The hockey world suffered a loss on May 29th 2008 when up and coming star Luc Bourdon was killed tragically in a motorcycle accident. Bourdon was only 21 years old.
Crash cuts a promising hockey career very short
By: Tim Campbell
Luc Bourdon, a promising prospect and maturing defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose, was killed Thursday in a motorcycle-truck crash near Bourdon's hometown in northeastern New Brunswick.
Bourdon, 21, just 31 days after his final game of the AHL playoffs, was driving a motorcycle near the town of Lamèque, N.B., when it hit a tractor-trailer head-on at about 12:30 p.m. AT. Several news reports said it was a windy day in the area.
Links to the story:
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