Rick Bourbonnais

Rick Bourbonnais
Born	(1955-04-20) April 20, 1955 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	St. Louis Blues Chamonix HC Sportbund DJK Rosenheim Innsbrucker EV
NHL draft	63rd overall, 1975 St. Louis Blues
WHA draft	48th overall, 1975 Michigan Stags
Playing career	1975–1989

Richard Ronald Bourbonnais (born April 20, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He played 71 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1975 to 1978. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1975 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Playing career

Bourbonnais played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Kitchener Rangers and the Ottawa 67's. He was selected 63rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the 67's and played 75 games for the Blues across three seasons from 1975 to 1978. He was also drafted 48th overall by the Michigan Stags of the World Hockey Association in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft though he never played in that league.

Bourbonnais also played in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds and Binghamton Dusters and the Central Hockey League for the Kansas City Blues and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. He then moved to Europe in 1981, playing in France for Chamonix HC, Germany for Sportbund DJK Rosenheim and in Austria for Innsbrucker EV before moving to the German lower leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		56	7	13	20	53		4	1	1	2	0
1973–74	Kitchener Rangers	OHA		70	30	35	65	40		7	1	2	3	6
1974–75	Ottawa 67's	OMJHL		64	21	37	58	79		7	1	2	3	6
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL		7	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Providence Reds	AHL		64	18	17	35	96		2	1	0	1	6
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL		33	6	8	14	10		4	0	1	1	0
1976–77	Kansas City Blades	CHL		39	20	24	44	19		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	St. Louis Blues	NHL		31	3	7	10	11		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		40	18	21	39	12		6	3	2	5	2
1978–79	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		74	15	22	37	35		4	0	0	0	2
1979–80	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		49	8	11	19	20		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		6	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Chamonix HC	FRA		32	15	13	28	26		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Sportbund DJK Rosenheim	GER		36	31	31	62	26		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Sportbund DJK Rosenheim	GER		29	13	14	27	8		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Innsbrucker EV	AUT		5	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	EHC Dübendorf	NLB		3	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	EA Kempten	GER-2		15	22	7	29	20		12	16	17	33	50
1985–86	EA Kempten	GER-2		28	30	19	49	46		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Deggendorfer EC	GER-3		14	19	14	33	32		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EA Kempten	GER-4		32	34	41	75	30		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				71	9	15	24	29		4	0	1	1	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database