Troy Bourke (born March 30, 1994) is a

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who is currently playing for

EC Red Bull Salzburg EC Red Bull Salzburg is a professional ice hockey team based in Salzburg, Austria, that currently plays in the ICE Hockey League. The club play their home games at the Eisarena Salzburg. History The history of ice hockey in Salzburg at the highe ...

of the

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(ICEHL). He was selected 72nd overall, by the

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, in the

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Playing career

Bourke was raised in Onoway, Alberta, and was first selected by the

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26th overall in the 2009

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bantam draft after a bantam career with the PAC Timberwolves in the

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. In the 2009–10 season, he first played midget hockey in the

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with the St. Albert Raiders and was selected as the AMHL top player before joining the Cougars at the completion of his midget season to begin his major junior hockey career. With increasing his production in each of his first two full WHL seasons, Bourke as a then diminutive sized forward was selected 72nd overall in the

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. As the Cougars Captain in his final junior season, Bourke led the team with 56 assists and finished second with 85 points, however was unable to help Prince George qualify for the playoffs in the 2013–14 season. Bourke was then signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters on March 19, 2014. Two days later, Bourke made an impact in his professional debut in scoring a goal and two assists, in a 5-0 victory over the

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. With the Monsters also out of playoff contention, Bourke finished the season with 7 points in 15 games. On May 29, 2014, Bourke was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Avalanche. Upon attending Colorado's NHL training camp, Bourke was reassigned to Lake Erie to begin his first full professional season in 2014–15. On June 26, 2017, Bourke as a restricted free agent, was not tendered a qualifying contract by the Colorado Avalanche, thus ending his three-year tenure within the organization in releasing him to free agency. With no NHL contract offers over the summer, Bourke signed a one-year AHL contract with the

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on September 26, 2017. Bourke remained within the Crunch organization for two seasons, splitting the 2018–19 season, between the AHL and ECHL with affiliate, the

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. As a free agent with his career prospects stalling, Bourke opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club,

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of the

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(DEL), on May 16, 2019. Following two productive seasons in the DEL, Bourke left Germany as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract with Finnish club,

Oulun Kärpät Oulun Kärpät (Finnish for "Oulu Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish championship title eight times ...

of the

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, on May 28, 2021. Bourke enjoyed a successful season with Kärpät in the 2021–22 season, placing second in team scoring with 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points in 53 regular season games. On June 3, 2022, Bourke left Finland as a free agent and continued his European career by signing a one-year contract with Austrian based, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICEHL.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourke, Troy 1994 births Living people Adirondack Thunder players Canadian ice hockey centres Colorado Avalanche draft picks Fort Wayne Komets players Lake Erie Monsters players Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players Oulun Kärpät players Prince George Cougars players EC Red Bull Salzburg players San Antonio Rampage players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Syracuse Crunch players