Career
He is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Bourne played collegiate hockey for University of Alaska Anchorage before ending the 2006-2007 season with the ECHL"s Alaska Aces. He was signed the following year by the Utah Grizzlies, going on to score 10 goals and 10 assists in a 17 game stretch, and playing in the 2008 ECHL All-Star game.
Bourne"s writing career began after a serious jaw injury forced him into retirement.
In his first year as a columnist for United States of America Today, his piece on stopping the use of gay slurs in sports encouraged Brendan Burke to tell his story. Alongside United States of America Today, his articles have been featured across brands including Greg Wyshynski"s Puck Daddy, The Hockey News, Hockey Primetime, as well as various other newspapers and websites.
Bourne eventually joined the The Score as a featured writer and stats analyst, as well as an editor for The Score"s hockey blog Backhand Shelf. On November 25, 2015, Bourne left his position at The Score to become an assistant coach for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, working with the team"s video coaching.
Bourne is currently married to Brianna, daughter of former National Hockey League all-star Clark Gillies, and resides in Toronto, Ontario along with two cats, which he frequently tweets about.