My brother Bob vowed he would crawl on his hands and knees to Gordie's funeral.
That didn't happen.
But it might in my case when they retire #33 & #37.
That didn't happen.
But it might in my case when they retire #33 & #37.
Former Bruins Patrice Bergeron
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It's just so funny to me that they are in the same HOF class for anything.
Personally I think it's kind of silly to induct a guy who only played one season in the league, but I guess it's a feather in the league's cap to have a guy like Bergeron in their HOF, especially since he's Quebecois.
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I have zero idea what he's saying here but that's the most emotion I think I've ever seen out of him lol.
He may not make it through his jersey retirement ceremony, poor guy
He may not make it through his jersey retirement ceremony, poor guy
I have zero idea what he's saying here but that's the most emotion I think I've ever seen out of him lol.
He may not make it through his jersey retirement ceremony, poor guy
According to the twitter translation of the tweet he was talking about his family.
I love Bergy. I miss Bergy.
I have zero idea what he's saying here but that's the most emotion I think I've ever seen out of him lol.
He may not make it through his jersey retirement ceremony, poor guy
We could watch him speak Wookie-esque and witness compassion, grace, and dignity.
Greatly missed.
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If he doesn't come back to hockey in some capacity, he would do well voicing audio books lol
QUEBEC CITY — Former Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, proud son of this charming city along the St. Lawrence River, was honored in a ceremony at Videotron Centre, and then he dropped the puck for a 4-1 exhibition loss to the Kings.
Bergeron, 39 and as trim and fit as during his playing days, met around 5:30 p.m. for a few minutes with media, and said he would consider being part of an NHL team here if the league ever considered putting a stake back in the ground with a second franchise in the Quebec province.
The Nordiques, one of the four WHA teams that merged with the NHL in 1979, departed for Denver in the summer of 1995.
“Making a comeback?” a smiling Bergeron said, after a Boston reporter framed the question by kiddingly asking if he might suit up as a center, or even goalie. “I don’t know, uh, it’s a good question. It’s something you’d definitely consider — you know, I was a big fan growing up and it would definitely be special.”
Bergeron was treated to a pregame video tribute, including appearances by former Bruins captain Zdeno Chara and frequent Team Canada linemate Sidney Crosby. Bergeron also was presented with a large oil painting, the center of which portrayed him hoisting the Stanley Cup when the Bruins last won the title in 2011.
A prospective owner of a Quebec City NHL club likely would be eager to bring Bergeron aboard as the face of the franchise — be it as team president or other key front office position. He would be a strong fit for myriad roles, including the most vital, identifying and developing player talent.
“That being said,” continued Bergeron, reflecting on his Boston roots and the scope of his two-decade playing career, “I’ve been part of [the Bruins] organization for 20 years, which has a big place in my heart, as well. I don’t know what the real answer is to that [Quebec question], but it’s definitely something I would consider.”
Now a year-plus since announcing his retirement, Bergeron said he has been busily engaged in being a father, and noted his wife is back in school. All of that has mitigated the itch, he said, of perhaps returning to the everyday work force.
“You know, I miss the game, obviously,” he said, after flying here on the Bruins’ charter. “Hockey is a passion, it’s something that I’ll always love, enjoy watching it, enjoy talking about it. So, you know, obviously down the road there’s a chance I’d like to be involved again somewhere, somehow in the game. But as of right now I’m happy, I’m in a good place, and it’s good for me to really step back and think about what I want to do and also spend time catching up with the family.”
Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said in the days around Bergeron’s retirement announcement that he would be eager to have him return one day.
“We talk,” said Bergeron, acknowledging Sweeney’s open-door invite. “Every time they call, and there’s questions or whatnot I am happy to answer. As I said, I really enjoy talking hockey and the organization is dear to my heart. Questions here and there. Phone calls here and there. But nothing specific. And respectfully, I think they understand right now I am with the family.”
Bergy is such a wonderful person, I am happy for him. I think if QC ever gets a team, and Bergy is part of the organization in some way, I will be glad to cheer them on and hope they succeed (second to Boston obviously). Hopefully the Bruins will get him involved with them when he is ready though.
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Blow it up
I have zero idea what he's saying here but that's the most emotion I think I've ever seen out of him lol.
He may not make it through his jersey retirement ceremony, poor guy
This is one f***ing classy human being is what he's saying.
Basically thanking his wife for being an extraordinary wife for supporting the family while he pursued his career.
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I just googled it and looks like this Penzy guy was a director on NESN, lists Behind the B and Bruins Academy as credits, and now he's going into independent production and such. So they probably had the preexisting relationship there.
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Yeah, I knew who he is. He has a page on Insta as well. Looks like they are planning to produce stuff on his youtube channel so it'll be interesting to see what they come up with.
