# Tim Bernhardt

Timothy John Bernhardt (born January 17, 1958) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played 67 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames between 1982 and 1986.

## Playing career

Bernhardt began his career with the Sarnia Junior Bees in 1974 and then with the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1975 to 1978. From 1978 to 1983 he played for several CHL teams (Tulsa Oilers, Birmingham Bulls, Oklahoma City Stars and the Colorado Flames). Before joining Calgary, Bernhardt played with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Bernhardt played for Canada during the World Junior Championships in 1977–1978.
From 1983 to 1990, Bernhardt split his time between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the AHL farm clubs, the St. Catharines Saints and Newmarket Saints.

## Post-playing career

After retirement, he worked as a scout for the Dallas Stars until 2011. He was a key person in the Stars organization as he was responsible for drafting players such as Steve Ott, Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, Trevor Daley, Loui Eriksson, James Neal, Matt Niskanen and Jamie Benn. Bernhardt served as the director of amateur scouting for the Arizona Coyotes until 2018.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1975–76 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 51 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 2985 | 195 | 2 | 3.92 | .876 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 488 | 30 | 0 | 3.69 | .878 |
| 1976–77 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 44 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2497 | 151 | 0 | 3.63 | .888 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 720 | 47 | 0 | 3.92 | .885 |
| 1977–78 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 54 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3165 | 179 | 2 | 3.39 | .893 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 540 | 27 | 2 | 3.00 | .900 |
| 1978–79 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 46 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 2705 | 191 | 0 | 4.24 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 34 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1933 | 122 | 1 | 3.79 | .888 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 160 | 17 | 0 | 6.38 | — |
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 29 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1598 | 106 | 1 | 3.98 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 526 | 45 | 0 | 5.13 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1586 | 95 | 0 | 3.59 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 527 | 29 | 0 | 3.30 | — |
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 280 | 21 | 0 | 4.50 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Colorado Flames | CHL | 34 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1896 | 122 | 0 | 3.86 | .881 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 304 | 19 | 0 | 3.75 | — |
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2501 | 154 | 0 | 3.69 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 288 | 17 | 0 | 3.54 | — |
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 37 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2175 | 136 | 0 | 3.75 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 801 | 55 | 0 | 4.12 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1261 | 107 | 0 | 5.09 | .853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 776 | 38 | 1 | 2.94 | .890 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 140 | 12 | 0 | 5.14 | — |
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 31 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1705 | 117 | 1 | 4.12 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 49 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2704 | 166 | 0 | 3.68 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 37 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2004 | 145 | 1 | 4.34 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 755 | 51 | 0 | 4.71 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 230 | 100 | 93 | 17 | 12,832 | 821 | 3 | 3.84 | — | 17 | 6 | 9 | — | 955 | 58 | 0 | 3.64 | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 67 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 3736 | 267 | 0 | 4.29 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1978 | Canada | WJC | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | — |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | — |