Marc-André Bergeron

Marc-André Bergeron (born October 13, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently under contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
==Career==
Bergeron was signed as a free agent by the Edmonton Oilers in 2001. The fast-skating defenceman, with a penchant for end-to-end rushes, reminded some of former Oiler great Paul Coffey. Bergeron's popularity with Edmonton fans was cemented during the 2003 playoffs when he sent Dallas Stars' Brenden Morrow head-over-heels with an open-ice hip check. Bergeron is well known more for his impressive slapshot than his defensive abilities. At the Edmonton Oilers skills competition, held November 26, 2006, he recorded his second straight victory in the hardest shot competition with a puck speed of 103.5 mph (approximately 165 km/h).
While still with the Oilers, near the end of game one of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Bergeron tried to steer Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrew Ladd wide of the net. However, the two of them piled into Oilers goaltender Dwayne Roloson, causing Roloson to be injured for the remainder of the Finals. The Oilers managed to re-group without Roloson but ultimately fell to the Hurricanes during game seven of the series. 
After parting ways with the Oilers, Bergeron went on to play with the New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, and Minnesota Wild. On October 6, 2009, after star defenceman Andrei Markov was injured, Bergeron signed a 1-year contract worth $750,000 US with the Montreal Canadiens. Bergeron proved to be a valuable component to the Canadiens, playing forward on the fourth line as well as defence on power plays. He did, however, suffer a long scoring slump between December 31, 2009 until March 31, 2010. When Bergeron became a free agent on July 1, 2010, the Canadiens did not re-sign him. 
He was signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent on January 4 and assigned to the Norfolk Admirals of American Hockey League where he recorded two goals and eight points in 13 games. Bergeron was recalled to the Lightning on February 5 and spent the remainder of the season in Tampa Bay, appeared in 23 games with the Lightning last season, recording two goals and eight points, including one game-winning goal. He recorded two assists in his Lightning debut on February 6 against the St. Louis Blues and became the third player in franchise history to score his first Lightning goal in overtime (Millar, Gagne) on February 12 versus Carolina. Bergeron became a fan-favourite and helped the team reach the Eastern Conference Finals, against the Boston Bruins. On the 28th of June 2011, Bergeron was resigned to a two-year, one-way contract worth $2,000,000.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	QMJHL 		40 	6 	14 	20 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	QMJHL 		46 	8 	14 	22 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	QMJHL 		24 	6 	7 	13 	66 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	24
1999–00 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	QMJHL 		70 	24 	50 	74 	173 	 	13 	4 	7 	11 	45
2000–01 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	QMJHL 		69 	42 	69 	111 	185 	 	10 	4 	11 	15 	24
2001–02 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		50 	2 	13 	15 	61 	 	9 	1 	4 	5 	8
2002–03 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		66 	8 	31 	39 	73 	 	20 	0 	7 	7 	25
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		5 	1 	1 	2 	9 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		54 	9 	17 	26 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Toronto Roadrunners 	AHL 		17 	4 	3 	7 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Trois-Rivières Caron & Guay	LNAH 		10 	7 	5 	12 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Brynäs IF 	SEL 		10 	3 	2 	5 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		75 	15 	20 	35 	38 	 	18 	2 	1 	3 	14
2006–07 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		55 	8 	17 	25 	28 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		23 	6 	15 	21 	10 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2007–08 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		46 	9 	9 	18 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		9 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		72 	14 	18 	32 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		3 	0 	6 	6 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		60 	13 	21 	34 	16 	 	19 	2 	4 	6 	10
2010–11 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		13 	2 	6 	8 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		23 	2 	6 	8 	8 	 	14 	2 	1 	3 	9
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		422 	77 	125 	202 	185 	 	57 	7 	8 	15 	39
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
* July 20, 2001 - signed as free agent with Edmonton Oilers.
* February 18, 2007 - traded to New York Islanders with 2008 3rd round selection for Denis Grebeshkov.
* February 26, 2008 - traded to Anaheim Ducks for 2008 3rd round selection.
* June 10, 2008 - traded to Minnesota Wild for a 2008 3rd round pick.
* October 6, 2009 - Signed as free agent with Montreal Canadiens.
* January 4, 2011 - Signed one year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning
* June 28, 2011 - Signed two year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Anaheim Ducks players
Category:Baie-Comeau Drakkar alumni
Category:Brynäs IF players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Shawinigan Cataractes alumni
Category:Toronto Roadrunners players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players