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Marc Joseph Denis Bureau (born May 19, 1966) is a Canadian retired ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers.
Playing career
In his prime, Bureau was considered in the upper echelon of defensive centres in the NHL. Never drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames after scoring 54 goals for the Longueuil Chevaliers in 1986-87. With Calgary's logjam at the centre position, Bureau was traded to Minnesota for a third round choice (Sandy McCarthy) in 1991. He was claimed by the newly formed Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, where he would enjoy his most successful years in the NHL. In 1995 he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for veteran forward Brian Bellows.
Bureau was injured in practice as a member of the AHL's Saint John Flames in October 2000. He would never play again.
Television
Bureau is now a frequent guest commentator on V (TV network) nightly sports show L'attaque à 5.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983-84 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 41 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 27 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 19 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 44 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1986-87 | Longueuil Chevaliers | QMJHL | 66 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 68 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 1987-88 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 69 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1988-89 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 76 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 119 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | ||
| 1989-90 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989-90 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 67 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 173 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 45 | ||
| 1990-91 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990-91 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 54 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990-91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1991-92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991-92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 46 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1992-93 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 63 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 75 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1996-97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999-00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 567 | 55 | 83 | 138 | 327 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 46 | ||||