2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 215 LBS.
SHOOTS: rigHT
BORN: 03/31/1985
QuEBEc ciTy, QuE.
SEASON: 9TH nHL/
3rd nJ
DRAFTED: San JoSE’S
2nd cHoicE (1ST
round), 16TH
ovEraLL, in 2003
EnTry draFT
18 • sTeVe BerNIer • rw
LAST SEASON: appeared in 47 of 48 games; was a healthy “scratch” apr. 25
vs. Pittsburgh…Finished with 8g-7a-15pts overall; eight goals were his most
since 2009-10 (11)…Posted career high 2g (tie) twice: mar. 30 at Florida and
Feb. 3 at ny islanders…notched first game-winning goal in a devils’ sweater
during Feb. 3 contest…recorded assists/points in back-to-back games apr. 7-
10 (2a)…unsuccessful on first career penalty shot attempt Feb. 23 at
Washington (vs. B. Holtby).
CAreer
2011-12: Split campaign between albany, aHL (17 games) and new Jersey
(32) during seventh pro season…nHL total showed 1g-5a-6pts and career-high
plus-six mark…appeared in his 400th career nHL game mar. 1 at
Boston…recorded first goal in an nHL devils’ sweater Feb. 11 vs. Florida’s S.
clemmensen...Posted points in back-to-back games Feb. 4-5 (2a), including
first nHL point of season with assist Feb. 4 at Philadelphia...Played in seasonhigh
20 straight games through mar. 10 after making his new Jersey debut Jan.
31 vs. ny rangers…recalled from albany/signed two-way contract Jan.
30...aHL total showed 3g-3a-6pts and eight penalty minutes...Stats included
two-game goal-scoring streak nov. 13-19 (2g), as well as 1g-1a-2pts nov. 2 vs.
Binghamton…missed 18 contests dec. 9-Jan. 21 with broken thumb suffered
dec. 4 vs. rochester...Saw action in 15 straight games oct. 28-dec. 4; signed
aHL free-agent contract oct. 27 after attending devils’ training camp on a
tryout basis…appeared in career-high 24 post-season contests; notched
career-high seven points, while matching career high with five assists…resigned
with club June 29, 2012…2010-11: Saw action in 68 games during lone
season in Florida/first season under P. deBoer; recorded 5g-10a-15pts…Total
showed two multiple-point games, including season-high 2g-1a-3pts dec. 1 at
anaheim…recorded points in back-to-back games twice: Feb. 2-4 (2a) and
dec. 1-2 (2g-2a-4pts)…notched game-deciding goal in only attempt of
season/first career shootout tally Feb. 25 at atlanta…missed 8 games nov. 13-
27 with fractured orbital bone and 2 games due to shoulder injury…2009-10:
Played in 59 games during second/final season with vancouver; recorded
11g-11a-22pts...Totaled season-high two goals/pts nov. 14 at colorado and
season-high 4-game point-scoring streak oct. 5-16 (1g-3a-4pts)…Played in his
300th career nHL contest Jan. 7 vs. Phoenix…missed 23 games due to
injury/illness, including 21 games with groin injury and two matches with the
flu…added 4g-1a-5pts in 12 post-season games…2008-09: Saw action in
career-high 81 games during first season with vancouver…notched careerhigh
17a, four game-winning goals (tie, ’06-07) and 137 shots on
goal…recorded four multiple-point games, including 2g-1a-3pts in second
period Jan. 7 at Edmonton (goals 12 sec. apart)…also posted 2g dec. 7 at
colorado and oct. 31 at anaheim…Stats included points in back-to-back
games four times, most recently Jan. 4-7 (2g-2a-4pts)…added 2g-2a-4pts while
appearing in ten post-season contests; both goals were gWg…2007-08:
Began campaign with San Jose; traded to Buffalo Feb. 26…Set career high
with 16g; matched career high with 16a (since surpassed) and 32pts (since
tied)…recorded six multiple-point outings, including two career-high (tie)
three-point games: 2g-1a in Sabres’ debut Feb. 27 vs. nashville and 1g-2a
dec. 29 at nashville…also recorded 2g dec. 11 vs. minnesota…recorded
points in six of 7 games dec. 28-Jan. 12 (3g-5a-8pts), including two season-high
3-game point streaks…missed 2 games mar. 8-10 due to groin injury…2006-07:
Began season on San Jose roster; saw action in all 39 games through Jan. 2
assignment to Worcester (aHL)…recorded 3g-4a-7pts in 10 games with aHL Sharks until Feb. 20
recall…closed out regular-season schedule by playing in all 23 games…Set then-career highs across the
board with 15g/16a/31pts; total included six 2pt efforts and season-high 5-game point-scoring stretch
nov. 9-18 (3g-4a-7pts)…american Hockey League total included season-high 3-game point-scoring
streak Jan. 7-14 (2g-2a-4pts), with season-high 1g-1a-2pts Jan. 14 at Portland…2005-06: Split first pro
season between San Jose and cleveland (aHL); assigned to/recalled from aHL on two
occasions…appeared in 39 nHL games, including 34 straight to close out regular-season
schedule…Posted five multiple-point games, including season-high 2g-1a-3pts mar. 9 vs.
