Jonathan Bernier

Who Is Jonathan Bernier?

Jonathan Bernier is a Canadian ice hockey player, and we are happy to celebrate him on his special day. He is a very talented person who has achieved great things in his career.

We can tell you that Jonathan Bernier is a former professional ice hockey goaltender, and he has played in the National Hockey League for a long time. He has played for many teams and has won many games.

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Early Life and Background

Jonathan Bernier was born on August 7, 1988.

Career and Claim to Fame

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Birthday, Age and Zodiac

Jonathan Bernier was born on August 7, 1988, and he is 38 years old. His zodiac sign is Leo, and people who are Leos are known for being very confident and strong.

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Fun Facts and Legacy

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Jonathan Bernier - Quick Facts

Profile Overview of Jonathan Bernier

Jonathan Bernier (born August 7, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2006 NHL entry draft by the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he spent his first four NHL seasons. He later played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils. Bernier won the Stanley Cup as the backup goalie with the Kings in 2012.

This profile of Jonathan Bernier covers Career and Rise to Fame, Junior, Professional, International play and Personal Life.

Career and Rise to Fame of Jonathan Bernier

During his youth, Bernier played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec.

Junior of Jonathan Bernier

Bernier's junior career was spent entirely with the Lewiston Maineiacs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The first goal scored on him in the QMJHL was by his brother, Marc-André Bernier, at the Halifax Metro Centre on September 24, 2004. Bernier was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 11th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft but returned to Lewiston for the 2006–07 season. That season, Bernier won the President's Cup with the Maineiacs.

Professional

On September 29, 2007, Bernier made his NHL debut in the Kings' season opener against the Anaheim Ducks, which was played in London. He allowed one goal on 27 shots, earning the first win of his career by the final score of 4–1, and was named the second star of the game. He played four games that season in the NHL before being sent back to the Lewiston Maineiacs in the QMJHL to develop, finishing his season in the NHL with a record of 1–3.

After aging out of the QMJHL and the success of Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick during Bernier's absence, he was sent to the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs for the 2008–09 season. He played 54 games in his first full-time season, ending the season with a record of 23–24–4 and a.914 save percentage.

The following season, Bernier returned to Manchester as their starting goaltender. He was selected for the 2010 AHL All-Star Game, for Team Canada. In March 2010, Bernier was recalled to the Kings while Quick attended the birth of his first child. On March 12, 2010, Bernier made his season debut in a 2–1 shootout victory against the Dallas Stars, stopping six shots in the shootout. In the next game he started, Bernier recorded his first career shutout against the Nashville Predators on March 30, 2010.

After an 8–3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on April 1, 2010, Bernier was sent back down to Manchester in preparation for the Calder Cup playoffs. Bernier played in every post-season game for the Monarchs, who made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Manchester lost the series 4–2 against the Hershey Bears, who later went on to win the Calder Cup.

Bernier spent the following three seasons as the backup goaltender for the Kings behind Jonathan Quick. In 2012, the Kings reached the Stanley Cup Final against the New Jersey Devils, which the Kings won 4–2. Despite being an unused backup throughout the playoffs, Bernier's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup. He started 14 games for the Kings during the 2012–13 season. On April 4, 2013, Bernier recorded a shutout in a 3–0 victory against the Minnesota Wild. He ended his stint with the Los Angeles Kings with a record of 29–18–6.

On June 23, 2013, Bernier was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Matt Frattin, goaltender Ben Scrivens, and a second-round draft pick that Los Angeles had the option to use in either 2014 or 2015.

In a pre-season game on September 22, 2013 against the Buffalo Sabres, Bernier engaged in a goalie fight with Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. The Leafs went on to win the game 5–3. It was Bernier's first fight in a professional game.

The early part of the 2013–14 season saw Bernier and James Reimer split playing time; but as the season progressed, Bernier cemented himself as the starting goaltender. On March 14, in his first return to Los Angeles, Bernier played one period before leaving with a lower body injury. He missed five games due to this injury, during which the Maple Leafs went 0–5. On April 3, during a last minute push for a playoff berth, Bernier suffered another lower body injury against the Boston Bruins which required surgery. Reimer replaced Bernier for the rest of the season, but the Maple Leafs were unable to make the playoffs.

In December 2014, Bernier drew media attention when he mistakenly described former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela as "one of the most known athletes in the world" while attending a charity event commemorating Mandela in Toronto. Bernier later apologized, stating he was embarrassed by the error and had meant to praise Mandela's humanitarian contributions.

With one year remaining on his contract, Bernier was traded by the Maple Leafs to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft on July 8, 2016 (the conditions were not met). Reunited with Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle, who had been Bernier's coach in the early part of his time with the Maple Leafs, he assumed the backup goaltender duties behind John Gibson for the 2016–17 season. Bernier made his Ducks debut in a 3–2 defeat to the reigning champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on October 15, 2016. He collected his first win with the Ducks in a 4–1 result over the Calgary Flames on November 6, 2016.

Bernier filled in for an injured Gibson as the starting goaltender in the final stages of the regular season. Bernier went 13 straight games without a regulation loss during the regular season. He finished the regular season having played in 39 games, winning 21 of them. He recorded two shutouts in this during the season, shutting out the Arizona Coyotes on January 14 and the Chicago Blackhawks on March 9. Gibson returned to the starting role in time for the playoffs. Bernier made his first playoff appearance for the Ducks in the third game against the Calgary Flames, when he replaced Gibson mid-game in 5–4 comeback victory. His next appearance in the playoffs was in the Western Conference Finals, when Gibson was injured in 3–1 defeat to the Nashville Predators on May 20, 2017. Bernier made his first career playoff start the following game in Game 6, but allowed 4 goals in 16 shots as the Ducks were eliminated on May 22, 2017.

Source: adapted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Bernier), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.