#ray bourque

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Help me. I'm finding this extremely sexy 😫

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Ray Bourque

Bruins Defenceman

1979-1980 NHL Rookie Of The Year

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I would like to take this time to ramble about how amazing the ‘00-‘01 Avs were, especially with Ray Bourque.

Ray Bourque was a legend in Boston, and through his career he wasn’t able to get a cup. He was traded over to the Avs with the goal to get the lord stanley.

The Stanley Cup finals were against New Jersey, after the Avs dominated the Blues in a 4-1 series. Everyone was focused on Bourque, everyone wanted him to get his cup. After a tough loss, and a 3-2 series, everyone in the Avs locker room was defeated.

Before game 6, head coach Hartley was standing in the locker room and asked if anyone had anything to say.

After some silence, Bourque stood up and says:

“It’s in your hands. I know there has been a lot of talk about my future. Well, after this, I’m done. I have one or two games left. You will decide how many more games I have left to play.”

The Avs named their mission “16W” for the amount of wins they had to get the cup, which was also the name of the off-ramp to the Devils arena.

They pushed on to game 7, where Roy blocked all but one shot that came at him.

And with that, Bourque was a champion.

Sakic broke tradition of the captain being the first to raise the cup, and handed it to Borque, who raised it first.

so cute :,)

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the boston pride with a fan

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"Ray Bourque" / From the sketchbook NHL Hall of Famers for Dave Kloc's birthday. 2017.

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“if the oilers come back down 0-3 it will be the greatest cup win in nhl history”

…girl PLEASE

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jack will really just drop ‘not to mention your movie star good looks’ to brick and you know what he’s right, hot old man rights

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listen up i got a important message

QUINTIN JEROME HAS 60 ASSISTS 🤩

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Sidney Crosby's last assist was point No. 1,580 in his career, surpassing Ray Bourque for 11th all-time in the NHL. I didn't see which teammate grabbed it but one of them got the puck for him

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I don’t know why but It’s so funny to me when players get called by just their first names

something about Brick and Judd just referring to Ray Bourque as Raymond killed me

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Canucks: Quinn Hughes looking, talking, playing like true captain material

'For me, there are the assists, but he’s a terrific leader. He has been one of our best when it comes to being vocal. I haven’t really seen a bad game out of him. He’s very consistent.' — Rick Tocchet on Quinn Hughes.

Don’t let that boyish look fool you.

Aside from the obvious with multi-talented defenceman Quinn Hughes — sublime edge work to spin away from frustrated forecheckers, laser-like passes to trigger the transition and orchestrating the power play like a conductor — there’s also a growing and noticeable maturity.

It speaks of captain material.

Hughes is the product of a rich family sporting lineage and his respect, dedication and professionalism are building blocks in what is already a remarkable record-setting career with the Vancouver Canucks.

When Hughes, 23, and Elias Pettersson, 24, were promoted to the leadership group following the All-Star Game and donned an ‘A’ as alternate captains, along with J.T. Miller, 30, it was a sign of changing times.

Captain Bo Horvat had been traded and the consensus was to allow Hughes and Pettersson to methodically grow into their new roles and see who might eventually blossom to wear the ‘C’ next season.

That process has been sped up.

Hughes was always an engaging interview with frankness and vast knowledge of the game. It was more evident when he became an alternate and taking his energy and enthusiasm to another level hasn’t gone unnoticed — especially by the coach.

“For me, there are the assists and what he has been doing, but he’s a terrific leader,” Rick Tocchet said following a two-helper effort by Hughes on Sunday that elevated the blueliner to the 60-assist level for the second-consecutive season.

“I’ve been here seven weeks and he has been one of our best when it comes to being vocal. I haven’t really seen a bad game out of him. He’s very consistent. Obviously, the assists are great and his breakouts are incredible.

“That’s why (Paul) Coffey, (Scott) Niedermayer and (Ray) Bourque are great breakout guys and he (Hughes) is climbing that ladder.”

