Rene Bourque Compilation (Welcome to Montreal)

On January 12, 2012, Bourque was traded to the Montréal Canadiens along with Patrick Holland and a second-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft for forward Mike Cammalleri, goaltender Karri Ramo and fifth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.


On July 29, 2004, Bourque signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[11] He was assigned to the Hawks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, for the 2004--05 season. He scored a franchise record 33 goals for the Admirals, also leading the team with 60 points,[7] and was named the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner as the AHL's rookie of the year.[12] Additionally, he made the All-Rookie Team and played for Team Canada at the 2005 AHL All-Star Game where he won the hardest shot competition.[7]
Bourque joined the Blackhawks to start the 2005--06 season, and scored his first NHL goal against goaltender J. S. Giguere in his first game, a 5--3 loss to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.[13] He finished his rookie season with 16 goals and 34 points,[14] good for fourth place in team scoring.[7] The Hawks subsequently signed Bourque to a two-year contract extension.[15] He endured an injury-plagued season in 2006--07, appearing in only 44 games and scoring 7 goals.[14] He was rushed to hospital during a November 12, 2006, game against the Columbus Blue Jackets after suffering a deep cut to the neck from Nikolai Zherdev's skate during a scrum in the crease.[16] The Blackhawks announced that he would miss 3--6 weeks following surgery to repair the laceration.[17] Bourque considered himself fortunate that the injury was not worse, stating upon his return to action four weeks later that he might not have survived if the cut was a couple millimetres deeper.[18]
Just over two weeks after his return, Bourque was again sidelined when he suffered a cracked bone in his ankle on December 31, 2006.[19] He returned to action on February 21, 2007, after missing nearly two months.[20] Injuries again hampered Bourque in 2007--08. He missed time early in the season with a groin pull,[21] then was knocked out of the lineup for a month after breaking his thumb in a November game against the Detroit Red Wings.[22] He remained healthy upon his return, finishing the season with 10 goals and 14 assists in 62 games for Chicago.[14]
On July 1, 2008, Bourque was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a second round selection at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[23] The Flames quickly signed the restricted free agent to a two-year contract.[24] He enjoyed a career year in Calgary that included his first hat trick, against the Ottawa Senators, on December 27, 2008.[25] He suffered a high ankle sprain that sidelined him for the final two months of the regular season.[26] Although he was limited to 58 games, he topped the 20-goal plateau for the first time (21) and scored a career high 40 points.[14] He returned in time to play in the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Blackhawks, though he missed one game in the series after re-aggravating the injury.[27] Following the season, he opted for surgery to repair the damage to his ankle.[28]
Bourque continued to provide offence for the Flames early in 2009--10; he was leading the Flames in scoring in late November when he was again knocked out of the lineup by an undisclosed injury.[29] He returned to action after two weeks, having missed six games.[30] Bourque remained an offensive catalyst throughout the season, amassing a new career high in goals (27), assists (31) and points (58), and a +7 rating. Following the season, he was invited to play for Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Championship. He scored one goal and one assist in seven games for the seventh-place Canadians.[31][32]
Signing him to a six-year contract extension worth $3.3 million per season in February 2010,[33] the Flames looked to Bourque to be a top player for the organization. Though he is prone to inconsistent play, he is considered one of the Flames' top offensive threats, and a player looked at as potentially succeeding captain Jarome Iginla as the team's scoring leader.[34]
In 2010-2011, Bourque played in the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic outdoor game in Calgary at McMahon Stadium against the Montreal Canadiens and become the fifth player in NHL outdoor history to score two goals in one event. Bourque scored the game-winning goal as the Flames won the game 4-0.

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[jnut81]

got to love hypocritical canadian fan base. marchand throws a cheap shot and he is a dirty piece of garbage that can't play hockey and should be banned from the game. bourque was suspended twice in 16 days for cheap shots, but they considering him i a great player and now they will make the playoffs because of him. oh, and by the way, marchand 16 goals and 16 assist. bourque 13 goals and 3 assists. marhcand has as many goals OR assist as bourque as total points.

[corunguneee]

@jnut81 Who the hell said Marchand can't play hockey? You're the first one to bring it up. Bourque is a POS and a dirty player. Bruins have shown that you need guys that can injure others with dirty plays to win the cup. I guess Habs are stocking up.

[jnut81]

@corunguneee a little bit of obvious exaggeration on my part, sorry if you didn't catch that. many people have put down marchands play on other videos. he plays on the edge and steps over the line at times. any true b's fan will say he needs to clean up a couple points of his game. the bruins play a physical game, doesn't make them dirty. and if the b's are truely as dirty as you say, it doesn't make it ok for anybody else to be. 2 wrongs do not make a right. that is being a hypocrite.

[corunguneee]

@jnut81 Bruins play a physical game AND play dirty. Believe it or not, Bruins lead the league in suspensions/fines. Again who said it was okay to be dirty? Like I said Bourque is a POS and a dirty player. Bruins have made teams look for that type of players. Usually it's the Bruins injuring Habs with cheap shots. Marchand tried to take out Emelin's knee but in the end Gill messed up Peverley's knee. Oh which is karma for the whole Bieksa/Peverley incident (google it).

[CONTRAHABS]

@corunguneee EXACTLY!!!!!!

[3KingG]

@nickk1k he didn't hit much here don't think he will there

[3KingG]

@MrElwii you save about 2.7 million dumbass

Bourque makes 3.3 Cammi makes 6.0

do the math

[3KingG]

@corunguneee Bruins rule they're not dirty Bourque is

Flames fan I am

[monster6732]

@corunguneee Bruins have shown they can win the cup with their first line winger concussed. saywhaaaaaaaaaaa

[GTLxBigBird147]

do you know what this deal means...montreal might make the playoffs,,,,,