…. With the 26th pick in the S69 SHL draft. The Texas Renegades select... Patrice Bergeron, Center from the Maine Timber.

Hello and welcome to today's edition and the final of packing a punch with the draft, I'm your host Andy Brickley and I'm here with newly drafted center Patrice Bergeron.

Andy: Well Patrice, this is part 2 of our interview. Let's Get the Party started. 

Patrice: Sure thing Andy. So, we are discussing my experience on draft day, right? 

Andy: Yes sir, that is precisely what we are talking about today.

Patrice: Alright, so obviously hearing my name being called was the most exciting thing that happened for me.

Andy: Ahhh, I remember the day I was drafted like it happened yesterday.

Patrice: I'm gonna remember that day for the rest of my life.

Andy: So, enough of the pre-interview onto the details of your draft day.

Patrice: Alright, so I knew that my name would not be called in the first 6 picks as they were going to be used on recreates and they already had proven success. So I started looking toward the end of the first round and early in the second round. I started getting nervous when Texas passed on me with their first 3 picks as I felt that I was going to slip to another team that didn't put much effort into scouting me. Pick 26 rolls around and then all of a sudden I get a phone call, it says unknown user. I answer it and it is CapnCooper, he said: "Hey Patrice, it's CapnCooper with the Texas Renegades, we are selecting you with the 26th overall pick in this season's draft." I joyfully responded "Thank you so much, it's gonna be awesome playing in Texas." I hung up the phone and started celebrating. My wife, son, and daughter were so excited for me that we all went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. I was so relieved to know that the team that put the most effort into scouting me, drafted me and now I have a great team to play for at the SHL level.

Andy: Well folks that's all for this interview with Patrice Bergeron.


Patrice: Thank you so much for the time Andy, and I hope to be back soon.

PS: My next player is Charlie Bergeron, Patrice's son. TEX, TEX, TEX, TEX, TEX, TEX, Texas Renegades!

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Credit to @KaleSalad, @Ragnar, @ValorX77, @sulovilen, and @enigmatic for my Sigs


Patrice Bergeron || C || 1300 TPE || Maine Timber || S68 - S71 || Texas Renegades || S72 - S78
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Career Statistics:
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S68 - S71 | 224 GP | 79 G | 122 A | 201 P | +93 | 10 PPP | 102 PIM | 352 H | 19:17 ATOI 
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SMJHL Playoffs:
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S68 - S71 | 53 GP | 26 G | 21 A | 47 P | +24 | 1 PPP | 16 PIM | 55 H | 18:38 ATOI
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Accomplishments
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3x Division Winner 
2x Regular Season Conference Champion
2x Conference Champion 
S70 WJC Gold Medalist with British Isles
S71 Assistant Captain
S71 Four-Star Cup Champion
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Career Statistics:
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SHL Regular Season:
S72 - S78 | 396 GP | 114 G | 181 A | 295 P | +85 | 1 PPP | 195 PIM | 399 H | 17:41 ATOI
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SHL Playoffs:
S72 - S78| 11 GP | 2 G | 5 A | 7 P | -7 | 1 PPP | 4 PIM | 10 H | 17:31 ATOI
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Already thinking about your next player eh

KARI KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kari Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Oulu, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
NUMBER: 33
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 26, P: 36, +/-: 16, H: 42

