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3. Ray Bourque

3. Ray Bourque

This was really hard.  

Ray Bourque was one of the best defenceman of his time, and it was a long time!  Bourque played the most games in Bruins history, has the most Points in Bruins history and leads the franchise in many more statistical categories.  

This is a great player and a legitimate first ballot (which he was) Hall of Famer.  This is a multi-time Norris Trophy winner and a twelve time First Team All Star (as a Bruin).  This man was so loved that the city of Boston celebrated Bourque’s win with the Colorado Avalanche, which netted him his first and only Stanley Cup Ring.

So why number three?

Unlike Orr and Shore, Ray Bourque was never believed to be the bester player in the National Hockey League, and did not take his team to a Stanley Cup win (in Boston).

Still, if you want to tell us why he should be number two (or even number one) we would definitely listen.

The Hall came calling for Bourque in 2004, three years after the Bruins hung his number 77 into the rafters.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Defence
  • Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round, 8th Overall, 1979.
  • Departed: Traded to the Colorado Avalanche with Dave Andreychuk for Brian Rolston, Martin Grenier, Samuel Pahlsson and New Jersey’s First Round Pick (which would be Martin Samuelsson) 3/6/00.
  • Games Played: 1518
  • Notable Statistics: 395 Goals
    1,111 Assists
    1,506 Points
    1,087 PIM
    .99 PPG
    229.2 Point Shares
    161 Points in 180 Playoff Games
  • Major Accolades and Awards: Norris Trophy (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 & 1994)
    Calder Trophy (1980)
    King Clancy Memorial Trophy (1992)
    First Team All Star (1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1996)
    Second Team All Star (1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995 & 1999)
    All Star Games (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000)
    Most Point Shares (1990)
  • NHL Player ID: 8445621

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