Vityaz signed a contract with Berard
Canadian defender Brian Berard as a free agent moved to the “Knight”. The 32-year-old hockey player signed a one-year contract with the Chekhov club, informs USA Today.
Berard Bryan was born on 03/05/1977.
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November 23, 2008 in a match with Amur, an American defender, selected under the overall first number in the 1995 draft, made his debut as part of the Vityaz. In 1997, Brian was recognized as the best rookie in the NHL, and after another 3 years, almost losing an eye, he almost ended his career. Having undergone 7 operations, Berard returned to the ice, for which he was awarded the Bill Masterton Prize - for loyalty to hockey
VITYAZ WILL SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE NHL'S BEST Rookie '97
The first number of the NHL draft in 1995, the winner of the prize for the best newcomer of the Calder Trophy league in the 1996/97 season, defender Brian Berard will sign a contract with the Vityaz in the coming days, general manager of the Chekhov club Alexei Zhamnov told SE yesterday. The sum of the probable deal, according to North American sources, is just over one million dollars.
In total, Berard played 619 games in the NHL, playing for the Islanders, Toronto, Rangers, Boston, Chicago and Columbus, gaining 323 (76 + 247) points. The 31-year-old defender was without a club until recently, as he could not break into the Philadelphia through training camp.
Yesterday Zhamnov told SE correspondent Andrei Kuznetsov about the team's newcomer:
Even before the appointment of Mike Krushelnicki as head coach, we were in talks with this hockey player. His contract is until the end of the season. I know Brian well - four years ago, in the 2003/04 season, we played together in Chicago. His game trump cards are good skating, confident actions when playing in unequal lineups, no problems with the throw. A good, reliable defender.
- The management of the club is not embarrassed by Berard's vision problems?
I wouldn't say he's in trouble right now. He sees everything well. Brian had an eye injury for a very long time, since then the situation has improved. When we were teammates in Chicago, it was not noticeable that poor eyesight prevented a defenseman from playing quality hockey.
- Berard will become the sixth legionnaire of the "Vityaz" with a limit of four foreigners.
In connection with its acquisition, we will release someone. On Friday we will meet for a meeting and make a decision. Most likely, we will release Nathan Perro from the team.
31-year-old Canadian defender Brian Berard, last season spent in the "Islanders", is close to moving to the Magnitogorsk "Metallurg", according to "Soviet Sport".
Last season, the hockey player, selected under the first number in the draft in 1995, played 54 games in the NHL, in which he scored 22 points (5 + 17). However, the Islanders did not sign a new contract with Berard.
During the off-season, Berard was in the Philadelphia training camp, but could not break into the squad due to the fact that he did not fit into the club's salary cap.
Hockey: "Ak Bars" and "Locomotive" set their sights on the first number of the 2005 draft October 13, 2008
Defenseman Brian Berard, who is in this moment without a contract, confirmed through his agent a substantive interest in him from Kazan's Ak Bars and Yaroslavl's Lokomotiv.
The American, selected with the first overall pick in the 2005 draft, is known as a once-very talented defenseman whose career was ruined by a severe eye injury. This fall, Berard was unable to sign a contract with Philadelphia following the results of the training camp, according to Sport-Express.
The story got loud. Berard was treated for a long time. The right eye could not be saved. But the courageous defender returned to hockey. Brian was still a high performer. In the 2003/04 season, he even scored 47 (13 + 34) points in 58 games for Chicago. But not once since 2000 has Berard been positive in terms of utility. And again, this terrible injury ... They simply do not risk signing a long-term contract with a defender.
Berard, the first overall pick in the 1995 NHL Rookie Draft, was drafted by Ottawa, who subsequently traded him to the Islanders.
- Brian, at what age and where did you start playing hockey?
- I started playing hockey in Boston, Massachusetts when I was 5 years old.
- Why did you choose hockey?
In the city where I grew up, hockey is the most popular sport. There, many parents send their children to hockey, mine were no exception.
Sportbox.ru continues to talk about NHL players whose careers ended in a far from pleasant way. This article focuses on the once promising defender Brian Berard.
November 2011 In Brian Berard's apartment in New York, the phone rings. Picking up the phone former hockey player, for two years now, having completed his career, he receives an offer to return to the ice. Only in an extremely unusual role for himself ... A participant in an ice TV show! Yes, hockey has very little in common. But still, before putting on his skates again, Berard took some time to think. It was too full of him sports career various kinds of stories.
