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Christopher Ray Bourque (born January 29, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player in the Washington Capitals organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bourque was drafted by the Capitals, 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Bourque was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Topsfield, Massachusetts. ==Playing career== Bourque graduated from Cushing Academy in 2004. While there, he was close friends with Keith Yandle. He was drafted 33rd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL), and played for the Portland Pirates and Hershey Bears before being called up to the NHL in November 2007.〔Dupont, Kevin Paul. (Son rises in Washington ), ''The Boston Globe''. Published November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2008.〕 He played 4 NHL games total before being reassigned to Hershey in February 2008. Bourque scored his first NHL goal on December 30, 2008, against the Buffalo Sabres. In the 2009–10 season, He was claimed off of waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 30, 2009, and recorded his first NHL assist on October 28, 2009 in a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. On December 5, 2009, he was waived by the Penguins and re-claimed by his former team, the Washington Capitals. He was then assigned back to the Bears where he remained for the majority of the season. In helping the Bears capture their second successive Calder Cup, Bourque led the league in scoring with 27 post-season points to win the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as Calder Cup Playoff MVP in 2010. In mid-July 2010, Bourque failed to sign the qualifying offer extended by Washington and signed to play with Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League for the 2010–11 season. Bourque had earlier signed a two-year contract with HK Atlant, worth US$1 Million per year, but the contract was not binding until July 15, 2010. After a disappointing start with Atlant Moscow Oblast, Bourque left the team on October 3, 2010. On October 4, 2010, Swiss hockey club HC Lugano announced they had signed Bourque to a contract. Bourque returned to re-sign with the Capitals on a one-year contract on July 2, 2011. In the 2011–12 season, Bourque was assigned by the Capitals to the Hershey Bears and led the league in scoring with a career high 93 points in 73 games. On May 26, 2012, Bourque was traded by the Capitals to the Boston Bruins for forward Zach Hamill. Chris scored the only goal, his first as a Bruin, in a February 2, 2013 1-0 road game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. On June 18, 2013, slated to become a free agent from the Bruins, Bourque returned to the Russian KHL, signing a one-year deal with Ak Bars Kazan. After only 11 games, Bourque mirrored his previous short lived stint in the KHL transferring to Swiss club EHC Biel for the remainder of the season. On July 1, 2014, Bourque made another return to the NHL, in signing a one-year two way contract with the New York Rangers. Assigned to AHL affilaite, the Hartford Wolf Pack for the 2014-15 season, Bourque led the team in scoring with 66 points in 73 games and was selected to the AHL first All-Star team. On July, 2, Bourque signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals, paving a way to return to the Hershey Bears. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Bourque」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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