Patrice Bergeron
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| Position | Center/Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) |
| NHL Team | Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July 24, 1985, L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, CA |
| NHL Draft | 45th overall, 2003 Boston Bruins |
| Pro Career | 2003 – present |
Patrice Bergeron (born on July 24, 1985 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec) is a professional Canadian ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League, playing for the Boston Bruins. His full name is Patrice Bergeron-Cleary.
Bergeron was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins 45th overall. During his rookie season, Bergeron was selected for the All-Star Weekend NHL Young Stars game in Minnesota.
At the end of the season, Bergeron was selected to play for the Canadian Senior Men's team to compete in Prague at the World Championships, where they won the gold medal. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League before heading to North Dakota to play for the Canadian Under-20 team at the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He finished the tournament with 5 goals and 8 assists totalling 13 points over 6 games. He scored a goal in Canada's 6-1 Gold Medal victory over Russia. Bergeron finished the tournament as its leading scorer, MVP (Most Valuable Player) and All-Star team honours. Bergeron is also the first player to win a Senior Men's Gold Medal before winning a Junior one.
In his second season, Bergeron, only 20 years old, finished the year leading the Bruins with 31 goals, 42 assists and 73 points. Following the season, he again played for Canada at the Senior Men's World Championships, finishing 2nd to teammate Sidney Crosby in tournament scoring with 14 points.
As of August 22, 2006, Bergeron signed a $23.75M, five-year contract with the Bruins as a restricted free agent.
On October 3, 2006, Bergeron was named an alternate captain of the Bruins.
[edit] 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 | 9 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 152 | 47 | 65 | 112 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
- 2004 World Championships (gold medal)
- 2005 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships
International statistics
| 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 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | |||