And Brian started it in the mid-90s in hockey league Ontario (OHL) playing for youth team"Detroit". In the draft in 1995, Berard was selected under the general first number by Ottawa, but he did not want to play for the Senators (they looked very inexpressive at that time). This team will play its sad role in his life. Having never played a single game for the team from the capital of Canada, Berard was traded to the Islanders along with Martin Straka for Wade Redden and Damian Rhodes. It was there that the career of this defender in the NHL began. And how it started! In his first season, scoring 48 (8 + 40) points for performance, 20-year-old Berard became the owner of the Calder Trophy. Having kept and even raised the bar even higher for his performances next season, the Islanders defender was called up to the US team for Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998. More than a promising start for a talented strong defender. But fate had other plans for him...
Probably, if Berard knew how his career would turn out, he would have rested his arms and legs, just to stay on Long Island. But hockey, as well as the near-hockey business, does not tolerate the subjunctive mood. In the course of the 98/99 season, Brian was traded to Toronto. That hockey year he also played at a quite decent level for himself and even retired less often than usual, although he had some relatively good fights (for example, with Patrik Pulin or Michal Groszek), and also took part in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. And here's a year later...
March 11, 2000. Match "Toronto" - "Ottawa". The stick of "Senator" Marian Hossa hits Berard right in the right eye, leaving a deep wound on it. The Maple Leaf defender is immediately taken to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed damage to the retina. This injury with a high degree of probability could put an end to his further career. “I looked at the guys and I knew from their faces that things were bad. It seemed to me that my eye had exploded, ”the victim himself later said. Berard underwent 7 operations, and even after them he could not distinguish between the American counterparts of the letters W and B on the table in the ophthalmologist's office. And yet he was able to find the strength to return to the ice. As you know, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. By the way, when Vancouver forward Manny Malotra was also recovering from a serious eye injury, Berard helped him a lot in this difficult matter, becoming a very good friend and a mentor.
Brian was again interested in New York, but this time with the Rangers. His return went off with a bang, and so the Rangers offered him a contract for the 02/03 season. But soon Berard ceased to maintain the pace set for himself, and the club, regretting the hastily drawn conclusions, terminated the contract with the player. Then there were Boston, Chicago (where the defender received the Bill Masterton Trophy award for "loyalty to hockey") and, finally, Columbus. There, Berard faced a new test. In early 2006, the player's doping test, taken a few months earlier, came back positive. It turned out that he used anabolic steroids. Berard became the first NHL hockey player convicted of using illegal drugs. However, since the organization that took the doping test had nothing to do with the league, Bryan was not disqualified. All he got was a suspension from international competitions for two years. Berard himself commented on this situation: “I made a mistake, as a result of which I received a disqualification. Even though this was done unintentionally, I take full responsibility. After this unpleasant fact, I realized the gravity of the problem. I am disappointed in myself. This will not happen again".
Berard spent his final season in the NHL with the Islanders, where his career began so successfully. But after a back injury from the Blue Jackets, the three-game-a-week schedule became unbearably difficult for him. Towards the end of his career, Brian decided to try his hand at the KHL by signing a contract with Vityaz. Subsequently, Berard spoke positively about the team and the league as a whole, although he did not deny that he flew to play not least because of the money. In Chekhov, the defender played 25 games, scoring 17 (3+14) points with 103 penalty minutes. Never in a single season in the NHL has he received so many penalties.
On this professional career Brian Berard is over. However, another not very pleasant story is connected with his name. The hockey player was the victim of a major scam for $ 15 million. Together with New York police officer John Kaiser, they met Phillip Kenner, an adventurer who positioned himself as a "trainer-psychologist." Together with their “colleague” Tommy Constantine, they regularly took money from their “clients”, promising them a “tropical paradise” in return. A lot of hockey players got involved in this scam, and some of them were invited by Berard. For example, Mathias Norstrom, Jere Lehtinen, Glen Murray, Josef Stumpel, captain of the Islanders Michael Peca and Russian defender Sergey Gonchar. Because of this scam, hockey players lost a huge pile of money, but Berard suffered the most. In addition to the fact that Brian was practically bankrupt, he was also suspected of being the organizer of the crime. However, he was acquitted, and Berard, having received a valuable life lesson, was able to breathe freely.
Now 36-year-old Berard lives in Lincoln, Rhode Island. He is engaged in charity work, and also took part in the TV show "Battle of the Blades" - the American analogue of the show with stars on ice (by the way, Valery Bure, Theo Fleury, Georges Larac, Bob Probert, Ty Domi and many others also tried their hand at ice dancing. other). Well, his story should serve as a good example for all young and promising hockey players.