Edmonton…also notched 2g mar. 16 vs. St. Louis/mar. 21 at St. Louis…recorded season-high 5-game
point-scoring streak mar. 26-apr. 3 (3g-3a-6pts)…aHL total showed season-high 8-game point-scoring
streak dec. 22-Jan. 8 (6g-8a-14pts)…also had 7-game point-scoring streak through oct. 27 (4g-5a-9pts),
which began with pro debut oct. 8 vs. rochester…Posted two aHL season-high 2g-1a-3pt outings: Jan.
7 vs. Peoria and dec. 27 vs. San antonio…recorded first career nHL playoff point with gW tally apr. 25
vs. nashville...OTHER: Played four seasons of junior hockey, 2001-02 through 2004-05, with moncton
(QmJHL)…in 2004-05, led Wildcats with 35g, 36a and 71pts; finished first on club with 6g, 13a and 19pts in
playoffs…named to 2003-04 QmJHL Second all-Star Team, leading squad with 36g, while finishing tied
for first with 17pts en-route to QmJHL Finals…in 2002-03, named to cHL Second all-Star Team and
league’s Second all-Star Team, while finishing first on cats with 49g/101pts…Won gold medal with Team
canada at the 2003 under-18 World championships…named to QmJHL 2001-02 all-rookie Team; led
team with 31g.
HIGHLIGHTs
1st nHL gP: 11/4/05, SJ 1 @ ana. 0 (oT) • 1st nHL goal: 11/12/05, dal. 2 @ SJ 1 (So) vs. m. Turco • 1st nHL
assist: 2/2/06, min. 3 @ SJ 2 (So) • most goals in game: 2; 12 times, last time 3/30/13, nJ 2 @ Fla. 3 (oT)
• most assists in game: 2; 8 times, last time 10/10/10, Fla. 2 @ Edm. 3 • most Pts. in game: 3; 5 times,
last time 12/1/10, Fla. 3 @ ana. 5 (2g-1a) • most Pim in game: 20; 11/12/07, Phx. 0 @ SJ 5 (2 maj., misc.)
• most Shots in game: 8; 12/7/08, van. 4 @ col. 5 (So) • gP Streak: 75; 11/29/08-4/11/09 (59), 10/1-
11/3/09 (16) • goal-Scoring Streak: 3; 3/26-30/06 (3g) • assist-Scoring Streak: 3; 4 times, last time 11/26-
29/09 (3a) • Point-Scoring Streak: 5; 11/9-18/06 (3g-4a-7pts); 3/26-4/13/06 (3g-3a-6pts) • Penalties: 75
min., 10 maj., 3 misc. • multiple-Pt. games: 21 2-pt. games, 5 3-pt. games.
PersONAL
Steve and his wife, anne-Sophie Letarte, welcomed their first child, Henri-Louis Bernier, august
2012…names coldplay as his favorite band and The Hangover as his favorite movie…His first job
involved cleaning offices…Salmon tartare is his favorite food...Enjoys participating in charitable golf
tournaments during the summer…Playing in the 2012 Stanley cup Finals is his favorite hockey memory.
