American Hockey League MVP Mavrik Bourque will be in the Dallas Stars’ lineup for Game 6 of Western Conference final against the Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque (22) skates against ...

Bourque, 22, made his NHL debut on April 6, recording two shots on goal without a point in 10:56 of ice time in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Dallas Stars centers Logan Stankoven (11, right) and Mavrik Bourque (22) race down ice for the puck during a training camp practice at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, September 19, 2024.

Bourque has built his young career off of making big leaps in a short period of time. In fact, it’s one of the reasons the Stars drafted him with the 30th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.

June 21 - Dallas Stars forward Mavrik Bourque signed a one-year contract worth $950,000. Bourque, 23, was in line to become a restricted free agent on July 1.

The Dallas Stars have re-signed two young players still searching for roles, with forward Mavrik Bourque and defenseman Nils Lundkvist agreeing to one-year contracts. Bourque played in 73 regular ...

The Dallas Stars have re-signed two young players still searching for roles, with forward Mavrik Bourque and defenseman Nils Lundkvist agreeing to one-year contracts. Bourque played in 73 ...

Mavrik Bourque (45) skates up ice during Dallas Stars development camp, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (Matt Strasen / Special Contributor) ...

Bourque was taken 30th overall in 2020, so he has a high pedigree. After battling injuries in his last season of junior hockey, he led all leagues with a points per game total of 2.19.

Wyatt Johnston, Logan Stankoven, and Mavrik Bourque are here to play for the Dallas Stars. That’s been their message for the past calendar year, and Jim Nill has received it, loud and clear.

Bourque’s 18th birthday was in January, meaning he is about 100 days younger than Lavoie in draft-day eligibility. It isn’t a massive gap but development time is a big deal for players his age.