Sergey Kulagin, Sportbox.ru
Waking up every morning, Brian Berard does not forget how his hockey career and his whole life changed in an instant on March 11, 2000.
The former NHL defenseman just celebrated his 22nd birthday just a few days ago.
As part of Toronto, he was to play a match against Ottawa.
The teams were playing 4 on 4 when the Senators began to press in the offensive zone. Then-Ottawa prospect Marian Gossa attempted a one-toucher on a rebounded puck, but missed it. The movement of his club continued, and its hook hit Berard exactly in the right eye.
It was a creepy scene under the Corel Center in Ottawa. And its consequences will forever remain to Berard as a reminder.
“Every day I think about it. I wake up and I only have one working eye. Every day, says Brian. I don't like subjunctive moods. How will this help? It was an accident. This is part of the sport. At that time, a lot of hockey players did not wear visors.
Gossa's club damaged Berard's eyeball. He immediately knew that things were bad. When he was helped to the away locker room, the Maple Leafs doctors, coaches, and substitutes stared at Berard in dismay: “I knew something was wrong. At that moment, I was just hoping that I could save my eye and maybe get back on the ice someday.”
The Senators doctor immediately demanded that the player be taken to a nearby hospital. He was first taken to Ottawa Civic Hospital, from there he ended up in Ottawa General Hospital. There it was decided that Berard needed immediate surgery. "He needed emergency care," confirms then-Maple Leafs coach Brent Smith.
The first operation lasted three and a half hours. The doctors were skeptical and believed that Berard would no longer be able to see. Smith remained in the hospital and recalls doctors doing a routine light test the next day. Berard could tell when the lights were turned on and off: “All the doctors had their jaws dropped because he could get information from an eye that was so badly damaged. For surgeons, this was a revelation. I was then in the ward and saw the reaction: “Wow. He sees the light." That was great".
The day after the incident, Goss, along with Ottawa teammates Daniel Alfredsson and Wade Redden, visited Berard in the hospital. Smith remembers that Brian was sympathetic to the situation and politely received the guests.
“Gossa felt just awful. He was constantly apologizing,” Berrad says. “After all, it's not his fault. I could tell he was a bit careless with his stick, but I put myself in a vulnerable position. It was an accident."
Smith spent 20 years as a coach for the Leafs, where he worked until 2005, after which he worked with the New Jersey for several more years. But for 8 years now he has not worked with NHL clubs.
“Injuries were dealt with all the time,” recalls Smith, who is still involved in athletic training and is regularly questioned about the injuries he has dealt with. - But, without a doubt, Brian's injury was one of the worst. In terms of the impact this injury had on his career and his life.
But I was always amazed at how he carried himself at that time. He did not bend under the blow of fate. How he endured operations, stay in hospitals. I never heard a word of complaint from him. I was really impressed with his tenacity."
Marian Gossa always refused to talk about this incident. But it didn't go unnoticed for him either. Prior to that accident, the 21-year-old Slovak led the team's scoring list with 27 goals and scored 16 (10+6) points in the last 16 games. In the remaining 14 matches of the 1999/2000 season, he scored only twice.
“Marian is a very nice person. He is a great athlete, a brilliant player. He had a great career that continues to this day, - says former coach Senators Jacques Martin, who is now assistant coach of Pittsburgh. “And I'm convinced that that incident affected him. Everything happened by accident, and there could be no talk of malicious intent. Still, you can't help but feel guilty. In the end, it was his club that landed in Berard's eye.
No matter how hard you try to forget about it, you can't ignore it. And I think this incident played an important role in the development of Gossa.
The Senators selected Berard with the 1st overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. But the club never signed him to a contract, and Brian was traded to the Islanders. In the 1996/97 season, the defender received the Calder Trophy. He had everything: size, physical strength, toughness and hockey flair.
In January 1999, Berard was traded to Toronto. He managed to play five seasons in the NHL before Gossa's stick broke his career. Despite frequent relapses, multiple surgeries, and a league-mandated minimum visual acuity of 20/400, Berard only missed one season.
He signed with the Rangers as a free agent and played in all 82 games during the 2001/02 regular season, scoring 2 goals and 21 assists. "It's amazing that he was able to get back on the ice," Smith enthuses.
