Bruno Gervais

Bruno Gervais
Gervais with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012.
Born	(1984-10-03) October 3, 1984 (age 40) Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Islanders Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Eisbären Berlin
NHL draft	182nd overall, 2003 New York Islanders
Playing career	2004–2017

Bruno Gervais (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Gervais with the New York Islanders.

Playing career

As a youth, Gervais played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Laser minor ice hockey team. ^[1]

Gervais was selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 182nd overall, by the New York Islanders. Gervais was named captain of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the QMJHL as an 18-year-old even though there were many veteran players. In his 19-year-old season he hurt his knee at the December tryout camp for team Canada's under 20 team. He missed the rest of the season.^{[ citation needed ]}

After scoring a career high 19 points in 63 games with the Islanders in the 2008–09 season, he was selected as the Nassau County Athlete of the Year Award in 2009. ^[2]

On June 25, 2011, he was traded after 7 seasons within the Islanders organization to the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations. ^[3] Two days later Gervais was signed by Tampa Bay to a one-year contract. ^[4] He played in 50 games during 2011–12 season with the Lightning, scoring a career high 6 goals.^{[ citation needed ]}

After one season in Tampa Bay, Gervais signed a two-year contract as a free agent worth $1.65 million with the Philadelphia Flyers. ^[5] Viewed as a depth defenseman, and after a short stint with heilbronner Falken of the German 2nd Bundesliga, he filled in as the Flyers' sixth blue liner in the lockout shortened 2012–13 season.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the second year of his contract with the Flyers, Gervais failed to make the team out of training camp. After clearing waivers he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, for the duration of the 2013–14 season. In 59 games he led the Phantoms on the Blueline with 10 goals and 26 points.^{[ citation needed ]}

On July 1, 2014, he was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Colorado Avalanche. ^[6] In the 2014–15 season, Gervais was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. As a veteran and older statesman of the club, Gervais was selected as team captain. In 71 contests with the Monsters, he produced 13 points from the blueline, but was unable to lead the Monsters to the post-season.^{[ citation needed ]}

On July 6, 2015, Gervais opted to return for a second attempt in Germany, securing a one-year contract as a free agent with DEL club, Eisbären Berlin. ^[7] Gervais remained in Berlin for two seasons, before announcing his retirement from his 13-year professional hockey career on July 13, 2017. ^[8]

Personal

He has a brother, Maxime, who played 8 games for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the QMJHL before playing semi-professionally within Quebec. ^[9] Gervais is the childhood best friend of fellow player Max Talbot whom he met while playing minor hockey in Quebec. ^[10]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	Collège Antoine–Girouard	QMAAA		6	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Collège Antoine–Girouard	QMAAA		40	8	27	35	46		7	4	2	6	8
2001–02	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		65	4	12	16	42		10	3	1	4	6
2002–03	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		72	22	28	50	73		11	3	5	8	14
2003–04	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	QMJHL		23	4	6	10	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		76	8	22	30	58		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		55	16	25	41	70		7	1	2	3	0
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		27	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		51	0	6	6	28		5	1	1	2	2
2006–07	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		3	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Islanders	NHL		60	0	13	13	34		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	New York Islanders	NHL		69	3	16	19	33		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	New York Islanders	NHL		71	3	14	17	31		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	New York Islanders	NHL		53	0	6	6	30		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		50	6	7	13	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Heilbronner Falken	2.GBun		9	0	3	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		37	1	5	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL		59	10	16	26	24		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		71	3	10	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		31	8	11	19	14		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		43	4	7	11	32		14	1	4	5	14
AHL totals				264	38	73	111	184		7	1	2	3	0
NHL totals				418	16	71	87	182		5	1	1	2	2

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
2. "Gervais named County Athlete of the year". New York Islanders. 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
3. "Lightning acquire D Gervais from Islanders for futures". The Sports Network . Retrieved 25 June 2011.
4. "Lightning sign restricted free agent Bruno Gervais". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
5. "Flyers Sign Fedotenko, Gervais". Philly.com. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
6. "Avalanche signs four players". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
7. "Bruno Gervais is a Polar Bear" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
8. Poulin, Nicolas (2017-07-13). "Defenseman Bruno Gervais hangs up the skates". 25stanley.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-13.
9. "Maxime Gervais". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
10. Faas, Catherine (December 7, 2012). "WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO MAX TALBOT AND BRUNO GERVAIS". nhlpa.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Bruno Gervais on Twitter