1998-99: Moved into third place on the NHL's all-time assist list passing Gordie Howe with his 1,050th career assist in a three-assist effort Dec. 19 vs. DET...
Became the Bruins' all-time leader in GP with his 1,437th game as a Bruin March 13 in Buffalo...
Was just the tenth player in NHL history and third active to play 1,400 NHL games when he reached that milestone 12/17 vs. OTT...
Third overall among NHL defensemen in scoring...
It was the 20th consecutive season he had scored 10-or-more goals...
Was fourth overall in the NHL in power play assists (31) and sixth overall in power play points (39)...
Had 13 multiple-point games, including two three-assist efforts...
Had a six-game point streak 3/17-27 (3g/4a)...
Had a five-game assist streak 2/6-13 (7a)...
Named NHL Player of the Week for Dec. 14-20 (4a, 3 GP...
Named a starter for the North American team in the 1999 NHL All-Star Game, his NHL record 12th start...
Missed one game with hip flexor strain...
Finalist for the Norris Trophy...
Finished second in the team's playoff scoring race...
Played 53:26 of a possible 94:45 in the double overtime game five of the Conference Quarterfinal series vs. CAR.

1997-98: Had two three-game point streaks, 10/21-25 (2g/2a) and 2/26-3/1 (1g/3a)...
Had points in consecutive games on 11 other occasions...
Received the first game misconduct of his career 1/29 vs. PIT...
Played his 1,300th NHL game Oct. 21 in Edmonton...
Recorded his 1,400th NHL point with an assist Mar..14 vs. NYR...
Scored 10+ goals for the 19th consecutive season...
Finished tenth overall in the league in power play points (9g/21a)...
One of five Bruins to play in all 82 games.

1996-97: Had 13 multi-point games, including two three-point efforts...
Became Boston's all-time leading scorer with his 1,340th career point, 2/1 at T.B. , breaking John Bucyk's mark of 1,339, tied the scoring mark with a SH goal1/30 at FLA...
Became only the fifth player in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Paul Coffey) to reach the 1,000 career assists milestone Mar. 27 vs. NYI and was the first to record each assist with the seame team...
Netted the GW goal at 19:24 of the third period 1/4 vs. DAL and scored the GT goal at 19:39 of the third period 3/1 vs. PHI...
Had two five-game point streaks, 1/22-2/1 (4a/4g) and 2/24-3/ 6 (4g/3a)...
Had a four-game goal streak from 1/23-2/1 (4g)...
Missed 20 games with injuries.

1995-96: Had 23 multi-point games, including one multi-goal, 17 multi-assist and two four-point games...
Had an eight-game point streak 10/12-11/2 (4g/6a)...
Had two five-game assist/point streaks,1/16-28 (1g/7a)) and 3/ 21-31 (1g/9a)...
Was on the ice for 62 of Boston's 68 power play goals scored (91.2%)...
Played his 1,200th NHL game Feb. 15 at CHI and recorded his 1,300th NHL point Mar. 23 vs. the NYR...
Played in every regular season and playoff game for the first time in his career...
Scored the GW goal with 38 seconds remaining in regulation in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game in Boston Jan. 20, earning MVP honors in the game.

1994-95: Had a four-game goal streak (3/4-9) and five-game point streak 3/2-9 (4g/6a)...
Had a four-game point streak 1/30-2/7 (2g/5a), including two-point efforts in three straight games Feb. 2-7...
Had points in 27 of 46 games...
Had 14 multi-point games, including two three-assist efforts...
Became only the second defenseman and seventh player in NHL history to record 900 NHL assists with the first of two Mar. 30 at NYI...
Recorded his 1,200th NHL point with his second assist Feb. 7 vs. MTL.