But when he came back, according to Berard, he could only play at 65-70 percent of his potential due to loss of vision in his right eye. It was difficult for him to fight at the boards, but he still spent another six seasons in the NHL, defending the colors of Boston, Chicago and Columbus. He ended his career in the 2007/08 season with the Islanders.
“I would like to know how my career could have developed if both eyes were healthy,” Berard regrets. – I also had two back surgeries, which also significantly shortened my career. It seemed to me that I was getting in shape in Chicago and Columbus, scoring points again, but then my back failed, so my career was again dealt a blow.
Sometimes I would like to be able to see how my career would have turned out if I had not been haunted by injuries.
Now a client acquisition financial advisor for WhaleRock Point Partners in his native Rhode Island, Berard, 39, works with young athletes and dreams of one day getting a position in the NHL's player development department.
When he discusses his terrible injury, he always brings up the issue of wearing visors. At that time he did not use it. But the club went from the bottom up, so even if he wore a mask, he still would not have escaped some damage.
Since then the rules have changed. And hockey players who have just come into the league are required to wear protection. Veterans also have the right to choose.
"Players are still being given a choice and I support that rule," Berard admits. - There are a lot more questions for players who are just coming to the league. They can often be inattentive and reckless.
I grew up on open skating rinks. We didn't wear helmets. We didn't wear any protection at all, so everyone learned to play with the stick down. Now children wear maximum protection. They play with masks all their childhood and sometimes it makes them less careful. And if I was now in the role of a beginner, I would definitely put on a visor.
Now Berard has a new misfortune - a sore hip. He limited his playing time to just a couple of veteran games per season. And even though the eye injury constantly reminds him of past years, he cannot believe that 16 years have already passed: “I even chuckled when you said that 16 years had already passed. It all seems to have happened very recently. Yes, time flies very fast.
›| Brian Berard | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | defender | |
| Height | 188 cm | |
| Weight | 100 kg | |
| Citizenship | USA | |
| Was born | March 5, 1977 ( 1977-03-05
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(38 years) Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA |
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| NHL draft | Selected 1st overall by the Ottawa Senators in 1995 | |
| Clubs | New York Islanders 1996-1999 2007-2008 Toronto Maple Leafs 1999-2001 New York Rangers 2001-2002 Boston Bruins 2002-2003 Chicago Blackhawks 2003-2004 Columbus Blue Jackets 2005-2007 Vityaz (Chekhov) 2008-2009 |
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Brian Wallace Berard(English) Bryan Wallace Berard; March 5, 1977, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA) is an American former ice hockey defenseman. He was selected 1st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Known for the fact that during one of the matches he received a serious eye injury.
BiographyPlaying career
Berard was drafted 1st overall by the Ottawa Senators in 1995. For the Senators, he never played a single game, and in January 1996, along with Martin Straka, he was traded to the New York Islanders for Wade Redden and Damian Rhodes. In the Islanders, he immediately came to court and at the end of the 1996-97 season was awarded the Calder Trophy as best newcomer NHL. After four years traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with the Islanders.
After your best debut season Berard was second in scoring in the 2003-04 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, in which he scored 13 goals, made 34 assists and scored 47 points in just 58 games played. In total, in the NHL regular season, Berard played 619 games, scored 76 goals, made 247 assists and scored 323 points. He is still officially listed as a free agent, as he has not announced his retirement.
Berard was a member of Team USA at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
eye injuryOn March 11, 2000, during Toronto's Ottawa game against the Senators, Marian Hossa's stick hit Berard in the right eye, severely injuring him. The sclera of the eye was seriously cut, resulting in a rupture and detachment of the retina. Despite the disappointing forecasts of doctors, Berard was confident that he would be able to continue his career. However, he subsequently received $6 million in disability benefits from an NHL-affiliated insurance company, effectively ending his career.
During the year, he underwent seven eye surgeries. He started simple training in April 2001, and a few months later he began training on the ice. He began to wear contact lenses, which allowed him to improve his vision to the minimum requirements of the NHL.
When it became clear that he could continue his career, the New York Rangers showed the greatest interest in him. Berard got his insurance back and returned to the NHL. The comeback turned out so well that his trial contract turned into a two millionth contract for the 2002-03 season before the end of the season, which also included the option of a possible two-time contract extension for one year. However, after the unsuccessful ending of the 2001-02 season (only 2 goals and 23 points scored in 82 games), the Rangers decided to terminate the contract with Berard.
