About Kaylyn Bourque

Kaylyn’s love for hockey started when she was just 7 years old. She came home from school with a flyer about the Central Maine youth hockey program. She pleaded with her parents to play hockey. Her mom, Cathy, a standout basketball player at the University of New England, had visions of Kaylyn playing basketball, but she could quickly tell Kaylyn really wanted to try hockey.

Cathy and her husband Brian could see Kaylyn’s passion when she talked about playing hockey. They supported her and it wasn’t long before her grandfather helped build a rink for Kaylyn in the front yard. By age 8 she was featured as the Dunkin Donuts athlete of the Month. From age 7-14 Kaylyn was already playing on boys teams.

Over the years, the front yard winter rink expanded to 56’ x 32’ and was maintained by the entire Bourque family. After snowstorms, Kaylyn was always eager to snow blow the rink to get ready to start skating again (see photo).

It’s that type of dedication to the sport that has led Kaylyn to more opportunities for her. In 2018, Kaylyn played on the USA Hockey Development Team in Burlington, Vermont and won a gold medal at the Winter Classic Tournament in New Hampshire.

At the start of her high school career, Kaylyn was named Freshman of the Year. She led the Winslow/Gardiner/Erskine/Lawrence/Messalonskee/Brewer Black Tigers in scoring for the past two seasons and was named to the All-Conference team the past two seasons. During that time, she also played for the Maine Gladiators 16U Tier 2 (New England) in 2022.

In her sophomore year, Bourque was the leading goal scorer in the state with 33 goals for the Black Tigers. She finished the season with 44 points in a COVID-shorten 15-game season. She averaged more than 3 points per game.

Following the 2021-22 season with the Black Tigers and Maine Gladiators, Kaylyn Bourque was selected to play on the 2022 New England District All-Star team. As a result, she established herself as one of the top girls ice hockey players in New England, culminating with a hockey try-out for the U.S. National team. Bourque scored and also registered several assists during the try-out.

In 2022, Kaylyn participated in some of the top hockey tournaments and camps in the country including the Chowder Cup Prospect Majors Tournament. Hockey Night in Boston Showcases, Pro Ambitions Hockey Camp and the University of Maine Prospect Camp.

In addition to playing hockey, Kaylyn is a standout soccer and lacrosse player. She set the single-game scoring record at Lawrence High School with 10 goals in one game. She scored 48 goals in her sophomore year, establishing her as one of the best lacrosse players in the state.

In the classroom, Kaylyn has been on the honor roll every quarter since 2014. At Kents Hill, she has a 93.18 GPA while playing ice hockey and lacrosse.

At age 16, Bourque had earned a spot on the Casco Bay Maine Mariners Tier II U19 team and led the team in scoring. The following school year, she decided to further pursue her passion for hockey and transfer to Kents Hill Prep School in Kents, Hill, Maine.

In her first year with the Huskies, she was the team’s leading scorer and was named the Most Valuable Player. She also earned All-NEPSAC honorable mention honors as a sophomore. While with the Huskies, Bourque has led the team in scoring and the team made the semifinals of the 2024 Vaillancourt Conference Tournament. Following her junior year, she was named and was named to the Vaillancourt Conference All-Conference First Team.

In 2024, she was one of the leading scorers for the Casco Bay Mariners U19, Tier II team that won the State Championship. The team qualified and competed in the 2024 Chipotle-USA Hockey Girls and National Championships in East Lansing, Michigan. Following the national tournament, Bourque continues to get college offers. She has a recruitment video and an NCSA profile and her website at KaylynBourque.com where she can be contacted by college coaches from across the country.

This year, Bourque was also the first girls ice hockey player from Maine to sign a NIL partnership with Rezztek, a stick tape company. She is compensated for using the product and making posts on her social media accounts.

In April, Bourque was invited to try out for the Minuteman Lady Flames in Marlboro, Massachusetts. After making the U19 Tier I team at just 17 years old, Bourque will now play for the Minuteman Lady Flames in the New England Girls Hockey League (NEGHL). The team’s home rink is the New England Sports Center, a state-of-the-art facility with six NCAA Regulation surfaces centrally located in New England.

The Minuteman Flames alumni have gone on to play for Division I, II, and III colleges. Some have advanced to the AHL, NHL and Olympics. Players include Mike Greer who retired from the Buffalo Sabres after a long and highly successful NHL career, playing in 1,060 NHL games; Tara Mounsey, a Brown University and USA Woman’s Olympic Team Star; Bobby Butler, who played in the NHL.

Off the ice, Kaylyn has been involved in her community volunteering at Maine General Medical Center, the local food pantry, the Waterville Humane Society, Lawrence Public Library and supports local youth by focuses on drug-prevention awareness and events. She is also a member of Mission E50, an initiative to increase the popularity and access to women’s sports.

In addition to her athletic and academic achievements, Bourque was the first athlete in the country to complete Pliable’s 10-Step Athlete Branding Playbook, including building her own website at KaylynBourque.com.

To view Kaylyn’s NCSA profile, click here.

To view Kaylyn’s Pliable athlete profile, click here.