Marc Bureau (ice hockey)

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Marc Bureau
Born (1966-05-19) May 19, 1966 (age 57)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Calgary Flames
Minnesota North Stars
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19872001

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.

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Career

In his prime, Bureau was considered in the upper echelon of defensive centres in the NHL. [1] 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 566162214
1984–85 Chicoutimi SagueneensQMJHL4130255515
1984–85 Granby Bisons QMJHL2720456514
1985–86 Granby BisonsQMJHL196172336
1985–86Chicoutimi SagueneensQMJHL44304575339371010
1986–87 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL665458112682017203712
1987–88 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 69720278670338
1988–89 Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL7628366411914751231
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 50004
1989–90 Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL6743489117311481245
1990–91 Calgary FlamesNHL50002
1990–91 Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL54404888101
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL906642332520
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL728102
1991–92 Minnesota North StarsNHL46641050500014
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL63102131111
1993–94 Tampa Bay LightningNHL75871530
1994–95 Tampa Bay LightningNHL482121430
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL6537104661124
1996–97 Montreal CanadiensNHL43691516
1997–98 Montreal CanadiensNHL741361912101236
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL7146101060222
1999–00 Philadelphia FlyersNHL5422410
1999–00Calgary FlamesNHL91342
2000–01 Saint John Flames AHL 17471113
NHL totals567558313832750571246

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References

  1. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Marc Bureau". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16.