Bruce Major Explained

Position:Center
Played For:Quebec Nordiques
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:January 3, 1967
Birth Place:Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Draft:99th Overall
Draft Year:1985
Draft Team:Quebec Nordiques
Career Start:1985
Career End:1992

Bruce Alan Major (born January 3, 1967) is a Canadian-born American businessman and former ice hockey player. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1990–91 season.

Hockey career

Born in Vernon, British Columbia, Major was drafted by the Nordiques in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft with the 99th overall pick. However, he decided to play four years of college hockey for the University of Maine. After graduation he signed with the Nordiques, he spent most of his career in the minors but did play in four NHL games in 1990–91.

Business career

Major is a Certified Public Accountant who currently resides in Topsfield, Massachusetts.[1]

In 2006, he and former Cognos salesman Joseph Lally formed a business partnership called Montvale Solutions, which resold Cognos software. Lally later pleaded guilty to having paid kickbacks to Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Salvatore DiMasi. Major testified under immunity for the prosecution in DiMasi's corruption trial. In his testimony, Major stated that he told Lally he believed that some of the money paid to business consultants Richard McDonough and Richard Vitale was going back to DiMasi. Lally yelled at Major and told him "As far as you know, it's a payment to WN Advisors and that's it." He also testified that Lally "chastised" him for using DiMasi's name in an email and told him never to do it again. Major and Lally dissolved their partnership in late 2007.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1983–84Vernon RocketsBCJHL58 28 36 64 44
1984–85Richmond SockeyesBCJHL48 43 56 99 56
1985–86University of MaineHE38 14 14 28 39
1986–87University of MaineHE37 14 10 24 12
1987–88University of MaineHE26 0 5 5 14
1988–89University of MaineHE42 13 11 24 22
1989–90Greensboro MonarchsECHL12 4 3 7 610 2 2 4 12
1989–90Halifax CitadelsAHL32 5 6 11 23
1990–91Quebec NordiquesNHL4 0 0 0 0
1990–91Fort Wayne KometsIHL62 11 25 36 4818 1 3 4 6
1990–91Halifax CitadelsAHL9 2 0 2 9
1991–92Halifax CitadelsAHL16 1 3 4 11
AHL totals57 8 9 17 43
NHL totals4 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Licensee Information. Division of Professional Licensure. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 27 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820014043/http://license.reg.state.ma.us/pubLic/pubLicenseQ.asp?board_code=CA&type_class=__&license_number=000017991&color=loca&lb=PA. 20 August 2011.
  2. News: Salsberg. Bob. Witness in Mass. corruption case questioned money. 27 May 2011. Associated Press. May 24, 2011.