(Photo : Elsa/Getty Images) NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – Jonathan Bernier (#45) of the New Jersey Devils clears the puck within the third interval in opposition to the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center on November 13, 2021, in Newark, New Jersey. The Boston Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2.
Veteran goaltender Jonathan Bernier introduced that he could be strolling away from hockey.
404 NHL video games and Jonathan Bernier’s (@jobernier45) placing the pads away. 👏
We want you all the most effective in retirement! pic.twitter.com/hL4qG7A5GU
— NHL (@NHL) August 21, 2023
In a put up on Instagram, the 35-year-old mentioned it was time for him to hold up the pads. He thanked every of the six groups he performed for within the NHL for permitting him to play on this planet’s prime skilled ice hockey league.
“There are no words to express my gratitude to everyone who has been part of my hockey journey since day one, without all of you I couldn’t have done it,” Bernier mentioned, continuing to thank his spouse, youngsters, and household for the fixed assist throughout his taking part in profession.
Bernier performed within the NHL for 14 seasons and over 400 video games for the reason that Los Angeles Kings chosen him with the eleventh total choose within the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The goalie initially frolicked with the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate Manchester Monarchs earlier than getting recalled by the Kings in 2010.
Bernie was a part of the Kings crew that gained the Stanley Cup through the 2011-12 NHL season.
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Finally the #1 choice
Spending most of his profession as a backup goalie, he was lastly named the primary choice when he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2013. He continued to have that position till 2016 when he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks.
Spells with the Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, and most lately, the New Jersey Devils adopted.
The Stanley Cup winner final appeared within the NHL with the Devils in 2021-22.
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