Ray Bourque

Ray Bourque stops me cold every time I look at the numbers. A Quebec-born defenceman who holds the NHL records for goals, assists, and points from the blue line, plus five Norris Trophies and six more runner-up finishes, is not just great, he redefined what a defender could be. In a sport that worships scorers, Bourque made the back end the main event, and finally lifted the Stanley Cup too. I admire athletes who turn an unglamorous role into an art form, and to me Bourque is the gold standard. Sustained excellence like that is rarer than raw talent.

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Name (English)

Ray Bourque

Name (Japanese)

レイモンド・ボーク

Reading

れいもんど・ぼーく

Born

December 28, 1960 (age 65)

Origin

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Height

180 cm

Occupation

ice hockey player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Awards & achievements

• Stanley Cup
• 1980 Calder Memorial Trophy
• 1987 James Norris Memorial Trophy
• 1988 James Norris Memorial Trophy
• 1990 James Norris Memorial Trophy
• 1991 James Norris Memorial Trophy
• 1994 James Norris Memorial Trophy
• 1992 King Clancy Memorial Trophy

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Bourque
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715566

Tags

• Quebec
• ice hockey player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.