René Bourque (pronounced BERK,Reh-NAY) (born December 10, 1981, in Lac La Biche, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He is the first cousin of North American Native Boxing Champion Wayne Bourque.

Rene Bourque played junior hockey with the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he made the All-Rookie team, and played college hockey at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Bourque played for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League in 2004–05, the season of the NHL lockout. Bourque set a franchise record for most goals scored, with 33, and also led the team with 27 assists and 60 points. He played for the Canadian team in the AHL All-Star Classic on February 9, 2005, and won the hardest shot contest at the AHL All-Star Skills Competition with a slapshot measured at 99.8 mph. Bourque was named to the 2005 AHL All-Rookie Team, and won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's outstanding rookie. Bourque was never drafted in the NHL Entry Draft, and he was signed by Chicago on July 29, 2004.