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Bourque's career milestones
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1979
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Drafted No. 8 overall by Boston after scoring 93 points (22 goals, 71 assists) in 63 games for Verdun of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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1979-80
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Scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game, Oct. 11 vs. Winnipeg
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Became the first non-goaltender to win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year and be named a First-Team All-Star
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Set an NHL record (since broken) for points by a rookie defenseman with 65 (17 goals, 48 assists)
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Set Bruins records for assists and points by a rookie defenseman
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1982-83
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Scored his first professional hat trick March 8 vs. Quebec
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1983-84
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Scored his 100th NHL goal Feb. 5 vs. Detroit
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Became only the sixth defenseman in NHL history to score 30 goals in a season (31)
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1984-85
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Led the Bruins in scoring for the first time with 86 points (20 goals, 66 assists)
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1985-86
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Registered his 500th NHL point on an assist Feb. 2 in Edmonton
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Played his 500th NHL game April 3 vs. Toronto
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1986-87
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Led NHL defensemen in scoring for the first time with 95 points (23 goals, 72 assists)
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1987-88
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Changed his number from 7 to 77 on Phil Esposito Night on Dec. 3
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Set a Boston record for defensemen with a 19-game point streak, Jan. 16-March 5 (6-21-27), the third-longest streak in team history
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Registered his 500th NHL assist March 24 vs. Winnipeg
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1988-89
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Became the seventh defenseman in NHL history to reach 200 career goals Nov. 26 vs. Chicago
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1989-90
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Registered a career-high six points (1-5-6) Feb. 18 at Vancouver
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1990-91
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Became Boston's all-time points leader among defensemen with an assist Jan. 24 vs. Hartford
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1991-92
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Became the third defenseman in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point plateau with an assist Feb. 29 vs. Washington
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1992-93
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Became Boston's all-time assists leader with his 795th on March 20 vs. Detroit, passing Johnny Bucyk
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Played his 1,000th NHL game Feb. 8 vs. Pittsburgh
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1993-94
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Scored Boston's first successful penalty shot in four years March 19 vs. New Jersey's Chris Terreri
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1995-96
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Named MVP of the All-Star Game, held in Boston on Jan 20, after scoring the game-winning goal with 37.3 seconds remaining
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1996-97
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Became Boston's all-time leading scorer with his 1,340 point, the game-winning goal in a three-point effort at Tampa Bay on Feb. 1. Had tied Johnny Bucyk's team record of 1339 with a shorthanded goal Jan. 30 at Florida
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Became the only the fifth player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 career assists mark March 27 vs. the N.Y. Islanders and the only player to do it with one team
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1997-98
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Was assessed the first game misconduct of his career Jan. 29 vs. Pittsburgh
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1998-99
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Registered his 1,050th career assist in a three assist effort Dec. 19 vs. Detroit, passing Gordie Howe for third all time
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Played in his 1,437 game in a Bruins uniform at Buffalo on March 13, becoming the team's all-time games played leader
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1999-2000
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Became just the third player in NHL history to record 1,100 assists Dec. 17 at Atlanta and the only player to do it with one team
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Became the fifth player in NHL history to play in four decades
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Became the fifth player in NHL history to reach 1,500 games played Jan. 19 at Atlanta
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Recorded his 1,495th NHL point Jan. 8 vs. the N.Y. Islanders, passing Mario Lemieux for ninth on the NHL's all-time points list
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Scored his 1,500th NHL point on a goal Feb. 11 at the N.Y. Rangers
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Scored his 397th career goal March 10 at Edmonton, passing Paul Coffey as the NHL's all-time leader among defensemen
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Scored his 400th NHL goal March 18 vs. Detroit
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Traded with Dave Andreychuk to Colorado on March 6 for Brian Rolston, Sami Pahlsson, Martin Grenier and a first-round pick in 2000 (Martin Samuelsson)
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2000-01
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Registered his 1,528th point Oct. 25 vs. Nashville, passing Paul Coffey as the NHL's all-time leader among defensemen
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Registered his 1,137 assist Dec. 21 vs. L.A. Kings, passing Paul Coffey for second place on the NHL's all-time assists list and first among defensemen
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Voted to the All-Star Game for the 19th consecutive season, passing Wayne Gretzky for the league record
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Played in his 1,600 NHL game March 11 vs. Dallas, joining Larry Murphy and Gordie How as the only players to reach the milestone
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Won his first Stanley Cup on June 9 in a 3-1 win over New Jersey in Game 7
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Awards
Calder Trophy (NHL's outstanding rookie): 1979
Norris Trophy (NHL's outstanding defenseman): 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994
King Clancy trophy (leadership, humanitarian contributions): 1992
Played in NHL All-Star Game: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
NHL First All-Star Team: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
NHL Second All-Star Team: 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995
International competition
Canada Cup: 1981, 1984, 1987
Olympics: 1998 (Team Canada)
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