Bergeron has been nominated for the Selke Award, given annually to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game, for 10 consecutive seasons.
Each child watches the game from a luxury suite and is provided dinner, beverages, and a goodie bag with Bruins gifts, and has the opportunity to meet Patrice personally for photographs and autographs.
Players from around the NHL join Bergeron and Gagné in L’Ancienne-Lorrette, Quebec to play in the Pro-Am that raises funds for children in hospitals around Quebec City.
Each Bruins player donates money, which is matched by the Boston Bruins Foundation to fund the purchase of toys for young hospital patients.
Bergeron has spearheaded the Bruins annual Holiday Hospital visits for years by presenting a theme for each visit, dressing up in character, and including his team in visits to children at local hospitals.
At the event, auction winners shaved the heads of Bruins players to show their support and raise money for the Boston Bruins Foundation and Tufts Children’s Hospital by shaving their heads.
The annual event continued in 2019 and 2020, and in three years has raised a total of $375,000 to benefit Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Children Hospital and the Boston Bruins Foundation.
The street hockey rink was built with the intent of fostering growth in youth hockey and providing an easily accessible resource to young players in the community.
The King Clancy Trophy is awarded annually to an NHL player who best exemplifies leadership qualities both on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.
He played in 23 playoff games in 2011, recording six goals, 14 assists and 20 points.
He would go on to win gold with Team Canada at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship, making him the first player to win world junior gold after winning the men’s world gold.
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