Ryan Bourque Ryan Bourque ( born January 3 , 1991 ] ) is an American ice hockey forward who currently plays in the American Hockey League with the Connecticut Whale . He is the son of Hockey Hall of Fame r Ray Bourque and the brother of Washington Capitals ' prospect Chris Bourque . He was a 3rd round draft choice ( 80th overall ) by the New York Rangers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . He has won four medals in International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) playing for the United States - a gold and a bronze medal in World Under 18 Ice Hockey Championship and a gold and a bronze medal in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . He is a fast , energetic , tenacious , versatile forward who is considered strong defensively , a smaller version of Ryan Kesler . International career . A dual citizen of the United States and Canada , Bourque chose to represent the United States in international hockey play . Bourque won a bronze medal in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships with Team USA and the following year was a member of Team USA ' s gold medal winning 2009 World U18 Championship team . He scored two goals and had three assists for the 2008 bronze medal winners . He scored 1 goal and had 6 assists in 7 games for the 2009 gold medal winners , and led the team with 32 shots on goal . The following year , he was a member of the USA ' s 2010 gold - medal World Junior Championship team . He scored no goals but earned three assists during the tournament . His teammates on the gold medal winners included fellow Rangers ' draft picks Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider . The next year , he was an alternate captain for the USA ' s bronze medal winning 2011 World Junior Championship team . He once again earned three assists in the tournament . One of his assists came on the game winning goal in the bronze medal game . He was named Team USA ' s best player in their win over Switzerland . He also tied Chris Kreider for the 2nd on the team in shots on goal with 20 . Junior career . After playing high school hockey at the Cushing Academy , Bourque decided to follow in his father ' s footsteps and play junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) rather than play college hockey at the University of New Hampshire . He was drafted in the 7th round by the Quebec Remparts . Playing with Quebec gave Bourque the opportunity to play for his father ' s former teammate and fellow Hockey Hall of Fame r Patrick Roy , who was the Remparts ' coach . With Quebec in 2009 - 10 , Bourque scored 19 goals and had 24 assists for a total of 43 points in 44 games . His 43 points ranked 10th among QMJHL rookies , even though he missed more than 20 games to injuries and international play . He added another 10 points in 9 playoff games . In 2010 - 11 , he scored 26 goals and had 33 assists for 59 points , which ranked 38th overall in the QMJHL , despite only playing 49 games . His 59 regular season points ranked 3rd on the Remparts , and he also ranked 3rd on the team in goals and 5th in assists , even though he missed 19 games . In 18 2011 QMJHL playoff games , Bourque collected 16 points , tying for 13th in the league as of the end of the semi - finals . On March 16 , 2011 , Bourque signed a three year professional entry level contract with the New York Rangers which will give him an opportunity to play in the NHL in the 2011 - 12 season . Bourque was expected to join the Rangers ' American Hockey League affiliate , the Connecticut Whale , for the playoffs after the Remparts ' playoff run ended . However , the Whale ' s playoffs ended prior to the Remparts ' . Professional career . Bourque had an impressive 2011 training camp with the Rangers , leading to his inclusion on the Rangers as the team traveled to Europe for its last exhibition games and the start of the regular season . However , Bourque was assigned to Connecticut before the start of the season and began the 2011 - 12 season with the Whale . He scored his first professional goal for the Whale on November 4 , 2011 against the St . John ' s IceCaps .