Bourque had a remarkable run between 1986-87 and 1993-94 where he put up 65, 73, 60, 63 and 71 assists. Coffey went even higher into the assist stratosphere between 1981-82 and 1985-86 with 60, 67, 86, 84 and 90 helpers.

Bourque served as captain of the Boston Bruins for 15 seasons and it’s not unusual to see a defender get that honour. This season, Jared Spurgeon, 33, serves in that capacity with the Minnesota Wild, while Roman Josi, 32, is captain of the Nashville Predators and Jacob Trouba, 29, wears the ‘C’ for the New York Rangers.

It’s customary to award your best player the captaincy, but it’s not always the best fit.

arkus Naslund was a reluctant captain because he preferred to let his game do the talking as an elite left winger. He would address the media — and often on a daily basis — but there was never a complete comfort factor because you have to be wired a certain way to answer repetitive and taxing queries.

The same could apply for Pettersson.

His play speaks volumes and the glare of the media spotlight isn’t the favourite part of his profession. It’s not a knock. Like many, he’s more comfortable in a one-on-one interview or small scrum.

So, what does this all mean?

Your captain has to be prolific because walking the walk is always going to beat talking the talk. He has to excel on the ice, play hurt, support the bench and be a voice of reason in the room.

Hughes logs a ridiculous amount of ice time with an average of 25:23 minutes that ranks sixth among all defencemen — and he has surpassed the 30-minute mark on four occasions, logging more than 28 minutes in 11 games.

“I want to play as much as I can,” he stressed. “I feel really good. Of course, some minutes are too much, but if I’m playing well — not lazy defensively and pushing offensively — I know I can play them.”

That’s leadership.

If that isn’t enough, there was one brief but testy shoving match between Hughes and Dakota Joshua that ended a long and draining practice last month on a fitting note.

Hughes got his back up during a two-versus-two scrimmage with the nets in close proximity at the defensive zone. It ramped up the testosterone and Conor Garland stepped in as referee. All in all, it served a purpose.

“For me, I’m trying to be a leader now and I want everyone to get better,” reasoned Hughes. “I need him to be the best he can be. And I need to continue to push myself to get better and push other guys.

“Petey and Millsy need to do that because, right now, we’re not getting enough from everyone and that’s why we’re not in the playoff spot. Everyone is a little edgier now with the way the season has gone.”

Joshua applauded the Hughes moxie because the fight in the mighty mite forced the big winger to ramp up his game in the mini scrimmage.

“That’s what it’s going to take to make this team better,” said Joshua. “Make sure everybody is pulling on the rope and I loved that and seeing him (Hughes) get fired up like that. We could use more of that every day around here.“

Hughes also got a hockey degree in human behaviour by playing with and soaking up the Luke Schenn tutelage. He became and better person and player from that union.

Captain material.

Source: https://www.princegeorgepost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/canucks-quinn-hughes-looking-talking-playing-like-true-captain-material/wcm/9b3c9f08-7442-4c1c-9c1e-7352dc85f9b8

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happy birthday to Ray Bourque!!!! one of the best stories in sports!!!

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In film, if I had just gone into that, I don’t know how you get out of that in your own head. Because yeah, there is a leg up when you’re the son of actors. There just is. Agents are gonna want to take a meeting with you because you’re a good, hedged bet. That’s gonna happen. And there’s a bigger microscope on you, but all you have to do is come, perform, and be yourself. I learned how to be myself when I was playing hockey, so after I played hockey it was easier to be myself because I was like, “Well, if this doesn’t work my way, it’s not gonna work at all.” I have a wife [Meredith Hagner] where it wasn’t like that at all. Nobody in her family was an actor and she’s become a super successful actress completely on her own. I’m married to a person who, when she’d heard that they were filming One Tree Hill in North Carolina, drove six hours, printed out a resume, and stood outside the caution tape to get an extra part instead of just getting an audition, and she’s made a career for herself. It’s a very different path, no doubt, and a lot harder, no doubt. You realize the opportunity you have. And I always thought I could be pretty good at it, so why not?