1993-94: Led all NHL defensemen in scoring, despite missing the last 11 games of the regular season with a knee injury...
Had three consecutive three-assist nights Mar. 3-7...
Had a seven-game point streak from 1/11-25 (2g/6a)...
Had two six-game point streaks,11/27-12/9 (1g/8a) and 12/12-27 (5g/6a)...
Had points in 63 of his 72 games... Reached the 20-goal mark for the eighth time in his career and the 90+ points plateau for the fourth time...
Was on ice for 175 of Boston's 249 goals at the time of his injury (70.3%), including 79 of 80 PP goals scored...
Had 25 multiple-point games, including points in consecutive games on nine straight Boston goals with five assists Jan. 2 vs. WSH and a 1-3=4 effort Jan. 6 vs. WPG...
Scored Boston's first successful penalty shot in four years Mar.19 vs. NJ's Chris Terreri...
Became only the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 300 career goals milestone Dec. 19 at FLA passing Denis Potvin into second on the NHL's list of career goals by a blueliner.

1992-93: Named a First Team All-Star, his 14th consecutive All-Star berth and the most selections of any active player...
Became Boston's all-time career assist leader, passing John Bucyk with his 795th career Bruins assist Mar. 20 vs. DET...
Became only the second defenseman in NHL history to record 800 NHL assists Apr. 3 vs. BUF...
Had a 13-game point streak 3/11-4/4 (5g/15a)...
Had four five-game point streaks as well...
Had 13 multi-assist and 21 multi-point games, including two four-point efforts...
Led the team in plus/minus at +38, third overall in the NHL in that category...
A Norris Trophy finalist.

1991-92: Became only the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 1,000 NHL points milestone with an assist Feb. 29 vs. WSH...
Became only the fourth blueliner to record 700 NHL assists Nov. 23 vs. BUF...
Became Boston's all-time leading goal scorer among defensemen Jan. 22 at TOR...
Moved into second place on the club's all-time points list...
Led the team in assists, plus/minus and won his fifth team scoring title...
Was the only Bruin to play in all 80 games...
Had 21 multiple-point games, and five three-point nights...
Was held without a point in three straight games just once...
Had a six-game point streak 11/4-16 (2g/8a) and two five-game point streaks ...
Missed three playoff games with a broken finger.

1990-91: Won his fourth team scoring title and was second overall in scoring among NHL defensemen...
Became Boston's all-time leading scorer among defensemen with an assist Jan. 24 vs. HFD...
Had 19 shots on goal Mar. 21 vs. Quebec's Ron Tugnutt as the team recorded 73 SOG...
Had a ten-game assist/point streak 2/23-3/17 2g/16a)...
Had a seven-game point streak from 1/10-24 (2g/10a)...
Had 28 multiple-point games, including three four-point efforts and seven three-point nights...
Had a four-game goal streak 3/21-26 (4g)...
Posted 7g/24a in 16 of his last 17 regular season games...
Missed four games with a shoulder injury...
Had two five-game point streaks in the playoffs, 4/3-11 (2g/6a) and 4/17-25 (2g/5a)...
Had points in 16 of 19 post-season games...
Became Boston's all-time leading playoff scorer with an assist Apr. 21 in MTL.

1989-90: Runner-up in Hart Trophy balloting as league MVP in the closest balloting in league history...
Had a seven-game assist streak from 10/11-26 (12a)...
Led NHL defensemen in playoff scoring...
Had 23 multi-point games, including a career-high (1g/5a) Feb. 18 at VAN...
Missed four games with an abdominal strain...
Missed four games in the Adams Division semi-final with a hip bruise, returning to play game seven as Boston won the series over HFD...
Had six multiple-point playoff games.

1988-89: Became the seventh defenseman in NHL history to score 200 goals in his career in hitting that mark Nov. 26 vs. CHI...
Missed 20 games with a knee injury...
Took an unsuccessful penalty shot at the NY Rangers' John Vanbiesbrouck on Nov. 11...
Had 14 multiple-point games, including two four-point games.

1987-88: Won his third team scoring title...
Had a 19-game point streak from 1/16-3/5 (6g/21a), the longest in club history by a defenseman and second-longest overall...
Changed his number from 7 to 77 on Phil Esposito Night, Dec. 3...
Opened the season with a seven-game point streak from 10/8-21 (3g/8a)...
Had 12 shots on goal Mar. 13 vs. WSH..Opened the playoffs with a six-game pt. streak from 4/6-14 (1g/7a)...
Led NHL defensemen in playoff scoring.

