Jonathan Bernier
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Bernier is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings
of the National Hockey League
(NHL). He was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
, 11th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings
.
who now plays with the Ligue Magnus
's Diables Rouges de Briançon.
in the QMJHL. The first goal to be scored on him in the QMJHL was by his brother, Marc-André Bernier, at the Halifax Metro Center on September 24, 2004. The goal was in the first period at 15:39. It was Jonathan's first ever QMJHL game.
On September 29, 2007, Bernier was given the starting role for the Kings in their 2007–08 NHL season debut game versus the Anaheim Ducks
in London, England. He allowed one goal on 27 shots, earning the win by the final score of 4–1, while being named the second star of the game. During the 07-08 season, Bernier finished with a 1-3 record, a 4.03 goals against average
and a .864 save percentage
. Due to these numbers, Bernier was sent back to his junior team in Lewiston.
Due to the emergence of Jonathan Quick
, the Kings were able to keep Bernier playing with the Manchester Monarchs
to season him in the American Hockey League
(AHL) for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. He would be named to Team Canada for the 2010 AHL All-Star game.
While Quick was attending to the birth of his first child, Bernier made his 2010 debut for the Kings with an outstanding 29 save 2-1 shootout win against the Dallas Stars, where he also stopped all six shots he faced in the shootout. On March 30 he recorded a 2-0 shutout against the Nashville Predators in his second NHL game of the 2009-2010 season.
current goaltender Carey Price
and Calgary Flames
prospect Leland Irving
.
Along with Steve Mason
, Bernier was chosen as one of Canada's goalies
for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
, in which he finished with a 1-1 record and a 2.00 goals against average
as Canada won the gold medal.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL). He was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006 NHL Entry Draft
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....
, 11th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Personal life
Jonathan is the younger brother of Marc-André Bernier, a draft choice of the Vancouver CanucksVancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
who now plays with the Ligue Magnus
Ligue Magnus
-Former Teams:*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne*Orques d'Anglet*Sangliers Arvernes*Corsaires de Dunkerque*Albatros de Brest*Jets de Viry-Essonne-Defunct Teams:*Diables Noirs de Tours*Hockey Club de Mulhouse*Séquanes de Besançon*Flammes Bleues de Reims...
's Diables Rouges de Briançon.
Playing career
Bernier's junior career was spent entirely with the Lewiston MaineiacsLewiston MAINEiacs
The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season...
in the QMJHL. The first goal to be scored on him in the QMJHL was by his brother, Marc-André Bernier, at the Halifax Metro Center on September 24, 2004. The goal was in the first period at 15:39. It was Jonathan's first ever QMJHL game.
On September 29, 2007, Bernier was given the starting role for the Kings in their 2007–08 NHL season debut game versus the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in London, England. He allowed one goal on 27 shots, earning the win by the final score of 4–1, while being named the second star of the game. During the 07-08 season, Bernier finished with a 1-3 record, a 4.03 goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
and a .864 save percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
. Due to these numbers, Bernier was sent back to his junior team in Lewiston.
Due to the emergence of Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Quick is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, the Kings were able to keep Bernier playing with the Manchester Monarchs
Manchester Monarchs
The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:...
to season him in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL) for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. He would be named to Team Canada for the 2010 AHL All-Star game.
While Quick was attending to the birth of his first child, Bernier made his 2010 debut for the Kings with an outstanding 29 save 2-1 shootout win against the Dallas Stars, where he also stopped all six shots he faced in the shootout. On March 30 he recorded a 2-0 shutout against the Nashville Predators in his second NHL game of the 2009-2010 season.
International career
Jonathan represented Canada at the 2006 World Under-18s in April, which were held in Sweden. He was invited to the 2007 Canadian World Junior selection camp but lost out to Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
current goaltender Carey Price
Carey Price
Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . Price was the Canadiens' first round selection in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft...
and Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
prospect Leland Irving
Leland Irving
Leland Irving is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League and is a prospect for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League .-Early life:...
.
Along with Steve Mason
Steve Mason (ice hockey)
Steve Mason is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League . He was selected 69th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets. Playing major junior in the Ontario Hockey League , he spent three seasons...
, Bernier was chosen as one of Canada's goalies
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, or, as it is commonly referred to in Canada as the 2008 World Juniors and the United States, the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is the 2008 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships...
, in which he finished with a 1-1 record and a 2.00 goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
as Canada won the gold medal.
Awards and accomplishments
- Won the 2006–07 Guy Lafleur TrophyGuy Lafleur TrophyThe Guy Lafleur Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. It is named for Hockey Hall of Famer and QMJHL alumnus Guy Lafleur.-Winners:-External links:* List of trophy winners....
as Most Valuable Player of the QMJHLQuebec Major Junior Hockey LeagueThe Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
Playoffs.
- Played for Team Canada at the 20102009–10 AHL seasonThe 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11...
AHLAmerican Hockey LeagueThe American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
All-Star Game.
- Won the 2009–102009–10 AHL seasonThe 2009–10 AHL season was the 74th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 regular-season games each from October 2 to April 11...
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award for outstanding AHL goalkeeper.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs Lewiston MAINEiacs The Lewiston Maineiacs were a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Lewiston, Maine. The team played its home games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée. They were the second QMJHL team in the United States, and the only one to play a full season... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | 1353 | 67 | 0 | 2.97 | .907 |
| 2005–06 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 54 | 27 | 26 | 0 | — | 3241 | 146 | 2 | 2.70 | .908 |
| 2006–07 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 37 | 26 | 10 | 0 | — | 2186 | 94 | 2 | 2.58 | .905 |
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
4 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 238 | 16 | 0 | 4.03 | .864 |
| 2007–08 2007–08 QMJHL season The 2007–08 QMJHL season was the 39th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the season-opening press conference, the QMJHL announced in partnership with Telus, all 630 regular season games would be available by internet broadcast. The regular season started on September... |
Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 34 | 18 | 15 | 0 | — | 2024 | 92 | 0 | 2.73 | .908 |
| 2007–08 2007–08 AHL season The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:... |
Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 184 | 5 | 0 | 1.63 | .946 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 AHL season The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:... |
Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 54 | 23 | 24 | 4 | — | 3101 | 124 | 5 | 2.40 | .910 |
| 2009–10 2008–09 AHL season The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.-Team and NHL affiliation changes:... |
Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 58 | 30 | 21 | 6 | — | 3424 | 116 | 9 | 2.03 | .936 |
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 185 | 4 | 1 | 1.30 | .957 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 11 | 8 | — | 3 | 1378 | 57 | 3 | 2.48 | .913 |
| NHL totals | 32 | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | 1802 | 77 | 4 | 2.56 | .911 | ||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 | — |
| 2005–06 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 359 | 17 | 1 | 2.84 | .914 |
| 2006–07 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1025 | 40 | 1 | 2.34 | .919 |
| 2007–08 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 348 | 17 | 0 | 2.93 | .918 |
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 9 | 0 | 2.76 | .908 |
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 996 | 30 | 3 | 1.81 | .939 |