| Round | Overall |
| 1 | 5 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1966-67 | Sorel | QJHL | 33 | 37 | 46 | 83 | 139 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Was Quebec Senior AA Rookie of Year with Matane Castors as a 17-year-old in 1964-65. ... Also played center. ... Did not play organized hockey until age 15.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1967 |
| Debut: | February 27, 1969 (Philadelphia vs. Toronto) |
| Final NHL game: | April 8, 1981 (playoffs) (Quebec at Philadelphia) |
| Retired: | 1981 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 19, 21 (Philadelphia); 21 (Los Angeles); 21 (Quebec) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams:
Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Quebec
Years: 1969-1981. Playoffs: 1971-1981
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 7 years | 302 | 78 | 119 | 197 | 234 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played in WHA All-Star Game in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. ... Was a center for much of his WHA career. ... Led Quebec (WHA) in goals (37), assists (49) and points (86) in 1973-74. ... Won Quebec Holiday Inn Leading Scorer Trophy in 1973-74. ... Represented Canada as one of WHA All-Stars who faced Soviet Union in 1974 Summit Series, appearing in all eight games.. ... Led Quebec (WHA) in goals (54), assists, (68), and points (122) in 1974-75 and was second in league in goals, fourth in assists, and third in points. ... Won Quebec Holiday Inn Leading Scorer Trophy in 1974-75. ... Named to WHA All-Star Second Team in 1974-75. ... Led Quebec (WHA) in playof assists (6) and playof points (8) in 1976. ... Won WHA AVCO World Trophy with Quebec Nordiques in 1977. ... Won WHA Playoff MVP Trophy with Quebec in 1977. ... Led entire WHA in playoff goals (14, co-leader, league record), assists (22, leage record) and points (36, league record) in 1977. ... Was on Quebec (WHA) team that took part in Izvestia Cup Tournament in Moscow in December 1977. ... Led Quebec in playoff assists (10) in 1978. ... Played on WHA All-Star team that swept Moscow Dynamo in three-game series at Edmonton in January 1979 and scored the winning goal in Game 3. ... Held WHA records for points in one playoff year (36 in 1977), goals in one playoff year (14, record shared with Real Cloutier), assists in one playoff year (22 in 1977), points in a seven-game playoff series (13), assists in a playoff series (8, shared record), when league folded in 1979. ... Was among first group of players named to WHA Hall of Fame in 2010.
Transaction History
Jan. 28, 1972 -- Traded by Philadelphia with Bill Lesuk and Jim Johnson to Los Angeles in exchange for Bill Flett, Eddie Joyal, Jean Potvin and Ross Lonsberry. June 4, 1973 -- WHA rights traded by Ottawa to Quebec in exchange for future considerations. June 9, 1979 -- Entered NHL with Quebec as one of four players the team was allowed to protect from its final WHA season.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1968-69 season with a broken hand. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with knee injury. ... Missed nine games during 1980-81 season with pulled stomach muscle, an injury suffered in November 1980.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Serge
Joseph Bernier
Nickname: "Le Gros Toutou" (The Big Teddy Bear)
Other Post-Draft Teams: Quebec (AHL); Quebec (WHA)
Career Beyond Hockey: Ran his own
bar in Matine, Quebec, after his retirement.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Ottawa Nationals in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Was road roommate of Bill Clement during both players' rookie NHL season of 1970-71. | Played on line with Jim Johnson and Gary Dornhoefer for Philadelphia in early 1971-72. | Played on line with Bob Kelly and Bob Clarke for Philadelphia in second half of 1971-72. |
| Set Philadelphia record (since broken) with 5 points (1G, 4A) vs. Pittsburgh on .Dec. 26, 1971. | Played on line with Marc Tardif and Real Cloutier for Quebec (WHA) in mid-1970s. | Arrested and jailed for drug possession in June 1985. He pleaded guilty in October 1985. | The Quebec Senior AA league named its All-Star MVP trophy in Bernier's honor in 2000. |
| SNAPSHOT '67 | |
| Total Selected: | 18 |
| Forwards: | 11 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Major Junior: | 2 |
| College Players: | 1 |
| Canadian: | 17 |
| USA Citizens: | 1 |
| U.S.-Born: | 0 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 3 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 0 |
| Hall of Fame: | 0 |
| All-Star Game: | 0 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 0 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |