Texas's Mavrik Bourque Named Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week
Published on December 26, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Texas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 24, 2023.
Bourque scored five goals in two games last week to help the Stars enter the Christmas break with a pair of victories.
On Tuesday night, Bourque recorded the first four-goal game in the AHL this season and just the second in Stars franchise history in a 4-3 win over Grand Rapids. The Griffins had three separate one-goal leads, but Bourque scored three game-tying goals in regulation before netting the winner 39 seconds into overtime. In Wednesday's rematch, Bourque's power-play goal opened the Texas scoring in what would be a 6-2 victory over Grand Rapids.
Bourque leads the American Hockey League in scoring with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists) in 26 games this season. The 21-year-old native of Plessisville, Que., recorded 20 goals and 47 points as a rookie in 2022-23, and has compiled 34 goals and 55 assists for 89 points in 102 career AHL games with Texas.
Bourque was a first-round selection (30th overall) by the Dallas Stars in the 2020 NHL Draft.
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