Alex Bourret

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 175px
team=Phoenix Coyotes
former_teams =
prospect_team =
prospect_league = AHL
league = NHL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 205
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|10|5
birth_place = Drummondville, QC
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 2005
draft_team = Atlanta Thrashers
career_start = 2006

Alex Bourret (born October 5, 1986 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, currently with the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL. He was a first round draft-pick, 16th overall of the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

His first season in the QMJHL was in the 2002–03 season, where he played with the Sherbrooke Castors. The team moved to Lewiston, Maine the following season. He played the next two seasons with the Lewiston MAINEiacs, where he led the team in scoring in the second year, and was selected by Maineiacs fans as the team's most popular player. Wishing to play closer to home, Bourret asked for and received a trade, as the Maineiacs dealt him to the Shawinigan Cataractes in exchange for Stefano Giliati. In 2005–06, Bourret once again led his team in scoring, with 114 points.

On February 26, 2007, Bourret was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for Pascal Dupuis and a 3rd round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Robert Bortuzzo). On February 26, 2007, Bourret was traded to the Coyotes for a Third Round Pick in the 2008 NHL Draft.

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