What is Patrice Bergeron?
{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | name = Patrice Bergeron | image = Patrice Bergeron - Boston Bruins 2016.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Bergeron with the [[Boston Bruins]] in January 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|24}} | birth_place = [[L'Ancienne-Lorette]], Quebec, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 195 | position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]] | shoots = Right | played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[HC Lugano]] | ntl_team = CAN | draft = 45th overall | draft_year = 2003 | draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]] | career_start = 2003 | career_end = 2023 }} '''Patrice Bergeron-Cleary''' (born July 24, 1985) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[Centre (ice hockey)|centre]]. He played nineteen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played his entire NHL career with the [[Boston Bruins]]. He also played for [[HC Lugano]] of the [[National League (ice hockey)|National League A]] (NLA). ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Bergeron played two seasons for the [[Acadie-Bathurst Titan]] of the [[Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League|Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL). He was drafted by the Boston Bruins with the 45th overall pick in the [[2003 NHL Entry Draft]]. He won a gold medal in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Bruins on June 15, 2011 when the Bruins defeated the [[Vancouver Canucks]] in game 7 by a score of 4-0. On July 25, 2023, Bergeron would announce his retirement from playing professional ice hockey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/boston-bruins-legend-patrice-bergeron-retires-after-19-seasons/|accessdate=September 12, 2024|title=‘With a full heart and a lot of gratitude’: Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron retires|publisher=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{icehockeystats}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergeron, Patrice}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Li