Bryan Berard
Jersey Number: 4
Player information for Bryan Berard
Position
Defense
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
March 5, 1977
Number
4
Shoots
Left
Weight
220 lbs (100kg)
Birthplace
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Played two seasons with Columbus from 2005-07, registering 12-23-35 and 40 penalty minutes in 55 games.
- Set a franchise record for goals by a defenseman with 12-20-32 and 32 penalty minutes in 44 contests in 2005-06.
- Finished his 10-year NHL career with 76-247-323 and 500 penalty minutes in 619 games with the New York Islanders, Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs from 1996-2008.
- Captured the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 after posting a career high in assists and points with 8-40-48 in 82 contests with the Islanders.
- Set a career high with 14 goals and added 32 assists in 75 appearances with the Islanders in 1997-98.
- Won the 2003-04 Bill Masterton Trophy after posting 13-34-47 and 53 penalty minutes in 58 contests with the Blackhawks.
- Finished his hockey playing career with Vityaz Chekhov in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2008-09, registering 3-14-17 and 93 penalty minutes in 25 outings.
- Skated for the United States at several international tournaments, including the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Also skated at the 1997 IIHF World Championships as well as the 1995 and 1996 IIHF World Junior Championships.
- Played junior hockey with the Detroit Jr. Whalers, posting 51-113-164 and 213 penalty minutes in 114 games over two Ontario Hockey League seasons from 1994-96.
- Captured the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Defenseman both seasons and the CHL’s Defenseman of the Year award in 1995-96 after leading OHL blueliners in goals and scoring with 31-58-89 in 56 outings.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | 44 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -29 | 32 | 126 |
| 2006-2007 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 8 | 22 |
| Totals | 55 | 12 | 23 | 35 | -33 | 40 | 148 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Ottawa in the first-round, first overall, in the 1995 NHL Draft.
- Signed by Columbus as a free agent on Aug. 3, 2005.