Larry Bernard

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Larry Bernard
Born (1967-04-16) April 16, 1967 (age 56)
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Colorado/Denver Rangers
Kalamazoo Wings
Moncton Hawks
NHL Draft 154th overall, 1985
New York Rangers
Playing career 19871996

Larry Bernard (born April 16, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey scout, and a former left winger.

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Bernard played 140 games in the International Hockey League (IHL) and 69 games in the American Hockey League (AHL). [1] Bernard also won the Southern Hockey League championship with the Huntsville Channel Cats, in the league's only year of existence. [2]

Bernard was an eighth-round draft pick of the New York Rangers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. [3]

Bernard is a former player-coach of the Utica Bulldogs of the then-Colonial Hockey League. [4] Bernard then coached at the junior hockey level with the Prince George Spruce Kings, Prince George Cougars, Prince Albert Raiders and Sarnia Sting. [3] After being an amateur scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Bernard became a scout with the Rangers in 2015. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Seattle Breakers WHL 6318264466
1985–86 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL5417254272513410
1986–87 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL70404686159
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 6414132768903318
1988–89 Denver RangersIHL2145944
1988–89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL45916255710005
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 6614173193
1990–91 Moncton HawksAHL30112
1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 16911203031456
1991–92 Knoxville CherokeesECHL536911
1992–93 Flint Bulldogs CoHL 4327214861
1993–94 Utica BulldogsCoHL1035821
1993–94 Flint Generals CoHL26102434671042628
1994–95 Flint GeneralsCoHL1507737
1995–96 Detroit Falcons CoHL10002
1995–96 Huntsville Channel Cats SHL-Sr. 94373810741132
1995–96Mexico City TorrerosNAL
AHL totals6914183295
ECHL totals211217294131456
IHL totals1302734611691003323
CoHL totals954057971881042628

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References

  1. "Larry Bernard hockey statistics and profile at". Hockeydb.com. 1967-04-16. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. "WHL News". Canoe.ca. 1998-08-31. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  4. "Transactions - The New York Times". The New York Times . 1993-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-03.