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Ray Bourque

1960 - Today

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Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenceman five times, while finishing second for that trophy a further six times. He also twice finished second in the voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy, a rarity for a defenceman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Bourque is the 16th most popular hockey player (up from 135th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Canada (up from 821st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Ray Bourque ranks 16 out of 676. Before him are Phil Esposito, Stan Mikita, Mario Lemieux, Lal Bokhari, Jiří Holík, and Bobby Hull. After him are Viacheslav Fetisov, Henri Richard, Jari Kurri, Alexander Ovechkin, Bobby Orr, and Karel Hartmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ray Bourque ranks 170. Before him are Jan Wouters, Rob Marshall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, Jon Huntsman Jr., and Boris Pistorius. After him are Andrés Gómez, Richard Sammel, Yu Hua, Reed Hastings, Hiam Abbass, and Rimas Kurtinaitis.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ray Bourque ranks 271 out of 1,622. Before him are Kenneth Welsh (1942), Earl Thomson (1895), Gerald Bull (1928), John Murray (1841), John Kricfalusi (1955), and Michael Bublé (1975). After him are Michael Wincott (1958), Terry Fox (1958), Agnes Martin (1912), Henri Richard (1936), Lawrence Stroll (1959), and Colleen Dewhurst (1924).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Ray Bourque ranks 7. Before him are Wayne Gretzky (1961), Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), Phil Esposito (1942), Mario Lemieux (1965), and Bobby Hull (1939). After him are Henri Richard (1936), Bobby Orr (1948), Jacques Plante (1929), Georges Vézina (1887), Guy Lafleur (1951), and Ernie Collett (1895).

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