During his third year with the Sound Tigers in 2019–20 season, Bourque contributed with 11 points in 49 games before he was traded by Bridgeport to the Charlotte Checkers in exchange for Terry Broadhurst and Cedric Lacroix on March 2, 2020. Bourque made 4 appearances with the Checkers before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
