Serge Bernier

Serge Joseph Bernier (born April 29, 1947 in Padoue, Quebec and raised in Matane, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Quebec Nordiques. He also played six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for Quebec, where he scored a majority of his 308 combined goals (NHL and WHA). His 230 goals in the WHA were third-most for the Nordiques during their time in the league behind Real Cloutier and Marc Tardif.[1] He was the first draft pick in Philadelphia Flyers history.[2]

Serge Bernier
Born (1947-04-29) April 29, 1947
Padoue, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
Quebec Nordiques
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 5th overall, 1967
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1967–1981

In 2010, Bernier was part of the initial group of players elected to the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964–65 Matane Castors QC-Sr.
1965–66 Sorel Éperviers QJHL
1966–67 Sorel Éperviers QJHL 33 37 46 83 139 4 2 1 3 18
1967–68 Quebec Aces AHL 33 7 11 18 56 6 6 4 10 6
1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 70 27 32 59 118 12 1 6 7 2
1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1969–70 Quebec Aces AHL 70 22 48 70 88 5 2 3 5 36
1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 23 28 51 77 4 1 1 2 0
1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 44 12 11 23 51 — — — — —
1971–72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 26 11 11 22 12 — — — — —
1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75 22 46 68 43 — — — — —
1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 74 37 49 86 107 — — — — —
1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 76 54 68 122 75 15 8 8 16 6
1975–76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 70 34 68 102 91 5 2 6 8 6
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 74 43 53 96 94 17 14 22 36 10
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 58 26 52 78 48 11 4 10 14 17
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 65 36 46 82 71 1 0 0 0 2
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 32 8 14 22 31 — — — — —
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 2 8 10 18 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 302 78 119 197 234 5 1 1 2 0
WHA totals 417 230 336 556 486 49 28 46 74 41

International
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1974 Canada SS 8 1 2 3 4

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QBN/leaders_career.html
  2. Panaccio, Tom (16 June 2014). "Serge Bernier reflects on career with Flyers". NBC Sports Philadelphia. NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. WHA Hall of Fame Members
Preceded by
None		 Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
1967		 Succeeded by
Lew Morrison
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