Respected for the consistency and competitiveness he brought to the game, Patrice Bergeron has long been viewed as the perfect hockey player by his peers.
Thanks to all who commented in the video, being a lifelong Bruins fan it is great to hear that so many other players have this level of respect for Patrice. I'd like to recognize the contributions to Bergeron's very early days in Boston from Martin Lapointe, a winger who mentored Patrice, helped him acclimate to hockey in Boston, and gave him some refuge as he improved his American English. These valuable helping actions were acknowledged by the Bruins' fan base at the time and in the media hoopla surrounding 37's retirement I want to say that Marty's help at that time should be recognized. The hockey community reflects the great relationships that are built in the greatest team sport.
One of the classiest guys to ever play in the nhl or any sport really. Undeniable competitor. Triple gold. My favorite player since his first game in the spoked B. Im not sure what hockey is even gonna be without him.
He will sorely be missed. He did everything the right way. The most complete player I gave ever had the pleasure to watch. Above all, a model farther and citizen.
I am from Montreal and we hate the Bruins however, I am a fan of the game too and I put Patrice up there with players of the same caliber, the Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman of this world. Players that earned the respect of their peers and the fans througout the NHL.
Congrats man you were the reason i wanted to play hockey when i wasn't even of age to play in 8U you inspired me so much to play hockey. you will be missed
a first ballot HOFer, all time great player and one of my favs, but let's not allow nostalgia to lead to hyperbole. A lot of trophy voting is based on rep and his rep got him at least 2-3 Selke's alone. Datsyuk had a significantly higher end offensively while still being the best defensive forward so he is better than Bergeron at his prime. But Bergeron was still light years ahead of Toews who is one of the most overrated players of the past 20 years.
Pretty much the Nick Lidstrom of forwards
Yzerman without Yzerman's early years flashiness
Retirement #37
Thanks to all who commented in the video, being a lifelong Bruins fan it is great to hear that so many other players have this level of respect for Patrice. I'd like to recognize the contributions to Bergeron's very early days in Boston from Martin Lapointe, a winger who mentored Patrice, helped him acclimate to hockey in Boston, and gave him some refuge as he improved his American English. These valuable helping actions were acknowledged by the Bruins' fan base at the time and in the media hoopla surrounding 37's retirement I want to say that Marty's help at that time should be recognized. The hockey community reflects the great relationships that are built in the greatest team sport.
One of the classiest guys to ever play in the nhl or any sport really. Undeniable competitor. Triple gold. My favorite player since his first game in the spoked B. Im not sure what hockey is even gonna be without him.
He will sorely be missed. He did everything the right way. The most complete player I gave ever had the pleasure to watch. Above all, a model farther and citizen.
I am selfish but it breaks my heart and I don’t want him to go
Thanks Bergy
Happy retirement
I am from Montreal and we hate the Bruins however, I am a fan of the game too and I put Patrice up there with players of the same caliber, the Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman of this world. Players that earned the respect of their peers and the fans througout the NHL.
Respect!
You.will be missed in Boston
Congrats man you were the reason i wanted to play hockey when i wasn't even of age to play in 8U you inspired me so much to play hockey.
you will be missed
just think - habs took corey urquart 4 picks ahead of bergeron
@@stephanebaribeau7465 yah! exactly
Thank god
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a first ballot HOFer, all time great player and one of my favs, but let's not allow nostalgia to lead to hyperbole. A lot of trophy voting is based on rep and his rep got him at least 2-3 Selke's alone. Datsyuk had a significantly higher end offensively while still being the best defensive forward so he is better than Bergeron at his prime. But Bergeron was still light years ahead of Toews who is one of the most overrated players of the past 20 years.
No one was ever better than Bergeron overall. Bob Gainey was better than Datsyuk defensively.
@johnbrowne2170 Datsyuk was, just for a shorter amount of time.
Hard disagree. If voters weren't bored of voting for Bergeron, he would've won 10 Selke trophies, and they would've been deserved.
Search comments on this for a long time congrats you are the first to put a dig in at bergy. He deserved every trophy he ever got.
Statistically false. If it werent for voter fatigue he'd probably have got even more selkes