Bruins Give Bourque New Deal

The Boston Bruins and defenseman Ray Bourque have agreed on a new two-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.

Terms of the contract were not released.

"Quite obviously , I am totally pleased with the fact that we were able to reach this agreement which will hopefully keep Ray in a Bruins uniform for the rest of his career," Bruins president and general manager Harry Sinden said.

Bourque, 38, is the longest-tenured active player in all of professional sports as he enters his 20th season in 1998-99, according to the team.

The new contract runs through the 2000 season.

Bourque holds team records with 1,036 assists and 1,411 points.

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