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 6, P: 6, +/-: 0, H: 6
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KAAPO KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Kaapo Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 210 lbs
NUMBER: 19
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SHL CAREER STATS
S25 LAP: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -4, H: 75
S26 LAP: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: -13, H: 94
S27 LAP: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: -2, H: 35
S28 LAP: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 10, P: 17, +/-: -2, H: 96
S29 LAP: GP: 50, G: 13, A: 21, P: 34, +/-: -15, H: 85
S30 LAP: GP: 50, G: 23, A: 22, P: 45, +/-: 4, H: 130
S31 LAP: GP: 50, G: 20, A: 18, P: 38, +/-: 5, H: 162
S32 LAP: GP: 50, G: 18, A: 28, P: 46, +/-: 27, H: 183
S33 LAP: GP: 50, G: 17, A: 22, P: 39, +/-: 20, H: 210
S34 LAP: GP: 50, G: 12, A: 25, P: 37, +/-: -2, H: 131
S35 LAP: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 22, P: 32, +/-: -3, H: 115
S36 LAP: GP: 50, G: 11, A: 20, P: 31, +/-: 10, H: 138
S37 LAP: GP: 36, G: 9, A: 17, P: 26, +/-: -1, H: 72
S37 WKP: GP: 14, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -4, H: 19
TOT : GP: 650, G: 153, A: 222, P: 375, +/-: 20, H: 1545
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S25 LAP: DNQ
S26 LAP: DNQ
S27 LAP: DNQ
S28 LAP: DNQ
S29 LAP: DNQ
S30 LAP: DNQ
S31 LAP: DNQ
S32 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -2, H: 15
S33 LAP: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 0, H: 38
S34 LAP: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: 3, H: 23
S35 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 4
S36 LAP: DNQ
S37 WKP: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -2, H: 35
TOT : GP: 41, G: 5, A: 12, P: 17, +/-: -5, H: 115
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TATU MÄKELÄ | D | RETIRED
NAME: Tatu Mäkelä
BIRTHPLACE: Tampere, Finland
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
NUMBER: 65
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SHL CAREER STATS
S40 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 17, P: 22, +/-: -28, H: 14, SB: 86
S41 BUF: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 21, P: 31, +/-: -3, H: 9, SB: 78
S42 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: 2, H: 13, SB: 65
S43 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 24, P: 30, +/-: 1, H: 8, SB: 51
S44 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 28, P: 34, +/-: -6, H: 10, SB: 63
S45 BUF: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 37, P: 41, +/-: 10, H: 130, SB: 71
S46 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 36, P: 42, +/-: 25, H: 139, SB: 73
S47 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 23, P: 28, +/-: -4, H: 137, SB: 76
S48 BUF: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 25, P: 32, +/-: 9, H: 151, SB: 70
S49 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 22, P: 28, +/-: 5, H: 159, SB: 66
S50 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 152, SB: 72
S51 BUF: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 23, P: 26, +/-: 8, H: 143, SB: 50
S52 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: -3, H: 141, SB: 71
S53 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 14, P: 19, +/-: 23, H: 50, SB: 98
TOT : GP: 700, G: 87, A: 332, P: 419, +/-: 53, H: 1256, SB: 990
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S40 BUF: DNQ
S41 BUF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -3, H: 0, SB: 10
S42 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -9, H: 2, SB: 10
S43 BUF: GP: 9, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -1, H: 1, SB: 8
S44 BUF: DNQ
S45 BUF: DNQ
S46 BUF: GP: 17, G: 0, A: 12, P: 12, +/-: 11, H: 59, SB: 28
S47 BUF: GP: 13, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 2, H: 32, SB: 18
S48 BUF: GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: 2, H: 64, SB: 32
S49 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 5, H: 15, SB: 8
S50 BUF: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -2, H: 18, SB: 12
S51 BUF: GP: 8, G: 2, A: 5, P: 7, +/-: -3, H: 15, SB: 11
S52 BUF: GP: 15, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 4, H: 47, SB: 26
S53 BUF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 6, SB: 13
TOT : GP: 111, G: 11, A: 55, P: 66, +/-: 6, H: 159, SB: 176
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KOLJA KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kolja Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lappeenranta, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 225 lbs
NUMBER: 8
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S53 DET: GP: 3, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, H: 2, SB: 0
S54 DET: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 8, P: 10, +/-: -6, H: 15, SB: 37
S55 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: -24, H: 32, SB: 24
S56 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 17, P: 21, +/-: -20, H: 52, SB: 71
S57 ANA: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 52, SB: 70
TOT : GP: 219, G: 16, A: 58, P: 74, +/-: -37, H: 153, SB: 202
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S53 DET: DNP
S54 DET: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 2, SB: 3
S55 DET: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, H: 3, SB: 0
S56 DET: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: 0, H: 3, SB: 7
S57 ANA: GP: 21, G: 2, A: 13, P: 15, +/-: 5, H: 13, SB: 34
TOT : GP: 37, G: 4, A: 16, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 22, SB: 44
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KEKW KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Karl-Erik-Karl2-Wojtek Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lohja, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 220 lbs
NUMBER: 69
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SHL CAREER STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 66, G: 10, A: 28, P: 38, +/-: 21, H: 59, SH: 134
S62 BUF: GP: 66, G: 19, A: 36, P: 55, +/-: 9, H: 84, SH: 194
S63 BUF: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 14, P: 31, +/-: -13, H: 91, SH: 148
S64 BUF: GP: 66, G: 16, A: 51, P: 67, +/-: 36, H: 82, SH: 212
S65 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 41, P: 66, +/-: 33, H: 136, SH: 230
S66 BUF: GP: 66, G: 38, A: 43, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 64, SH: 222
S67 BUF: GP: 66, G: 40, A: 45, P: 85, +/-: -6, H: 76, SH: 224
S68 BUF: GP: 66, G: 47, A: 46, P: 93, +/-: 45, H: 51, SH: 326
S69 BUF: GP: 66, G: 35, A: 31, P: 66, +/-: 22, H: 43, SH: 269
S70 BUF: GP: 66, G: 33, A: 48, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 66, SH: 297
S71 BUF: GP: 66, G: 36, A: 41, P: 77, +/-: 37, H: 55, SH: 257
S72 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 35, P: 60, +/-: -1, H: 58, SH: 281
S73 BUF: GP: 66, G: 31, A: 41, P: 72, +/-: 23, H: 48, SH: 305
S74 BUF/WPG: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 47, P: 64, +/-: 33, H: 101, SH: 164
TOT : GP: 924, G: 389, A: 547, P: 936, +/-: 275, H: 1014, SH: 3263
SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 9, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 4, H: 11, SH: 24
S62 BUF: GP: 9, G: 3, A: 1, P: 4, +/-: 2, H: 5, SH: 25
S63 BUF: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, H: 32, SH: 33
S64 BUF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -6, H: 12, SH: 41
S65 BUF: GP: 18, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 8, H: 34, SH: 62
S66 BUF: GP: 16, G: 11, A: 9, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 13, SH: 49
S67 BUF: GP: 4, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -3, H: 3, SH: 20
S68 BUF: GP: 17, G: 6, A: 8, P: 14, +/-: -4, H: 11, SH: 75
S69 BUF: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -5, H: 2, SH: 13
S70 BUF: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -8, H: 2, SH: 25
S71 BUF: GP: 21, G: 12, A: 9, P: 21, +/-: 6, H: 24, SH: 97
S72 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 7, SH: 25
S73 BUF: GP: 6, G: 3, A: 0, P: 3, +/-: -3, H: 11, SH: 33
S74 WPG: GP: 22, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -2, H: 15, SH: 37
TOT : GP: 161, G: 51, A: 55, P: 106, +/-: -11, H: 182, SH: 559
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KAL ÅKAR KEKKONEN | D | SEATTLE ARGONAUTS
NAME: Kal Åkar Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: The Wilderness, Gielinor
HEIGHT: 6'6"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
NUMBER: 75
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S74 DET: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 14, P: 20, +/-: 3, SH: 83, H: 76, SB: 29
S75 DET: GP: 66, G: 8, A: 22, P: 30, +/-: 31, SH: 129, H: 123, SB: 114
S76 DET: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 21, P: 38, +/-: -10, SH: 193, H: 74, SB: 130

