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Luc Bourdon RIP

Posted on 29. May, 2008 by BCXS in BC, Canucks, Vancouver

Luc Bourdon, the promising rookie defenseman, was killed today.  It’s a sad day for hockey. It’s tragic, shocking news and I wish the best for his family. I don’t have much information yet but here is what I know:

According to the press:

Luc Bourdon, a promising defenceman with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in his native northern New Brunswick.

Bourdon’s sister, Eve Bourdon, confirmed the death but declined further comment when reached at the family’s home in Shippagan.

“Luc was a winner, he was a competitor,” said Kent Hughes, his agent. “There was no quit in him. He persevered through a lot. He was a great guy and a great teammate.”

RCMP in Shippagan wouldn’t confirm the identity of the victim but said the driver of a motorcycle was killed at about 12:30 p.m. AT in crash on a road between Shippagan and Lemeque, N.B.

A report said Bourdon lost control of his motorcycle before hitting a tractor-trailer.

Bourdon, 21, was the first-round pick of the Canucks, 10th overall, in the 2005 NHL draft.

He split time this season with the Canucks and the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League. In 27 games with the Canucks, he scored twice but had no assists.

Bourdon was a member of the Canadian team that won gold at the 2006 world junior hockey championship in Vancouver and was named to the tournament all-star team.

He helped Canada win another gold at the 2007 tournament in Sweden.

I saw him play for the Canucks and at the World Juniors and thought he was a great player that just needed time to step into the NHL.  More to come…

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