Marc-Andre Bergeron

Canadian professional hockey player Marc-Andre Bergeron plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. He plays defence and wears #47. At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, he signed a one-year contract with Montreal after spending the 2008-2009 season with the Minnesota Wild.http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469765&view=stats Bergeron was signed to fill the void left by the injury to Andrei Markov as well as other defencemen. He was also used as a 4th-line forward and on the power play.

Bergeron entered the NHL by signing as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on July 20, 2001. He was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs, an Oilers American Hockey League affiliate, for one season before making his NHL debut with the Oilers in 2002. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for the Brynas IF Gavle in the Swedish Elitserien. After the lockout, he played nearly two additional seasons with the Oilers, then was traded to the New York Islanders on February 18, 2007. His next move came on February 26, 2008, when he was sent to the Anaheim Ducks. Following the 2007-08 season, the Ducks traded Bergeron to the Minnesota Wild on June 10, 2008, he was released by Minnesota after the 2009 season.

2009-2010 Season

Bergeron was often used as a fourth-line forward as well as his usual position on the Canadiens' blueline during injuries to a number of the Habs defencemen. He ended up playing 60 games for the Habs, with 13 goals (7 were scored on the power play) and 21 assists to go along with 16 penalty minutes.http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8469765&view=stats