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S74 DET: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 7, P: 10, +/-: 8, SH: 18, H: 16, SB: 5
S75 DET: GP: 14, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: 2, SH: 40, H: 26, SB: 27
S76 DET: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -2, SH: 8, H: 8, SB: 8
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Already thinking about your next player eh

Yes sir

Credit to @KaleSalad, @Ragnar, @ValorX77, @sulovilen, and @enigmatic for my Sigs


Patrice Bergeron || C || 1300 TPE || Maine Timber || S68 - S71 || Texas Renegades || S72 - S78
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Career Statistics:
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S68 - S71 | 224 GP | 79 G | 122 A | 201 P | +93 | 10 PPP | 102 PIM | 352 H | 19:17 ATOI 
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SMJHL Playoffs:
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S68 - S71 | 53 GP | 26 G | 21 A | 47 P | +24 | 1 PPP | 16 PIM | 55 H | 18:38 ATOI
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Accomplishments
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3x Division Winner 
2x Regular Season Conference Champion
2x Conference Champion 
S70 WJC Gold Medalist with British Isles
S71 Assistant Captain
S71 Four-Star Cup Champion
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Career Statistics:
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SHL Regular Season:
S72 - S78 | 396 GP | 114 G | 181 A | 295 P | +85 | 1 PPP | 195 PIM | 399 H | 17:41 ATOI
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SHL Playoffs:
S72 - S78| 11 GP | 2 G | 5 A | 7 P | -7 | 1 PPP | 4 PIM | 10 H | 17:31 ATOI
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How was the food? Surely not better than what we offer in Texas.

