Once upon a time, Shawn Thornton called Patrice Bergeron “The heart and soul of the Bruins”. Shawn Thornton got it completely right. Bergeron will (short of some bizarre disaster) will spend his entire professional career in the Black and Gold. He’s been an outstanding player, an ambassador for his sport, and one of the few players in the entire league that no one has anything bad to say about.
Bergeron has spent eleven years in Boston (and the 2004-05 lockout year playing for Providence). He’s worked his up the ranks to be the number two man on the team (and the captaincy is all but his once Zdeno Chara leaves Boston).