Mavrik Bourque
| Mavrik Bourque | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bourque with the Dallas Stars in May 2024 | |||
| Born |
January 8, 2002 Plessisville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft |
30th overall, 2020 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Mavrik Bourque (born January 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 30th overall, by the Stars in the 2020 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Bourque played major junior ice hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] He was drafted 30th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2020 NHL entry draft.[2] On March 1, 2021, Bourque was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Stars.[3]
Bourque made his NHL debut on April 6, 2024, in a 3–2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, and was then returned to Dallas' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Texas Stars, the following day.[4] In the 2023–24 AHL season, Bourque won the Les Cunningham Award and John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's "Most Valuable Player" and top scorer.[5] Bourque recorded his first career hat trick on April 13, 2026, as part of a 6–5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]
As a restricted free agent, Bourque was traded by the Stars along with Ilya Lyubushkin to the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2026, in exchange for a 2027 2nd round pick and a 2028 3rd round pick.[7] He was later signed to a six-year, $33 million contract extension with the Predators on July 4.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Trois-Rivières Estacades | QMAAA | 40 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 64 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 49 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 28 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Texas Stars | AHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 31 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 70 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Texas Stars | AHL | 71 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 156 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada White | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Canada | HG18 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Maverik Bourque QMJHL profile". theqmjhl.ca. Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Stars select center Mavrik Bourque with 30th pick in 2020 NHL Draft". nhl.com. National Hockey League. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Stars sign forward Mavrik Bourque to three-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Stars loan Mavrik Bourque to Texas". NHL.com. April 7, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ↑ Stars, Texas Stars | AHL Affiliate to Dallas. "Mavrik Bourque wins Les Cunningham Award as Most Valuable Player | Texas Stars | AHL Affiliate to Dallas Stars". www.texasstars.com. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ Bourque's 4-point game helps the Stars rally past the Maple Leafs 6-5. ESPN.com. AP. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Predators Acquire Mavrik Bourque, Ilya Lyubushkin From Dallas". NHL.com. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Predators sign Mavrik Bourque to a six-year $33 million contract". Nashville Predators. July 4, 2026. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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