Troy Bourke

Troy Bourke (born March 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was selected 72nd overall, by the Colorado Avalanche, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Troy Bourke
Bourke with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2014
Born (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams		 EC Red Bull Salzburg
Lake Erie Monsters
San Antonio Rampage
Syracuse Crunch
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Oulun Kärpät
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 2012
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Bourke was raised in Onoway, Alberta, and was first selected by the Prince George Cougars 26th overall in the 2009 Western Hockey League bantam draft after a bantam career with the PAC Timberwolves in the AMBHL. In the 2009–10 season, he first played midget hockey in the Alberta Midget Hockey League with the St. Albert Raiders and was selected as the AMHL top player before joining the Cougars at the completion of his midget season to begin his major junior hockey career.

With increasing his production in each of his first two full WHL seasons, Bourke as a then diminutive sized forward was selected 72nd overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. As the Cougars Captain in his final junior season, Bourke led the team with 56 assists and finished second with 85 points, however was unable to help Prince George qualify for the playoffs in the 2013–14 season. Bourke was then signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters on March 19, 2014.[1] Two days later, Bourke made an impact in his professional debut in scoring a goal and two assists, in a 5-0 victory over the Rochester Americans.[2] With the Monsters also out of playoff contention, Bourke finished the season with 7 points in 15 games.

On May 29, 2014, Bourke was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Avalanche.[3] Upon attending Colorado's NHL training camp, Bourke was reassigned to Lake Erie to begin his first full professional season in 2014–15.[4]

On June 26, 2017, Bourke as a restricted free agent, was not tendered a qualifying contract by the Colorado Avalanche, thus ending his three-year tenure within the organization in releasing him to free agency.[5] With no NHL contract offers over the summer, Bourke signed a one-year AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch on September 26, 2017.[6]

Bourke remained within the Crunch organization for two seasons, splitting the 2018–19 season, between the AHL and ECHL with affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears.

As a free agent with his career prospects stalling, Bourke opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on May 16, 2019.[7]

Following two productive seasons in the DEL, Bourke left Germany as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga, on May 28, 2021.[8] Bourke enjoyed a successful season with Kärpät in the 2021–22 season, placing second in team scoring with 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points in 53 regular season games.

On June 3, 2022, Bourke left Finland as a free agent and continued his European career by signing a one-year contract with Austrian based, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICEHL.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10St. Albert RaidersAMHL342726532452024
2009–10Prince George CougarsWHL53034—————
2010–11Prince George CougarsWHL681923422040110
2011–12Prince George CougarsWHL7118385656—————
2012–13Prince George CougarsWHL6315355037—————
2013–14Prince George CougarsWHL6929568562—————
2013–14Lake Erie MonstersAHL153476—————
2014–15Lake Erie MonstersAHL619132222—————
2015–16San Antonio RampageAHL5627930—————
2015–16Fort Wayne KometsECHL9561161679166
2016–17San Antonio RampageAHL749152420—————
2017–18Syracuse CrunchAHL6101270000
2017–18Adirondack ThunderECHL221022321852242
2018–19Syracuse CrunchAHL251566—————
2018–19Orlando Solar BearsECHL3011344518101458
2019–20Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL5013213440—————
2020–21Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL3615193414—————
2021–22Oulun KärpätLiiga531224362671010
2022–23EC Red Bull SalzburgICEHL501101656110
AHL totals 237 25 44 69 86 7 0 0 0 0
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Znojmo

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Pacific U17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 5 8 14
2012 Canada U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 7 7 2
Junior totals 13 3 12 15 16

Awards and honours
Award Year
AMHL
Top Forward 2009–10 [10]

References
  1. Lake Erie Monsters (2014-03-19). "Monsters add Bourke on ATO". Twitter. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. "Monsters 5, Americans 0". American Hockey League. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  3. "Avalanche sign Bourke to an entry-level contract". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  4. "Avalanche reduces roster to 40". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  5. "Avalanche part ways with Mikahil Girgorenko, Siemens given qualifying offer". BSNDenver.com. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  6. "Crunch sign Ty Loney and Troy Bourke at AHL contracts". Syracuse Crunch. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  7. "Restart for Troy Bourke" (in German). Schwenninger Wild Wings. May 16, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. "Casey Wellman and Troy Bourke confirmed to Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  9. "Red Bulls sign new Canadian forward" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  10. "Cougars prospects invited to U17 camps". Prince George Cougars. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
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