Rene Bourque RUMORS & NEWS

Habs Eyes On The Prize "After missing the last two games with "flu like symptoms" and an announcement that he wouldn't be playing in Toronto tomorrow either, fans and media began to wonder just how bad this flu was that was keeping Rene Bourque on the sidelines. Well it turns out that he's actually concussed, which is..." February 26

NHL.com "The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that forward Rene Bourque will be out of action for eight to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his abdominal wall suffered during offseason training. Bourque was expected to compete for a role on Montreal's second line this season..." August 29

Calgary Herald "Rene Bourque's parents were not around Tuesday to watch their son in action. See, the residents of Lac La Biche, Alta., had booked a non-refundable trip to Hawaii months ago — while Bourque was still a member of the Calgary Flames. That's not to say Sonny has not already given them their..." March 07

Montreal Gazette "Nine seconds into his first shift, 1:15 into the game Wednesday night, Canadiens forward Rene Bourque answered a bell that had been tolling for 15 days. There was no doubt - none - that Bourque was going to have to put up his dukes for having concussed Washington Capitals centreman Nicklas..." January 19

Washington Post "It didn't take long for the Capitals' Matt Hendricks to settle a score with Montreal's Rene Bourque. Just 1:15 into Wednesday's 3-0 victory at Bell Centre, the winger challenged Bourque and the two squared off. Bourque, of course, knocked Washington's leading scorer Nicklas Backstrom out of..." January 19

Calgary Herald "With his first post-game sentence, Brent Sutter pounded the nail on the head. "Well, it was certainly an eventful night." Not only did the Calgary Flames win their eighth straight home date — a dramatic (and sort of boring) 1-0 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks — they made in-game news..." January 13

Calgary Herald "When Rene Bourque plunked a puck off Brent Sutter's head during a recent practice, the Calgary Flames coach laughed it off. Jokingly, Sutter said he knew it wasn't intentional — because if Bourque had been aiming for him, he would have missed. Less forgivable is Bourque's latest faux..." January 04

Calgary Sun "Rene Bourque didn't wait long to apologize to former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Brent Seabrook after smacking him in the back during the first period of Sunday's game at the United Center. With Bourque ejected following his major penalty, and the Blackhawks defenceman sitting out for..." December 21

Calgary Sun "The goal is a perfect example of what Brent Sutter has been looking for from Rene Bourque. In the second period of the Calgary Flames 7-6 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday, Bourque was active, supporting his defenceman in the Calgary zone, raced out to the blueline to poke away the..." December 08

Calgary Herald "Go ahead. Take your best shot. Whip Rene Bourque all you want. He can take it. Despite back-to-back, 27-goal campaigns following a career-high 21-goal debut with the Calgary Flames, it doesn't seem the Edmonton-born pride and joy of Lac La Biche can win the favour of Joe Flames Fan or the..." October 09

Calgary Sun "One beefy TV type compared the lengthy slump to a bruin going into hibernation for the winter. Looking at Rene Bourque's stats since early December, it's hard to dispute the analogy. The big winger netted just three goals and six points from Dec. 9 to Feb. 5 — a span of 26 games — before..." February 22

Calgary Herald "Make no mistake: Jay Feaster is happy the Calgary Flames blanked the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 in the Heritage Classic. Big win. Two points. But the acting general manager has to be ecstatic over the performance of one Rene Bourque. The streaky winger checked in with two goals on 11 shots Sunday..." February 21