Steve Bernier

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Steve Bernier
Date of birth March 31, 1985
place of birth Québec City , Québec , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 107 kg
position Right wing
number # 16
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 1st lap, 16th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
2001-2005 Moncton Wildcats
2005-2008 San Jose Sharks
2008 Buffalo Sabers
2008-2010 Vancouver Canucks
2010-2011 Florida panthers
2011-2015 New Jersey Devils
2015-2017 New York Islanders
since 2016 Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Steve Bernier (born March 31, 1985 in Québec City , Québec ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played in the position of right winger for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League since 2016 .

Career

Bernier began his career as a junior with the Moncton Wildcats in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . He ended his rookie year as the fourth-best points collector among all rookies and the third-best of his team. He was also appointed to the all-rookie team. Bernier had his best year in the 2002/03 season when he scored a total of 101 points and finished the season as the tenth best scorer in the league. In addition to his appointment to the Second All-Star Team of the Canadian Hockey League , he also received the team's internal MVP award from the Wildcats. The extremely successful season also earned him a place in the Canadian squad for the U18 World Cup in Russia. In addition to winning the title, the Canadian collected eight points in seven games and made a lasting impression on the professional team's scouts, despite his poor physical condition and limited ice skating skills. This didn't stop the San Jose Sharks from selecting him in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in 16th place. In order to get into this favorable position, they had previously given up voting rights in positions 21, 66 and 107. After the draft, Bernier worked on his fitness and lost five kilograms. In the 2003/04 season, Bernier's statistics fell for the first time, but with 82 points he was still the second best point collector of his team. Nonetheless, criticism sprang up, mostly over his fitness issues, but Bernier worked on his game and developed into a strong player with offensive and defensive skills, just as the San Jose Sharks wanted. In the playoffs, he then demonstrated his leadership skills with 17 points in 20 games. At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, Bernier toyed with the idea of ​​playing in the newly founded WHA2 . Bernier then stayed with a very defensive team in Moncton, where his offensive statistics continued to fall. Nevertheless, the defensive style of play of the entire team also improved his individual defensive skills. Due to his lower point yield and increasing penalty minutes, Bernier quickly slipped from the list of future top youth players of the National Hockey League . Despite his “only” 71 points, he finished the season as the best scorer of his team, a whole 24 points ahead of the second-placed. After leaving the playoffs, he signed his first professional contract with the San Jose Sharks.

Steve Bernier (left) together with Mark Bell (right) and Dave Scatchard

Bernier began his first season as a professional with the Cleveland Barons , the Sharks' farm team in the American Hockey League at the time . After an impressive 43 points in 49 games, the Sharks called the rookie into the NHL during the season. Despite earlier criticism, the Canadian impressed there with 27 points in 39 games, although he only managed one point in the first ten games. Also at the beginning of the 2006/07 season , Bernier found himself in the Sharks' NHL squad and showed signs that he had developed into a strong power forward over the summer break . In January 2007 he was sent back to the AHL to the Worcester Sharks , the new farm team San Joses, after weaker performances . After suffering a broken toe there, the Canadian returned to the west coast in February, where he ended the season. Although he improved his points from the previous year, he needed significantly more games. In a similar condition, he presented himself over much of the 2007/08 season , which he was given on the final day of transfer with a first-round draft right in exchange for Brian Campbell and a seventh-round draft right to the Buffalo Sabers . Bernier quickly gained a foothold there, but only partially convinced with nine points from 17 games. To make matters worse, his contract expired and he was considered a restricted free agent at the end of the season . Since the Sabers had no interest in a further commitment on improved terms, they gave his transfer rights in the following summer for a second-round draft pick in the NHL Entry Draft 2010 and a third-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft 2009 to the Vancouver Canucks . These initially took their time to negotiate a new contract, so the St. Louis Blues took the opportunity to submit a so-called offer sheet to Bernier . The Blues offered him a one-year contract endowed with 2.5 million US dollars, which the Vancouver Canucks were willing to pay immediately and thus automatically signed Bernier.

In June 2010, Bernier was transferred to the Florida Panthers in an exchange deal . After the 2010/11 season, he received no new contract with the Panthers. In September 2011, the Canadian took part in the training camp of the New Jersey Devils , with whom he did not agree on an employment contract. Finally, he was signed in October 2011 by the Albany Devils from the AHL. It was not until January 2012 that he signed a contract with New Jersey on the minimum terms. After almost three and a half years in New Jersey, his contract was not renewed after the 2014/15 season, so he signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders as a free agent in September 2015 . This was extended by one or two years in October 2016 and June 2017, before he finally received a contract with the Sound Tigers limited to the AHL in summer 2019.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2003 LHJMQ Second All-Star Team
  • 2004 LHJMQ Second All-Star Team

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2001/02 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 66 31 28 59 51 - - - - -
2002/03 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 71 49 52 101 90 2 1 0 1 2
2003/04 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 66 36 46 82 80 20th 7th 10 17th 17th
2004/05 Moncton Wildcats LHJMQ 68 35 36 71 114 12 6th 13 19th 22nd
2005/06 Cleveland Barons AHL 49 20th 23 43 33 - - - - -
2005/06 San Jose Sharks NHL 39 14th 13 27 35 11 1 5 6th 8th
2006/07 Worcester Sharks AHL 10 3 4th 7th 2 - - - - -
2006/07 San Jose Sharks NHL 62 15th 16 31 29 11 0 1 1 2
2007/08 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 13 10 23 62 - - - - -
2007/08 Buffalo Sabers NHL 17th 3 6th 9 2 - - - - -
2008/09 Vancouver Canucks NHL 81 15th 17th 32 27 10 2 2 4th 7th
2009/10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 11 11 22nd 21st 12 4th 1 5 0
2010/11 Florida panthers NHL 68 5 10 15th 21st - - - - -
2011/12 Albany Devils AHL 17th 3 3 6th 8th - - - - -
2011/12 New Jersey Devils NHL 32 1 5 6th 16 24 2 5 7th 27
2012/13 New Jersey Devils NHL 47 8th 7th 15th 17th - - - - -
2013/14 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 3 9 12 33 - - - - -
2014/15 Albany Devils AHL 9 1 4th 5 17th - - - - -
2014/15 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 16 16 32 28 - - - - -
2015/16 New York Islanders NHL 24 1 5 6th 9 6th 0 0 0 0
2016/17 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 33 16 10 26th 26th - - - - -
2017/18 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 63 21st 14th 35 36 - - - - -
2017/18 New York Islanders NHL 4th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2018/19 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 62 24 18th 42 87 5 1 1 2 2
LHJMQ total 271 151 162 313 335 34 14th 23 37 41
AHL total 243 88 76 164 209 5 1 1 2 2
NHL overall 637 105 125 230 300 74 9 14th 23 44

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2003 Canada U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 4th 4th 8th 12
Juniors overall 7th 4th 4th 8th 12

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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Commons : Steve Bernier  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Bernier, Steve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Québec City , Québec, Canada