  
Anthony Dionne || G || Texas Renegades || Peak TPE : 2055
Name: Anthony Dionne
Catch: Right
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 225 lbs
Number: 39
SMJHL Draft: 36e by St Louis Scarecrows
SHL Draft: 12e by Texas Renegades
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 175 (89-67-14) | 3.21 GAA | 0.885 SV% | SO : 7
SMJHL Playoffs:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 56 (32-20-4) | 2.99 GAA | 0.895 SV% | SO : 5

SHL Regular Season:
S66 to S78 | TEX | GP : 534 (285-194-38) | 3.44 GAA | 0.898 SV% | SO : 28 
SHL Playoffs:
S66 to S78 | TEX | GP : 102 (50-41-10) | 3.82 GAA | 0.890 SV% | SO : 5
World Junior Championship Round Robin:
S64 to S68 | TBI-TNA-CAN | GP : 34 (13-17-3) | 3.56 GAA | 0.904 SV% | SO : 0
World Junior Championship Medals Round:
S66 to S68 | CAN | GP : 9 (6-2-1) | 2.27 GAA | 0.923 SV% | SO : 0 

IIHF Round Robin:

S67 to S78 | CAN | GP : 100 (62-31-5) | 2.51 GAA | 0.915 SV% | SO : 8
IIHF Medals Round:
S67 to S78 | CAN | GP : 19 (12-5-2) | 3.18 GAA | 0.891 SV% | SO : 0

Awards:

S66 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal
S66-67-68 WJC | CAN | Bronze Medal

S69 IIHF | CAN | Top Goalie of the tournament 

S69 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal (+ record for most goalie wins in the round robin (11))
S75 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal 
S75 SHL | TEX | Mike Honcho Award 

S76 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal

S78 SHL | TEX | Mike Honcho Award 

S78 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal

  

How was the food? Surely not better than what we offer in Texas.

Texas food is the best as always

Credit to @KaleSalad, @Ragnar, @ValorX77, @sulovilen, and @enigmatic for my Sigs


Patrice Bergeron || C || 1300 TPE || Maine Timber || S68 - S71 || Texas Renegades || S72 - S78
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Career Statistics:
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S68 - S71 | 224 GP | 79 G | 122 A | 201 P | +93 | 10 PPP | 102 PIM | 352 H | 19:17 ATOI 
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SMJHL Playoffs:
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S68 - S71 | 53 GP | 26 G | 21 A | 47 P | +24 | 1 PPP | 16 PIM | 55 H | 18:38 ATOI
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Accomplishments
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3x Division Winner 
2x Regular Season Conference Champion
2x Conference Champion 
S70 WJC Gold Medalist with British Isles
S71 Assistant Captain
S71 Four-Star Cup Champion
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Career Statistics:
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SHL Regular Season:
S72 - S78 | 396 GP | 114 G | 181 A | 295 P | +85 | 1 PPP | 195 PIM | 399 H | 17:41 ATOI
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SHL Playoffs:
S72 - S78| 11 GP | 2 G | 5 A | 7 P | -7 | 1 PPP | 4 PIM | 10 H | 17:31 ATOI
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Bump, needs to be graded

Credit to @KaleSalad, @Ragnar, @ValorX77, @sulovilen, and @enigmatic for my Sigs


Patrice Bergeron || C || 1300 TPE || Maine Timber || S68 - S71 || Texas Renegades || S72 - S78
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Career Statistics:
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S68 - S71 | 224 GP | 79 G | 122 A | 201 P | +93 | 10 PPP | 102 PIM | 352 H | 19:17 ATOI 
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SMJHL Playoffs:
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S68 - S71 | 53 GP | 26 G | 21 A | 47 P | +24 | 1 PPP | 16 PIM | 55 H | 18:38 ATOI
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Accomplishments
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3x Division Winner 
2x Regular Season Conference Champion
2x Conference Champion 
S70 WJC Gold Medalist with British Isles
S71 Assistant Captain
S71 Four-Star Cup Champion
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Career Statistics:
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SHL Regular Season:
S72 - S78 | 396 GP | 114 G | 181 A | 295 P | +85 | 1 PPP | 195 PIM | 399 H | 17:41 ATOI
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SHL Playoffs:
S72 - S78| 11 GP | 2 G | 5 A | 7 P | -7 | 1 PPP | 4 PIM | 10 H | 17:31 ATOI
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