What is Bryan Berard?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image= | image_size=230px | image_caption= | played_for='''[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]''':<br>[[HC Vityaz|Vityaz Chekhov]]<br>'''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]''':<br>[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<br>[[New York Islanders]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shot = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 220 | ntl_team = United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|03|05}} | birth_place = [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]], [[Rhode Island|RI]], [[USA]] | death_date = | death_place = | draft = 1st overall | draft_year = 1995 | draft_team = [[Ottawa Senators]] | career_start = 1996 | career_end = 2009 }} '''Bryan Wallace Berard''' (born March 5, 1977) is an [[Americans|American]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. Berard played a total of 619 games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He played with the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]], [[Chicago Blackhawks]], [[Boston Bruins]], [[New York Rangers]], [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], and [[New York Islanders]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Berard played 1 season with the [[Detroit Junior Red Wings]] and 1 seasons with the [[Detroit Whalers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL). He was drafted with the 1st overall pick by the [[Ottawa Senators]] in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Berard is best known for a game he played on March 11, 2000 where he was clipped in the right eye by Senators' [[Marian Hossa]] and had his [[sclera]] slashed. This resulted in both a retinal tear and a detached [[retina]]. Berard was told that he might have to lose his eye.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-03-13/sports/0003130060_1_bryan-berard-toronto-maple-leafs-defenseman-ottawa-civic-hospital|access-date=2014-04-17|title=Berard In Danger Of Losing Eye|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160