Marc Bureau

Marc Joseph Denis Bureau (born May 19, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers.

Career In his prime, Bureau was considered in the upper echelon of defensive centres in the NHL. Never drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames after scoring 54 goals for the Longueuil Chevaliers in 1986–87. With Calgary's logjam at the centre position, Bureau was traded to Minnesota for a third round choice (Sandy McCarthy) in 1991. He was claimed by the newly formed Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, where he would enjoy his most successful years in the NHL. In 1995 he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for veteran forward Brian Bellows.

Bureau was injured in practice as a member of the AHL's Saint John Flames in October 2000 and did not play again.

Bureau was a frequent guest commentator on the V nightly sports show L'attaque à 5.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 56 6 16 22 14 — — — — — 1984–85 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 41 30 25 55 15 — — — — — 1984–85 Granby Bisons QMJHL 27 20 45 65 14 — — — — — 1985–86 Granby Bisons QMJHL 19 6 17 23 36 — — — — — 1985–86 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 44 30 45 75 33 9 3 7 10 10 1986–87 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 66 54 58 112 68 20 17 20 37 12 1987–88 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 69 7 20 27 86 7 0 3 3 8 1988–89 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 76 28 36 64 119 14 7 5 12 31 1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1989–90 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 67 43 48 91 173 11 4 8 12 45 1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 54 40 48 88 101 — — — — — 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 0 6 6 4 23 3 2 5 20 1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 7 2 8 10 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 46 6 4 10 50 5 0 0 0 14 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63 10 21 31 111 — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 75 8 7 15 30 — — — — — 1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 48 2 12 14 30 — — — — — 1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 3 7 10 46 6 1 1 2 4 1996–97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 43 6 9 15 16 — — — — — 1997–98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 74 13 6 19 12 10 1 2 3 6 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 4 6 10 10 6 0 2 2 2 1999–00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 54 2 2 4 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 9 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 17 4 7 11 13 — — — — — NHL totals 567 55 83 138 327 50 5 7 12 46