Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Bourque i Boston engari i tipu ake ia i Topsfield, Massachusetts, a i puta ia i te Cushing Academy i te tau 2004. I a ia i reira, he hoa tata ia ki a Keith Yandle. I tīpakohia ia i te 33 o te katoa i te
2004 NHL Entry Draft e te Washington Capitals, a takaro hoki te Portland Pirates me Hershey Bears o te American Hockey League (AHL) i mua i te karanga ake ki te NHL i Whiringa 2007. E wha nga keemu NHL i takaro i mua i tana tukunga ki a Hershey i te Hui-tanguru 2008.