I always put it in this context, for me: When I went to a Washington Capitals rookie camp when I was 17, I was a good goalie. I wasn’t going to get drafted at 17, but it was a good track and I was on the radar. I get invited to this rookie camp and all these great NHL-caliber players were there, and you had all these questions about whether you’re good enough to be there. You have all these self-doubts, like, “Wow, Alexander Ovechkin was drafted here.” There was a guy named Chris Bourque, who was the son of hockey legend Ray Bourque. Chris was about five-foot-eight, strong, unbelievably talented, but I noticed that when Chris walked into the locker room, he owned the locker room — and not in an arrogant way, just in a he’s-grown-up-in-this-locker-room way. He had no fear or self-doubt. Barry Bonds. Ken Griffey Jr. Patrick Mahomes. You can’t make this argument in sports because it’s all numbers-based, and that’s why I liked sports, but with Chris, I remember that I grew up seeing cameras everywhere, being on the lot. None of those things bothered me and it felt like home. It was second nature and all very familiar, so when I got in front of the camera, I didn’t have that anxiety. You’re gonna have a leg up in that process. Now, what you do with it from there is up to you.

Wyatt Russell

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The Captains Congrats video?!

Ed Sandford? Ray Bourque? Bergy? ALL OF THEM - making me cry.

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Then, there's the flipside of this. Where a player seems better on a new team, happier with their new family, to the point where you can't imagine the team without them. JT Miller, a low rung Ranger made into a central Canuck. Erik Karlsson, looking better in that black and gold than he ever did in teal or red. Dakota Joshua, an undrafted Blues system player, now one of the most beloved Canucks. Mika Zibanejad, did you know he wasn't always Chris Kreider's hockey-husband? Shea Weber fitting right in with the Habs. Sergei Bobrovsky finding his place with the Panthers. Phil Kessel winning his cups, not as a Bruin or Leaf, but as a Penguin. Conor Garland finding his home. Zdeno Chara IS Boston made flesh, full stop. Jonathan Drouin finally where he belongs. Ray Bourque, a lifelong Bruin, making the jump to Colorado, and finally, finally winning his long-awaited cup. Selanne becoming the soul of Anaheim, despite being a Jet first.

something about how trades really do affect players. how it's not just us as fans being crazy or reading too much into it. it's real and it's painful. erik johnson has lacked the hutzpah he once had ever since leaving colorado, as if he could bear landeskog's injury but the second he was forced to leave it all came crashing down. sidney crosby has lost much of the joy he once carried and it's because he had the human, golden embodiment of that joy in jake guentzel torn away from him when he needed it most. dylan larkin shed genuine, heartfelt, distraught tears when tyler bertuzzi was traded away. the penguins still welcome marc-andre fleury to pittsburgh every time he plays there because, no matter where he is, that is his home. pk subban could never return to the same player he was after he was taken from price. trevor zegras is seemingly incomplete without drysdale at his side. brandon duhaime is lacking his connor dewar. bowen byram no longer has his alex newhook to lean on and laugh with. travis koneckny and nolan patrick may never even get the chance to play another game with or against one another. and who could imagine kuznetsov as anyone but a capital? do you really think of pavelski in the green of the stars or do you see him proud in teal beside thornton and marleau? did shea weber ever really stop being a nashville predator? and what about beauvillier, horvat, compher, dumolin, burakovsky, kadri, yamamoto, hornqvist, eberle, o'rielly, barrie, jost, gaudreau, karlsson, carter and richards, martin, and so many others? even wayne gretzky himself went to three teams post trade, searching for that spark he had in edmonton after they made him leave. jagr had eight after pittsburgh. you are not crazy for grieving, in some small way, a player you lost. and they aren't crazy for feeling distraught either. these teams are family. and family is everything, even if it gets ripped apart so easily.