Captain Patrice Bergeron announced today he is retiring after playing 19 seasons with the Boston Bruins.
Bergeron was drafted 45th overall in the 2003 NHL draft by the Boston Bruins. During his rookie season, he finished with 39 points in 71 games.
Due to the NHL lockout in 2004-05, Bergeron played for Boston’s minor league affiliate, the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) where he tallied 61 points in 68 games.
He played in the Winter Olympics with Canada in 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi, winning two gold medals. He also won gold medals in the World Championships (2004), World Juniors Championships (2005), Spengler Cup (2012) and a World Cup of Hockey (2016).
He has won the Frank J. Selke Trophy a record six times. The trophy is awarded annually to the NHL forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game.
He won his first Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011, beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.
On January 7, 2021, Bergeron was named the captain of the Boston Bruins.
On April 28, 2022, in the game against the Buffalo Sabres, Bergeron scored a hat trick for his 400th career goal. He became just the fourth Bruins player ever to score 400 goals for one team, joining Bruins Leagues Johnny Bucyk (545), Phil Esposito (459), and Rick Middleton (402).
Bergeron is one of my favorite centers in the league, and I loved watching him play every time I watched a Bruins game on NESN. I will miss him and wish him the best of luck in the near future.
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