Rick Bourbonnais

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 seasonPlayoffs 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