Former Lewiston goaltender Bernier retires
Former Lewiston MAINEiacs goaltender Jonathan Bernier has announced his retirement after 14 NHL seasons.
Bernier appeared in 404 NHL games where he compiled a 165-163-40 record with a 2.78 GAA, 912 save percentage and 18 shutouts.
Drafted 11th overall by the LA Kings in the 2006 NHL Draft, Bernier also played for Toronto, Anaheim, Colorado, Detroit and New Jersey. As a member of the Kings, Bernier won a Stanley Cup in 2012.
In 148 games with Lewiston, Bernier went 78-49-17. He posted a 2.72 GAA and a .908 save percentage alongside four shutouts and led the MAINEiacs to a QMJHL title in 2007 after he went 16-1-0 in the postseason. That same year, Bernier was named the Guy Lafleur Trophy winner as QMJHL playoff MVP and was selected to the CHL and QMJHL Second All-Star Team.
In 2008, Bernier won a gold medal with Canada at the World Juniors and won a Spengler Cup in 2013.
The Laval, QC., native also played 119 games in the AHL and in 2010 was named an AHL All-Star and won the Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy as the league’s best goaltender. In 58 games that season, Bernier won 30 times and recorded nine shutouts.
404 NHL games and Jonathan Bernier's (@jobernier45) putting the pads away. 👏
We wish you all the best in retirement! pic.twitter.com/hL4qG7A5GU
— NHL (@NHL) August 21, 2023