Michel Bergeron (ice hockey, born 1954)

Michel Bergeron
Born (1954-11-11) November 11, 1954 (age 70)
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New York Islanders
Washington Capitals
NHL draft 63rd overall, 1974
Detroit Red Wings
WHA draft 83rd overall, 1974
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1974–1982

Michel Bergeron (born November 11, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Washington Capitals between 1975 and 1979.

Early life

As a youth, he played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Chicoutimi.[1]

Career

Drafted in 1974 by both the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, Bergeron also played for the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 24 23 21 44 11 4 0 1 1 29
1972–73 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 63 40 62 102 54 9 5 12 17 22
1973–74 Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 70 62 81 143 120 14 12 14 26 32
1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 10 7 17 10 — — — — —
1974–75 Virginia Wings AHL 49 9 13 22 14 — — — — —
1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 72 32 27 59 48 — — — — —
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 21 12 33 98 — — — — —
1976–77 Kansas City Blues CHL 4 3 5 8 4 — — — — —
1977–78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 25 9 6 15 2 — — — — —
1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 9 2 1 3 4 — — — — —
1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 30 7 6 13 7 — — — — —
1978–79 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 15 3 5 8 2 8 7 4 11 2
1979–80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 33 11 20 31 30 — — — — —
1979–80 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 34 25 37 62 34 2 0 1 1 20
1980–81 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 71 30 49 79 22 7 2 4 6 11
1981–82 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 22 8 15 23 4 — — — — —
1981–82 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 22 5 9 14 13 — — — — —
NHL totals 229 80 58 138 165 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Brian (1989). One Hundred Years of Hockey. Deneau. ISBN 978-0-88879-216-7.
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