Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Patrice Bergeron was born on July 24th, 1985 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada. He played centre in the National Hockey League.

Bergeron played junior hockey with the Acadie–Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for one full season 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 the 2003-04 season. Internationally, Bergeron competes for Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships, 2010 Winter Olympics, 2012 Spengler Cup and 2014 Winter Olympics. Bergeron is a member of the Triple Gold Club after winning the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011. He scored two goals, including the Stanley Cup-winning goal, in Game 7 away against the Vancouver Canucks.

Known for his two-way abilities, Bergeron has earned five wins of the Frank J. Selke Trophy awarded annually to the NHL forward with the best defensive skills, the most wins of the trophy in NHL history, while also being nominated a record 11 times. He is regarded as one of the premier two-way forwards in the history of the NHL.

On August 8, 2022, Bergeron signed a one-year contract to return to the Bruins for his nineteenth season. Bergeron scored his 1,000th point in his NHL career on November 21, 2022, in a 5–3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Bergeron retired from the NHL in 2023.