Bourque was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004, his first season of eligibility. His uniform number 77 has been retired by both the Bruins and the Avalanche; he is one of only ten players (Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Red Kelly, Mark Messier, Tim Horton, former teammate Patrick Roy and more recently Scott Niedermayer and Al MacInnis ) whose jersey has been retired by more than one club. His birthplace of Saint-Laurent named the "Aréna Raymond-Bourque" in his honour.