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Jonathan Bernier
Bernier
Born (1988-08-07)August 7, 1988,
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
F. teams
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ntl. team Flag of Canada Canada
NHL Draft 11th overall, 2006
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2007–present
Website jbernier45.com

Jonathan Bernier (born August 7, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, the team with whom he played his first four NHL seasons. Bernier was part of the 2012 Los Angeles Kings team that won the Stanley Cup.

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Bernier's junior career was spent entirely with the Lewiston Maineiacs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first goal scored on him in the QMJHL was by his brother, Marc-André Bernier, at the Halifax Metro Center on September 24, 2004. The goal was in the first period at 15:39. It was Jonathan's first ever QMJHL game. During the 2006–07 season, Bernier won the President's Cup with the Maineiacs as champions of the QMJHL.

Professional[]

Los Angeles Kings[]

On September 29, 2007, Bernier was given the starting role for the Kings in their 2007–08 debut game versus the Anaheim Ducks in London, England. He allowed one goal on 27 shots, earning the first win of his career by the final score of 4–1, while being named the second star of the game. During the 2007–08 season, Bernier finished with a 1–3 record, a 4.03 goals against average (GAA) and a .864 save percentage. Bernier was then sent back to his junior team in Lewiston.

Due to the emergence of Jonathan Quick, the Kings were able to keep Bernier playing with the Manchester Monarchs to season him in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons. He would be named to Team Canada for the 2010 AHL All-Star Game.[1]

While Quick was attending to the birth of his first child, Bernier made his 2010 debut for the Kings with a 29-save, 2–1 shootout win against the Dallas Stars, where he also stopped all six shots he faced in the shootout. On March 30, he recorded a 2–0 shutout against the Nashville Predators in his second NHL game of the 2009–10 season.[2]

On June 11, 2012, against the New Jersey Devils at Staples Center, he and the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup later that summer.

On April 4, 2013, against the Minnesota Wild at Staples Center, Bernier recorded his first shutout of the season with 23-save, 3–0 victory.

Toronto Maple Leafs[]

On June 23, 2013, Bernier was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Matt Frattin, goaltender Ben Scrivens and a second-round draft pick in either 2014 or 2015.[3]

In the lead-up to his first season with the Leafs, Bernier gained attention among the fan base for his memorable victory in a fight with Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller during a pre-season game on September 22, 2013, in which Leafs won 5–3. It was Bernier's first fight since playing junior hockey.[4]

The start of the 2013–14 season saw Bernier and James Reimer split playing time; however, as the season progressed, Bernier cemented himself in the starter's role. On March 14, in his debut return to Los Angeles, Bernier played one period before leaving with a lower body injury. Bernier would miss five games due to injury, during which the Maple Leafs went 0–5–0. On April 3, Bernier again suffered another lower body injury and left the game at 8:22 in the third period after Maple Leafs defenceman Paul Ranger pushed the Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron on top of him.

Anaheim Ducks[]

On July 8, 2016, Bernier was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[5]

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold 2008 Czech Republic
Spengler Cup
Gold 2012 Davos

Bernier represented Team Canada's under-18 team at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships in April, which was held in Sweden. Canada finished fourth at the tournament.

Bernier was invited to the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships selection camp, but lost out to Montreal Canadiens' prospect Carey Price and Calgary Flames' prospect Leland Irving.

Along with Steve Mason, Bernier was chosen as one of Team Canada's goaltenders for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, held in the Czech Republic, in which he finished with a 1–1 record and a 2.00 GAA as Canada won the gold medal over Sweden.

During the 2012-13 NHL lockout, Bernier represented Team Canada at the 2012 Spengler Cup, winning a gold medal in the final over Swiss club HC Davos.

Personal life[]

Bernier is married to Martine Forget, a Canadian model.[6] They have one son, Tyler, born in August 2014.[7] On July 23, 2016, Bernier married Forget in Montreal, Canada.

Bernier's older brother is Marc-André Bernier, a draft choice of the Vancouver Canucks and who is now captain of Ligue Magnus's Diables Rouges de Briançon.[8] Bernier was one of the groomsmen at the wedding of Meghan Agosta and Marco Marciano, the goaltending coach of the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL on August 31, 2012.[9]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 23 7 12 3 1353 67 0 2.97 .907 1 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
2005–06 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 54 27 26 0 3241 146 2 2.70 .908 6 2 4 359 17 1 2.84 .914
2006–07 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 37 26 10 0 2186 94 2 2.58 .905 17 16 1 1025 40 1 2.34 .919
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 1 3 0 238 16 0 4.03 .864
2007–08 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 34 18 12 3 2024 92 0 2.73 .908 6 2 4 348 17 0 2.93 .918
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 3 1 1 1 184 5 0 1.63 .946 3 0 3 195 9 0 2.76 .908
2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 54 23 24 4 3101 124 5 2.40 .910
2009–10 Manchester Monarchs AHL 58 30 21 6 3424 116 9 2.03 .936 16 10 6 996 30 3 1.81 .939
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 3 0 0 185 4 1 1.30 .957
2010–11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 25 11 8 3 1378 57 3 2.48 .913
2011–12 Los Angeles Kings NHL 16 5 6 2 890 35 1 2.36 .909
2012–13 Heilbronner Falken 2.GBun 13 6 7 0 792 34 1 2.57
2012–13 Los Angeles Kings NHL 14 9 3 1 768 24 1 1.88 .922 1 0 0 30 0 0 0.00 1.000
2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 26 19 7 3084 138 1 2.68 .923
2014–15 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58 21 28 7 3177 152 2 2.87 .912
2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 12 21 3 2147 103 3 2.88 .908
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 4 3 0 1 240 5 3 1.25 .948
NHL totals 213 88 88 23 11,868 529 12 2.67 .915 1 0 0 30 0 0 0.00 1.000

Awards and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Canadian AHL All-Stars 2010 All-Star Game Roster. theahl.com. Retrieved on 2010-03-13.
  2. Bernier, Stoll lead Kings to 2–1 SO win over Stars. nhl.com (March 13, 2008). Retrieved on March 13, 2010.
  3. Dillman, Lisa. "Kings trade goalie Jonathan Bernier to Toronto Maple Leafs", June 23, 2013. Retrieved on June 24, 2013. 
  4. Leafs drop Sabres in fight filled game. Toronto Sun (2013-09-22). Retrieved on 2013-09-22.
  5. Ducks Acquire G Bernier from Toronto in Exchange for Conditional Draft Choice (July 8, 2016). Retrieved on October 16, 2016.
  6. 'Hockey Wives’ star Martine Forget on motherhood and more. Hello! Canada (March 12, 2015).
  7. Feschuk, Dave (September 27, 2014). Leafs’ Jonathan Bernier has everything going for him: Feschuk. Toronto Star. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014.
  8. Marc-André Bernier profile. eliteprospects.com (2012-01-02). Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  9. Hockey star Meghan Agosta, and Marco Marciano untied passion in pucks. Vancouver Sun (2012-08-31). Retrieved on 2012-08-31.

External links[]

  • [jbernier45.com Official website]

Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by
Anže Kopitar
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2006
Succeeded by
Trevor Lewis


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