1986-87: Won his second team scoring title...
Led NHL defensemen in scoring...
Was tenth overall in the Art Ross scoring race...
Finished second in voting for the Hart Trophy...
Had a career-high 72 assists, second in the league...
Was a +44...
Had 24 multiple-point games, including 13 three-point efforts and 2g/3a Mar. 29 at CHI...
Nine-game point streak from 2/26-3/14 (4G/11A)...
Seven-game point streak from 12/4-18 (4g/9a).

1985-86: Was third in the team's scoring race...
Had 16 multiple-point games, including a 2-2=4 effort Oct. 13 vs. MTL...
Had two seven-game point streaks, 1/16-29 (4g/6a) and 2/15-27 (3g/10a)...
Missed six games with ankle and rib injuries.

1984-85: Won his first team scoring title...Had a 17-game point streak, third longest in club history at that time, 10/27--12/ 3 (4g/24a)...
Had a ten-game assist streak 11/11-12/ 3 (13a)...
Held without a shot in only two games...
Finished second in Norris Trophy balloting...
Had four assists in the mid-season All-Star Game, setting a game record for assists and tying the record for points...
Missed three games with a shoulder injury and four more with a knee injury...
Had 24 multiple-point games, including ten three-point nights...
His three playoff assists all came Apr. 14 in game four of the Montreal series.

1983-84: Became only the sixth defenseman in NHL history to score 30 goals in a season...
Was a +51
Led NHL in shots with 340...
Finished third in the balloting for the Norris Trophy and fifth in Hart Trophy voting...
Missed two games with a hip pointer...
Had a nine game-point streak from March 14-31 (7g/10a)...
Had two eight-game point streaks: 12/31-1/16 (2g/9a) and 2/18-3/4 (5g/10a)...
Had a seven-game point streak 2/2-15 4g/7a. 1982-83: Was a +49...
Had an 11-game point streak 1/12-2/ 5 (5g/11a)...
Led club defensemen in scoring...
Netted his first NHL hat trick Mar. 8 vs. QUE, becoming the first Bruins defenseman since Bobby Orr (1975) to net three goals in a game...
Suffered a fractured nasal bone when hit by a puck in a pre-season game and missed the first 13 games of the season...
One of only four defensemen in the league to hit the 20-goal mark (Howe, Coffey, Larson)...
Had 18 multiple-point games, including two four-point efforts...
Had 18 multiple-point games, including three four-8 nights...
Led all NHL defensemen in playoff scoring...
Had seven multiple-point playoff games, including four three-point nights. 1981-82: Had an eight-game pt. streak 1/9-23 (2g/8a)...
Had 16 multiple-point games, including four three-point games...
Played his 200th NHL game Feb. 27 vs. the NY Rangers and recorded his 100th NHL assist Jan. 5 at MTL...
Missed 15 games with shoulder, nose and ankle injuries...
His lone playoff goal came with 55 seconds remaining in the third period of game one vs. QUE for a 4-3 victory...
Suffered a broken left wrist in game five of that series and missed the remaining playoff games.

1980-81: 20 of his 27 goals came in the second half of the season after missing 13 games with a broken jaw...
Led NHL defensemen with 6 GWG...
Played his 100th NHL game Dec. 20 vs. HFD and his 100th NHL point Feb.12 at COL...
Had a six-game point streak 2/4-14 (4g/4a)...
Had 15 multiple-point games, including two three-point nights.

1979-80: Became the first non-goaltender in league history to win the Calder Trophy and a First Team All-Star berth...
Set an NHL record (since broken) for points by a rookie defenseman...
Set club marks for points by a rookie defenseman and assists and points (since broken) by a rookie. More...
Full name: Raymond Jean Bourque...
Vacationed in Bermuda this summer...
Avid golfer Active in many children's charities including the Spinazzola Foundation and Celebrity for Charity...
Hosted the annual Spinazzola Celebrity Golf Classic this past summer raising over $145,000...
Ray and wife, Christiane have three children: Melissa , Christopher and Ryan.

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