Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron makes Hockey Hall of Fame

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald on Jun 22, 2026

Published in Hockey

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BOSTON — To the surprise of absolutely no one in the hockey world, former Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility on Monday.

Also going in are Keith Tkachuk (Malden Catholic, Boston University) and Stow’s Cindy Curley (Providence College, Team USA). Long-time executive and former Providence College player Brian Burke (Providence College).

It is impossible to argue against Bergeron’s resume, and the 18 HHOF committee members did not try.

Selected in the second round by the B’s in the 2023 draft (45 overall), the L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec native led the club to the three Stanley Cup Finals and was part of the 2011 Cup winner that ended a 39-year drought for the B’s. He won the Selke Trophy as the league’s best defensive forward a record six times. He became the standard for puck possession. Bergeron led the NHL in faceoff wins eight times and in faceoff win percentage five times. He posted a win percentage above 60% five times in his career.

Internationally, he would become a member of the Triple Gold club with Olympic Gold (2010, 2014) and capturing an IIHF World Championship (2004). He was also part of the Canadian team that won the World Cup of Hockey in 2017.

Bergeron, who retired in 2023, spent all his 19 NHL seasons and recorded 427-613-1,040 totals in his 1,294 games, the third most in franchise history.

The B’s announced last week that the club will raise his No. 37 to the TD Garden rafters, making him the 14th player so immortalized in franchise history.

Bergeron follows his long-time captain and teammate Zdeno Chara to be enshrined both in HHOF in Toronto and in the Garden rafters. Chara was also selected for both honors in his first year of eligibility.

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