 He played four NHL games total before being reassigned to Hershey in February 2008.Bourque scored his first NHL goal on December 30, 2008, against the Buffalo Sabres.In the 2009–10 season, he was claimed off of waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 30, 2009, and recorded his first NHL assist on October 28, 2009 in a 6–1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.