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First name needs to be corrected - it is "Rene" not René

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Hi guys - his first name / title needs to be corrected. It is not René, it is "Rene" Bourque - pronounced REH-nee (or RAY-nee) Bourque. — Preceding unsigned comment added by richardscott 198.254.254.171 (talk) 03:13, 15 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Source / you can check a) http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/l_fr/player.htm?id=8471504 RENE BOURQUE (no accent)... and b) yes, the Canadiens website does use accents on other players, example Frédéric St-Denis (http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/l_fr/player.htm?id=8473647)
Note - it has been a common mistake for Canadian media to call him René (instead of Rene), even moreso this year by a few Montréal media. The mistake was even made on a hockey card after which the card company was informed of the error.
Have to admit, that is pretty compelling. Diacrtic-related moves tend to be controversial however, so I'll raise it up at WP:HOCKEY to get some additional input before making a move. Thanks, Resolute 21:16, 15 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
Good eye, should be changed.--Львівське (говорити) 21:44, 15 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Sidenote - before I confirmed/found the source on the canadiens website, my "source" was actually the Norfolk Admirals press man + Rene (REH-nee) Bourque himself in a 2005 interview... thanks guys. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hockeymedia (talkcontribs) 04:36, 16 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

The 2018 Canadian Olympic team calls him "René Bourque". That's pretty authoritative. [1] -- 67.70.34.54 (talk) 10:54, 23 February 2018 (UTC)Reply

Note on Bourque's birth in Edmonton / arrival in Lac La Biche, source May 19, 2005 interview

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Family "I grew up in a little town called Lac La Biche. It is two hours north of Edmonton." Born in Edmonton. Lived in Edmonton until he was seven. "I grew up playing minor hockey in Lac La Biche. When I was 16 I moved out to a private school in Saskatchewan called Notre Dame. I went to school there for my eleventh year. Then I played junior for my grade 12 year with the St. Albert Saints in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Then I ended up getting a scholarship to Wisconsin. I went there and played there for four years." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.254.254.171 (talkcontribs)

Can you provide a link to this interview. All of the given sources say that he was born in Lac La Biche. Per Wikipedia:Verifiability we should stick with what the sources state. --Mo Rock...Monstrous (leech44) 04:37, 15 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
This is an original interview with the player - article was published (in print / not online) in 2005 edition of Canadian Sports Collector, published by Trajan Publishing.
As a follow up - here is a link via nhlpa.com (I used to write the bios for nhlpa.com....) http://www.nhlpa.com/the-players/profile/rene-bourque
Also for reference, the original 2005 NHLPA.com player (rookie) bio that was written by @richardscott187

Rene Bourque is a 2005-06 National Hockey League rookie with the Chicago Blackhawks. Rene (pronounced REH-nee) scored in his NHL debut on Oct. 5, 2005 in a 5-3 loss to the Mighty Ducks. In 2004-05, he turned pro with the American League's Norfolk Admirals after signing as an undrafted free agent on Jul. 29, 2004 with the Blackhawks. He led the Admirals with 33 goals and 60 points and won the Red Garrett Award as the league's top rookie. He finished ninth overall in the AHL goal-scoring race and the team set a franchise record with 43 wins. He scored his first pro goal on Oct. 16 and won the Rookie of the Month honours in January. He played in the mid-season AHL All-Star Classic and won the AHL All-Star Skills Hardest Shot competition with a 99.8 mph blast. Before turning pro, he played four seasons of college hockey for the University of Wisconsin. He scored college personal-bests of 36 points as a senior in 2003-04 and 19 goals as a junior in 2002-03. Before college, he played for the St. Albert Saints in Alberta and Notre Dame Hounds in Saskatchewan. Born in Edmonton, Rene grew up in Lac La Biche, AB. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.254.254.171 (talkcontribs)

Thanks, the NHLPA link is good enough for me. Bourque's birthplace was a concern for me writing the article since logic told me Edmonton had to be it, but every source I could find (this was a couple years ago now) said Lac La Biche. I'll update the article. Resolute 14:41, 15 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the correction. I should have looked there first to find a link.... now/next, if someone can correct the spelling of his first name (no accent aigu :)
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Rene Bourque

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Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?

Yes, each fact is referenced with a reliable reference. I was surprised to see the amount of references for his page. Carterbates (talk) 01:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?

The information comes from a variety of 54 sources. In my opinion, I don't feel there is any bias in the article. Carterbates (talk) 01:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

All the information in the article was relevant. It gives a brief description of his early life, and then continues on to talk about his hockey career. Carterbates (talk) 01:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply