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Chris Bergeron
Born (1970-11-28) November 28, 1970 (age 53)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
National team  Canada
NHL draft undrafted
Playing career 1993–2000
Coaching career
Playing career
1989–1993Miami
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2010Miami (assistant)
2010–2019Bowling Green
2019–2024Miami
Head coaching record
Overall206–270–60 (.440)
Tournaments0–1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1994 Riley Cup
1998 Ray Miron President's Cup

Chris Bergeron (born November 28, 1970) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center, and the former men's ice hockey head coach at his alma mater, Miami University.[1][2]

Playing career[edit]

NCAA hockey[edit]

Bergeron played with the Miami RedHawks of the CCHA (NCAA Division I). Bergeron became an integral part of Miami squad, culminating in his senior 1992–93 season, when the team finished with a stellar 22-3-5 (.750) record and CCHA regular season title. Miami then capped a historic year for the program with its first bid to the NCAA men's ice hockey tournament. Miami was led by Bergeron (61 points), Brian Savage (2nd-Team All-American, 37 goals), defenseman Bobby Marshall (2nd-Team All American, 45 points) and goalie Richard Shulmistra (2.71 GAA). The team lost in the first round to Wisconsin 3–1 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.[3][4] Bergeron was voted the best defensive forward in the CCHA for the 1992-93 season[5] and turned professional with the completion of his collegiate career.[citation needed]

International[edit]

Following his college career at Miami, Bergeron joined teammate Brian Savage and saw action in four games with the Canadian National Team, recording a goal in four games with Canada.[6]

Professional career[edit]

Bergeron played professionally with a number of teams in his 7 year professional career. In his first season, with the Toledo Storm, he recorded 20 points in 18 games and 10 points in 5 playoff games, helping the team to the ECHL Riley Cup championship.[7]

He spent one season in the professional roller hockey league, during the summer of 1994 with Buffalo Stampede. Bergeron played in 20 game recording 19 goals, 34 assists and 46 penalty minutes in his first and only season playing professional roller hockey. Bergeron was second on the team in points and tied for third in goals, with the team winning the RHI championship Murphy Cup.[8]

He returned to the ice for the 1994–95 season, primarily with the Birmingham Bulls of the ECHL, in a solid season (82 points, 27 goals, 55 assists). He spent time with the Cincinnati Cyclones for parts of four seasons, and put forward his best season in 1997–98 with the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Central Hockey League. Bergeon netted 65 goals and added 54 assists for 119 points in 65 regular season games with the Cottonmouths on their way to a CHL championship Levins Cup.[9]

Bergeron finished his professional career in the 1999-2000 season with the Port Huron Border Cats of the United Hockey League.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Playing career[edit]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989–90 Miami University NCAA 36 5 6 11 18 — — — — —
1990–91 Miami University NCAA 26 9 3 12 26 — — — — —
1991–92 Miami University NCAA 40 13 23 36 22 — — — — —
1992–93 Miami University NCAA 41 21 40 61 54 — — — — —
1993–94 Toledo Storm ECHL 18 10 10 20 26 5 7 3 10 2
1993–94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 41 6 5 11 37 1 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 53 27 55 82 128 7 4 8 12 2
1994–95 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 14 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 33 21 38 59 85 — — — — —
1995–96 Toledo Storm ECHL 6 3 2 5 2 10 3 8 11 4
1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 25 3 2 5 8 1 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Carolina Monarchs AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Toledo Storm ECHL 9 6 9 15 8 — — — — —
1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1996–97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 62 7 18 25 68 1 0 1 1 0
1997–98 Columbus Cottonmouths CHL 65 65 54 119 97 12 6 5 11 14
1997–98 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 6 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
1998–99 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 53 26 43 69 18 7 3 1 4 4
1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Port Huron Border Cats UHL 13 6 6 12 14 6 2 4 6 2
NCAA Totals 143 48 72 120 120 — — — — —
ECHL Totals 119 67 114 181 249 22 14 19 33 8
IHL Totals 111 12 25 37 84 7 0 1 1 0
AHL Totals 43 6 6 12 39 1 0 0 0 0

Coaching career[edit]

In 2000, Bergeron retired from playing professional hockey and returned to his Alma Mater Miami University.[11] He joined the RedHawks as an assistant coach for the 2000–01 season and spent the next 10 seasons with the RedHawks under former teammate and Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. During his time at Miami, Bergeron was part of eight 20-win seasons, including six NCAA Tournament appearances and a national championship game.[2] Bergeron worked with the forwards, as well as being heavily involved in recruiting, bringing in six players who would become All-Americans and another player who would go on to win the Hobey Baker Award at Miami.[12]

