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.

Bruce Major
Born (1967-01-03) January 3, 1967 (age 57)
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft 99th Overall, 1985
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1985–1992

Hockey career

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Vernon Rockets BCJHL 58 28 36 64 44
1984–85 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 48 43 56 99 56
1985–86 University of Maine HE 38 14 14 28 39
1986–87 University of Maine HE 37 14 10 24 12
1987–88 University of Maine HE 26 0 5 5 14
1988–89 University of Maine HE 42 13 11 24 22
1989–90 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 12 4 3 7 6 10 2 2 4 12
1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 32 5 6 11 23
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 62 11 25 36 48 18 1 3 4 6
1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 9 2 0 2 9
1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 16 1 3 4 11
AHL totals 57 8 9 17 43
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Licensee Information". Division of Professional Licensure. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ Salsberg, Bob (May 24, 2011). "Witness in Mass. corruption case questioned money". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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