro

Birthday:

1990-09-23

Position:

LW

Eligible for draft:

2009

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2009

Height:

5-9

Acquired:

5th round (132nd overall), 2009

Weight:

185 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

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.