As it seems happens far too often, a young promising sports star was taken from us yesterday afternoon. Luc Bourdon has been beckoned to join the Angels of Sean Taylor, Dan Snyder, and others with ...

SHIPPAGAN, New Brunswick (AP) -- Luc Bourdon received his motorcycle license two weeks before his bike veered into a truck on a winding, two-lane road, instantly killing the rookie defenseman for the ...

SHIPPAGAN, New Brunswick — Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown.

When Luc Bourdon attended his first Vancouver Canucks training camp the coaches were astounded by the raw skill shown by the 18-year-old, and thrilled about the first-round draft pick’s NHL potential.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - The motorcycle crash that killed NHL rookie Luc Bourdon - only two weeks after he obtained his licence - has deprived northern New Brunswick of a hometown hero who was both an ...

Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick. He was ...

SHIPPAGAN, New Brunswick — Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown. He was ...

SHIPPAGAN, New Brunswick — Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown. He was ...

VANCOUVER - The large photograph on the wall at GM Place shows a smiling Luc Bourdon holding up the puck from his first NHL goal. The young defenceman with the big grin and bright future is gone but ...

VANCOUVER - Alex Burrows took a day off from hockey, but not from his thoughts as he gets ready to play in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time. While the excitement is building for the Vancouver ...

"The question for him is whether his tremendous skating and smarts overcome his lack of size. He has exceptional footwork and, frankly, much better hockey sense than his more-publicized defensive ...