This road black air-knit gamer by CCM was worn by Ray Bourque during the 1990-91 NHL season. Bourque’s accomplishments are too lengthy to list in full; some of the highlights include: 1980 Calder Trophy for NHL Rookie of the Year, 1992 King Clancy Memorial Trophy as the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution to his community, (12) 1st and (6) 2nd Team NHL All Star selections, 18 All Star game appearances, 5 Norris Trophies as leagues best defenseman and a Stanley Cup which he finally earned in his last season. Only Bobby Orr 8 and Doug Harvey 7 earned more Norris Trophies than did Ray.

Bourque is the all-time leading scorer among defenseman with 1579 points, which also places him among the elite on the all-time NHL scoring list. Ray is near the top on the all time assists list with 1169, trailing the likes of Gretzky, Messier and Francis. He is also the all-time leading goal scorer among defenseman with 410. Ray also resides in the top 10 all-time leading playoff scorers in NHL history. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot in 2004.

Sewn proudly to the left breast is the Captain’s “C”. The game use on this sweater is solid consisting of stick marks, board burns, board paint transfer, fine inner pilling and by our count 8 team-sewn repairs. So what did Ray accomplish during the 1990-91 season while wearing this sweater?  A 1st team NHL All Star selection, an All Star game appearance, 21 goals and 94 points and lest we forget the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman. Ho hum.