Vs. NHL
GP G A PTS PIM
ANA 24 10 4 14 4
BOS 9 0 1 1 0
BUF 11 3 1 4 2
CGY 21 3 5 8 13
CAR 14 2 4 6 4
CHI 18 4 2 6 18
COL 23 7 3 10 4
CBJ 15 4 3 7 8
DAL 24 4 7 11 20
DET 17 2 3 5 2
GP G A PTS PIM
EDM 19 6 10 16 2
FLA 7 3 1 4 0
LA 22 4 6 10 12
MIN 19 6 2 8 4
MTL 16 1 1 2 2
NSH 16 5 7 12 23
NJ 8 1 2 3 4
NYI 15 4 2 6 9
NYR 14 0 1 1 2
OTT 14 0 3 3 2
GP G A PTS PIM
PHI 14 1 8 9 9
PHX 23 4 5 9 44
PIT 13 0 2 2 14
SJ 7 0 1 1 2
STL 16 5 5 10 10
TB 13 1 2 3 4
TOR 16 1 1 2 6
VAN 12 2 2 4 2
WSH 13 1 0 1 2
WPG 11 1 1 2 2
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW GT S GP G A PTS PIM
1998–99 Quebec QaHa 28 33 23 56 - 24 - - - - - - - - - -
1999–00 Quebec QaHa 26 12 23 35 - 42 - - - - - - - - - -
2000–01 Ste. Foy Qaaa 39 17 35 52 - 48 - - - - - 16 9 17 26 8
2001–02 moncton QmJHL 66 31 28 59 - 51 - - - - - - - - - -
2002–03 moncton QmJHL 71 49 52 101 - 90 - - - - - 2 1 0 1 2
2003–04 moncton QmJHL 66 36 46 82 - 80 - - - - - 20 7 10 17 17
2004–05 moncton QmJHL 68 35 36 71 - 114 - - - - - 12 6 13 19 22
2005–06 San Jose nHL 39 14 13 27 4 35 2 1 1 - 75 11 1 5 6 8
cleveland aHL 49 20 23 43 - 33 - - - - - - - -
2006–07 San Jose nHL 62 15 16 31 5 29 6 0 4 - 104 11 0 1 1 2
Worcester aHL 10 3 4 7 - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
2007–08 San Jose nHL 59 13 10 23 2- 62 4 0 0 - 96 - - - - -
Buffalo nHL 17 3 6 9 1 2 0 0 0 - 35 - - - - -
2008–09 vancouver nHL 81 15 17 32 4 27 2 0 4 - 137 10 2 2 4 7
2009–10 vancouver nHL 59 11 11 22 0 21 3 0 0 - 95 12 4 1 5 0
2010–11 Florida nHL 68 5 10 15 14- 21 3 0 0 - 97 - - - - -
2011–12 albany aHL 17 3 3 6 - 8 - - - - - - - - - -
dEviLS nHL 32 1 5 6 6 16 0 0 0 - 23 24 2 5 7 27
2012–13 dEviLS nHL 47 8 7 15 7- 17 2 0 1 - 88 - - - - -
DEVILS TOTALS 79 9 12 21 1- 33 2 0 1 - 111 24 2 5 7 27
NHL TOTALS 464 85 95 180 3- 230 22 1 10 - 750 68 9 14 23 44
QmJHL all-rookie Team (2002) • QmJHL Second all-Star Team (2003, 2004) • canadian major Junior Second all-Star Team (2003)
Traded to Buffalo by San Jose with San Jose’s first-round choice (Tyler Ennis) in 2008 Entry draft for Brian campbell and Buffalo’s seventh-round
choice (drew daniels) in 2008 Entry draft, February 26, 2008. Traded to vancouver by Buffalo for Los angeles’ third-round choice (previously
acquired-Brayden mcnabb) in 2009 Entry draft and vancouver’s second-round choice (later traded to columbus-Petr Straka) in 2010 Entry draft,
July 4, 2008. Traded to Florida by vancouver with michael grabner and vancouver’s first-round choice (Quinton Howden) in 2010 Entry draft for
Keith Ballard and victor oreskovich, June 25, 2010. Signed as a free agent by albany, october 27, 2011. Signed as a free agent by dEviLS, January
30, 2012.
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