Bruins To Honor Patrice Bergeron In Ceremony On December 17

BOSTON -The Boston Bruins announced today, November 25, that the team will honor Bruins captain Patrice Bergeronforreaching the 1,000 career NHL points milestonewith a pregame ceremony on Saturday, December 17, when the team hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets at TD Garden at 1 p.m.
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Bergeron, 37, recorded his 1,000th career NHL point with an assist on Brad Marchand's goal in the second period of the team's 5-3 win at Tampa Bay on Monday, November 21.
Bergeron is the fourth player in Bruins history to hit the 1,000-point plateau with the club, joining Ray Bourque (1,506), Johnny Bucyk (1,339), and Phil Esposito (1,012).
The 6-foot-1, 196-pound centerman is also the eighth active NHLer to accomplish the feat, joining Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, Evgeni Malkin, Anze Kopitar, Eric Staal, and Nicklas Backstrom.
Bergeron ranks third in Bruins history in games played (1,236), third in goals (409), third in game-winning goals (76), fourth in assists (591) and fourth in points (1,000). The L'Ancienne, Lorette native has won the Frank J. Selke Trophy - given annually to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game - an NHL-record five times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022).