Former Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
Patrice Bergeron will take his place subsequent to the sport’s elite after the previous Bruins middle was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.
Bergeron, who spent his entire 19-year career — from 2003-23 to 2023 — in Bostonranks excessive on the franchise’s all-time lists, together with third in objectives (427), factors (1,040), and video games (1,294).
Bergeron is a member of the so-called Triple Gold Club — the unique group of hockey gamers who’ve received an Olympic gold medal (2010, 2014), a World Championship gold medal (2004), and the Stanley Cup (2011).
The Bruins’ captain for his remaining three seasons (and an alternate for the earlier 14), Bergeron was the preeminent two-way middle of his era.
Bergeron received a file six Selke Trophies, given yearly to the perfect defensive ahead within the NHL. He was nominated for the award 12 instances — additionally an NHL file — and completed second within the voting 4 instances.
Bergeron might be enshrined in November in Toronto and might be joined within the class by Melrose native Keith Tkachuk, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, Cindy Curley, and builder Brian Burke.
It’s the second honor in every week for Bergeron. The Bruins introduced final Wednesday his No. 37 will be sent to the rafters because the 14th retired quantity in franchise historical past.
The resolution by the 18-member Hall of Fame choice committee made up of former gamers, executives, and media members was a “no-brainer,” in accordance to Bruins president Cam Neely, who was enshrined within the Hall in 2005.
“Just the way he approached the game, like a true professional, both on and off the ice. Him as a teammate speaks volumes for his character and personality. Him as a person, same thing,” Neely advised the Globe following his basis’s latest golf event. “He’s someone that I feel blessed to get to know and watch him play, watch him grow. Anyone that played with him should feel blessed to have an opportunity to play with him and learn from him because you really think about our sport, it’s like you have to be a true professional to really maximize what your abilities are. And if you don’t take care of yourself, if you don’t prepare, and if you don’t have the details, you may not get the most out of your career. Patrice Bergeron got the most out of his career because of all that.”
A three-time All-Star, Bergeron recorded 14 20-goal seasons, including 10 straight from 2013-23. He is the franchise leader in shootout goals (25) and game-deciding shootout goals (10).
In Bergeron’s final season (2022-23), he helped lead the Bruins to the Presidents’ Trophy as the Bruins set NHL records for wins (62) and points (135). He led the club’s forwards with a plus-35 rating. Bergeron retired with a plus-289 for his career.
Bergeron goes to the Hall a year after Zdeno Charawho preceded him as Bruins captain. The pair’s management helped gas the franchise’s success for greater than a decade.
The timing is perfect, according to Neely.
“Makes a lot of sense,” said Neely. “Both these guys, what they introduced to the group for so long as they did, the management that they introduced and what it means to put that jersey on, to me is de facto one thing that you don’t need to have anyone, any era does not perceive that. And for these two guys to actually perceive Zdeno coming from a pair totally different organizations, Bergy rising up on this group, they actually embraced that and it confirmed in what they did within the locker room, within the fitness center, and on the ice.”
Jim McBride could be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com. observe him @globejimmcbride.