In 2010, Bergeron was hired as head coach at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Bergeron replaced interim head coach Denis Williams,[13] who took over the struggling program in 2009 after Scott Paluch left to take a position with USA Hockey.[14][15]

In 2014-15, Bergeron led the Falcons to their first 20+ win season since 1995-96, finishing with a record of 23-11-5. They wrapped up that season just .0001 PairWise points on the outside of the national tournament, where they were left out in favor of the eventual national champions that year, Providence.[citation needed]

In 2016-17, after high preseason expectations and sluggish start, he led Bowling Green as they rode a seven-game winning streak all the way to the program's first conference championship game appearance since the 1987-88 season. The Falcons fought valiantly before ultimately dropping the road contest in a hostile environment to Michigan Tech in double overtime, 3-2.[citation needed]

In 2017-18, his Bowling Green Falcons won the Great Lakes Invitational tournament. They triumphed over Michigan Wolverines 6-4 in the semifinals, and they defeated Michigan Tech 4-1 in the championship game, winning the event for the first time in history.[citation needed]

In 2018-19, Bowling Green had a hot stretch to start the season, highlighted by an 8-2 victory over a top-10 Ohio State in Columbus and culminating in finishing the first half of the season with a sweep of then #3 Minnesota State to go into the Christmas break with a 13-3-3 record. Despite their struggles with consistency down the stretch to close the regular season, the Falcons earned a bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. They were selected as the 15th seed, which was the last at-large bid to make it into the tournament. Falcons supporters gathered for a "watch party" for the selection show inside the Slater Family Ice Arena as BG earned their first NCAA bid in 29 years. Bowling Green lost 2-1 in overtime to eventual national champions Minnesota-Duluth in the first round.[citation needed]

On April 5, 2019, Bergeron was named the head hockey coach at Miami University, leaving Bowling Green as the 2nd-winningest coach in program history, with 171 wins.[citation needed]

On March 18, 2024 Bergeron was fired as the head hockey coach at Miami University, leaving with an overall record of 35-116-16. The final season of Bergeron's tenure finished with a 0-15-1 record in his final 16 games.

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) (2010–2013)
2010–11 Bowling Green 10–27–4 3–21–4–2 11th CCHA Quarterfinals
2011–12 Bowling Green 14–25–5 5–19–4–3 11th CCHA Third Place Game
2012–13 Bowling Green 15–21–5 10–15–3–1 9th CCHA Quarterfinals
Bowling Green: 39–73–14 18–55–11–6
Bowling Green Falcons (WCHA) (2013–2019)
2013–14 Bowling Green 18–15–6 13–11–4 t-3rd WCHA Semifinals
2014–15 Bowling Green 23–11–5 17–8–3 3rd WCHA Semifinals
2015–16 Bowling Green 22–14–6 16–7–5 3rd WCHA Semifinals
2016–17 Bowling Green 21–18–2 14–13–1 4th WCHA Runner-Up
2017–18 Bowling Green 23–12–6 17–6–5 3rd WCHA Semifinals
2018–19 Bowling Green 25–11–5 16–8–4 3rd NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals
Bowling Green: 132–81–30 93–53–22
Miami RedHawks (NCHC) (2019–2014)
2019–20 Miami 8–21–5 5–16–3–2 7th Tournament Cancelled
2020–21 Miami 5–18–2 5–17–2 8th NCHC Quarterfinals
2021–22 Miami 7–27–2 4–19–1 8th NCHC Quarterfinals
2022–23 Miami 8–24–4 3–18–3 8th NCHC Quarterfinals
2023–24 Miami 7–26–3 1–21–2 8th NCHC Quarterfinals
Miami: 35–116–16 18–92–11
Total: 206–270–60

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bergeron named new hockey coach - BG News Sports Blog". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  2. ^ a b "Chris Bergeron Named Head Coach Of Bowling Green Hockey". Bowling Green Falcons.
  3. ^ "1993 NCAA Tournament". Inside College Hockey. 2004. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Miami University (Ohio) 1992-93 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ Miami Hockey Record Book
  6. ^ "Chris Bergeron (b.1970) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Kelly Cup Champions".
  8. ^ "Roller Hockey International history and statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Columbus Cottonmouths 1997-98 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "United Hockey League history and statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Q&A: Chris Bergeron, Bowling Green".
  12. ^ Hockey news muredhawks.com [dead link]
  13. ^ "Falcon Faithful Greet New Era of Hockey With Open Arms". Bowling Green Falcons.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Paluch Era Comes To A Close". Bowling Green Falcons.
  16. ^ "2013–14 Bowling Green Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Best Defensive Forward
1992–93 		Succeeded by
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