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Patrice Bergeron
Born (1985-07-24) July 24, 1985 (age 39)
L'Ancienne-Lorette,
QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Boston Bruins
National team  Canada
NHL draft 45th overall, 2003
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2003–present

Patrice Bergeron (born July 24, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played junior with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for two seasons before being selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made the immediate jump from junior to the NHL after his draft and joined the Bruins in 2003–04. Internationally, Bergeron competes for Team Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is best known as a two-way forward.

Playing career

Early career

Bergeron was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins 45th overall. During his rookie season, Bergeron was selected for the NHL YoungStars Game in Minnesota as part of the 2004 All-Star weekend. He finished his rookie season with 39 points in 71 games. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he tallied 61 points in 68 games. As NHL resumed the following season in 2005–06, Bergeron led the Bruins with 31 goals and 73 points in his second NHL campaign at 20 years old. He continued the pace with 70 points in 77 games in 2006–07.

Concussion

Early in the 2007–08 season, on October 27, 2007, Bergeron was hit from behind by Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Randy Jones. The hit caused his head to hit the end-boards, knocking him unconscious. He laid motionless on the ice for several minutes before being wheeled off on a stretcher and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. He suffered a broken nose and a grade-three concussion, while Jones received a two-game suspension by the NHL.[1] Bergeron made his first public statements regarding the injury on November 8.[2]

On January 19, 2008, the Boston Globe reported that he had been sent on a vacation by Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli and that he would likely sit out for the remainder of the season as his recovery had regressed.[3] In early March 2008, Patrice started preliminary on-ice practice with Bruins goaltender Manny Fernandez, who was himself recovering from knee surgery.[4] He steadily progressed into full contact practices in early April, aiming for a playoff return against the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round, but was held back by team doctors.[5]

In mid-June 2008, Bergeron was reported as being symptom-free during off-season training.[6] He participated in the Bruins' summer development camp, typically for Bruins prospects, with Fernandez,[7] before joining the Bruins main training camp.[8] He returned to action with the Bruins in the 2008 pre-season opening game on September 22, 2008 against the Montreal Canadiens, an 8-3 victory played in "neutral territory" in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[9]

After regular season play began, Bergeron scored his first goal since his concussion on October 23, 2008, in a 4-2 home game loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.[10] On December 20, 2008, in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Bergeron collided with opposing defenceman Dennis Seidenberg and suffered an apparent neck or head injury. He lay face down on the ice while being attended to by team trainers and eventually left the ice under his own power, though he did not return to the game. He was diagnosed with another concussion and placed on the injured reserve. He was released from the hospital the day after the collision.[11]

International play

Patrice Bergeron
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic

Following his rookie season in the NHL, Bergeron was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2004 World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. He notched one goal in his international debut and won his first gold medal with Canada.

The following year, Bergeron was chosen to the Canadian national junior team for the 2005 World Junior Championships in North Dakota. He was lent to the team from the Providence Bruins of the AHL, where he was playing due to the NHL lockout. Bergeron was eligible for the World Juniors the previous year, as well, but was not lent to the national team because he was playing in the NHL. He finished the tournament with five goals and eight assists totalling 13 points over six games, while playing on a line with Sidney Crosby. He scored a goal in Canada's 6–1 gold medal victory over Russia. Bergeron finished the tournament as the leading scorer to earn MVP and All-Star team honours. By helping Canada win gold at the tournament, he became the first player to win a men's gold medal before winning at the junior level.

Bergeron made his second appearance at the World Championships in 2006 and was reunited on a line with World Junior teammate Sidney Crosby, whom he finished second to in tournament scoring with 14 points. Bergeron was once again invited to play for Canada in the 2007 World Championships. He declined, citing that he wanted to recover from injuries suffered during the NHL season.

On December 30, 2009, Bergeron was selected to play for Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was the only player selected who did not receive an invitation to the selection camp earlier in the summer. Many commentators predicted Bergeron would play on a line with Crosby due to his previous experience with him at the World Juniors and World Championships. He ended up as the 13th forward, playing primarily on the penalty kill and in defensive-zone faceoffs.[12]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 70 23 50 73 62 11 6 7 15 6
2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 71 16 23 39 22 7 1 3 4 0
2004–05 Providence Bruins AHL 68 21 40 61 59 16 5 7 12 4
2005–06 Boston Bruins NHL 81 31 42 73 22 — — — — —
2006–07 Boston Bruins NHL 77 22 48 70 26 — — — — —
2007–08 Boston Bruins NHL 10 3 4 7 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 64 8 31 39 16 11 0 5 5 11
2009–10 Boston Bruins NHL 73 19 33 52 28 13 4 7 11 2
NHL totals 376 99 181 280 116 31 5 15 20 13

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada WC 9 1 0 1 4
2005 Canada WJC 6 5 8 13 6
2006 Canada WC 9 6 8 14 2
2010 Canada Oly 7 0 1 1 2
Senior int'l totals 25 7 9 16 8

References

  1. ^ "Bruins' Bergeron taken off in stretcher". Canadian Press. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  2. ^ Boston Bruins - News: Bergeron Press Conference Transcript (English & French) - 11/08/2007
  3. ^ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  4. ^ "The Official Web Site - Boston Bruins". Bruins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  5. ^ "'Red jersey is over now' - The Boston Globe Bruins Blog". Boston.com. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  6. ^ "Bergeron aches - to skate - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  7. ^ "The Official Web Site - Boston Bruins". Bruins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  8. ^ "The Official Web Site - Boston Bruins". Bruins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "The Official Web Site - Boston Bruins". Bruins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  11. ^ "Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (concussion) out of hospital - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  12. ^ "Hockey remains Canada's game". CBC Sports. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-16.


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