After that, Berard spent one successful season with the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks, then signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets before the 2005-06 season. For his dedication to hockey in 2004, Berard received the Bill Masterton Trophy.
DopingIn early 2006, Berard's doping test, taken in November 2005, revealed the presence of an anabolic steroid. He was the first NHL player to be convicted of doping. The NHL did not apply any sanctions against Berard, because. they did not run the test, but he was suspended from international competition for two years, effective January 3, 2006. In an interview following the incident, Berard said:
Season 2007-08“I made a mistake and got disqualified. Even though this was done unintentionally, I take full responsibility. After this unpleasant fact, I realized the gravity of the problem. I am disappointed in myself. This will not happen again."
Berard accepted an offer from the New York Islanders to join their training camp ahead of the 2007-08 season. Based on the results of the training camp, Berard was offered a one-year contract. In his first game since returning to the Islanders, Berard scored the winning goal against the New York Rangers (2-1).
"Philadelphia Flyers"Before the start of the 2008-09 season, Berard was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Despite two assists in Philadelphia's last test game, the club did not offer Berard a contract.
KHLOn November 16, 2008, Berard moved to KHL club"Vityaz (Chekhov)". In 25 matches played, he scored 17 points.
Awards- Member of the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1997.
- Calder Trophy in 1997.
- Bill Masterton Trophy in 2004.
| regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | league | Games | G | P | Glasses | Fine | Games | G | P | Glasses | Fine | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Junior Red Wings | OHL | 58 | 20 | 55 | 75 | 97 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 38 | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Whalers | OHL | 56 | 31 | 58 | 89 | 116 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 41 | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 75 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998–99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 64 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 44 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008–09 | Vityaz (Chekhov) | KHL | 25 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total in NHL | 619 | 76 | 247 | 323 | 500 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Total in the KHL | 25 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 103 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Year | Team | Tournament | Games | G | P | Glasses | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | USA | World Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | USA | OI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- Trying to regain FOCUS | Sporting News, The | Find Articles
- Sports of The Times - The Missing Maple Leaf Is Adjusting - NYTimes.com
- HOCKEY - HOCKEY - Berard's Comeback Attracts Other Teams - NYTimes.com
- An NHL Milestone: Bryan Berard Flunks His Drug Test
- 1 2 HOCKEY - Berard Slapped With Two-Year International Suspension - NYTimes.com
- 10 Drug Cheats
- BERARD SIGNED TO ONE-YEAR DEAL - New York Islanders - News
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Berard was drafted in 1995 by the Ottawa Senators with the 1st pick. For the Senators, he never played a single game, and in January 1996, along with Martin Straka, he was traded to the New York Islanders for Wade Redden and Damian Rhodes.
In the Islanders, he immediately came to court and at the end of the 1996-97 season was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. After four years with the Islanders, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. After his best debut season, Berard's second highest scoring season was in the 2003-04 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, in which he scored 13 goals, made 34 assists and scored 47 points in just 58 matches played. In total, in the NHL regular season, Berard played 619 games, scored 76 goals, made 247 assists and scored 323 points.
He is still officially listed as a free agent, since he did not announce his retirement. Berard was a member of the US team at the Nagano Olympics in 1998. Berard in the right eye, severely damaging it. The sclera of the eye was seriously cut, resulting in a rupture and detachment of the retina. Despite the disappointing forecasts of doctors, Berard was confident that he would be able to continue his career. However, he subsequently received $6 million in disability benefits from an NHL-affiliated insurance company, effectively ending his career.
During the year, he underwent seven eye surgeries.
He started simple training in April 2001, and a few months later he began training on the ice.
He began to wear contact lenses, which allowed him to improve his vision to the minimum requirements of the NHL. When it became clear that he could continue his career, the New York Rangers showed the greatest interest in him. Berard got his insurance back and returned to the NHL. The comeback turned out so well that his trial contract turned into a two millionth contract for the 2002-03 season before the end of the season, which also included the option of a possible two-time contract extension for one year. However, after an unsuccessful 2001-02 season ended (only 2 goals scored and 23 points scored in 82 games), the Rangers decided to terminate the contract with Berard. After that, Berard spent one successful season each with the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks. , then signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets before the 2005-06 season. For his dedication to hockey in 2004, Berard received the Bill Masterton Trophy. Doping In early 2006, Berard's doping test, taken in November 2005, revealed the presence of an anabolic steroid.
He was the first NHL player to be convicted of doping. The NHL did not apply any sanctions against Berard, because. they did not run the test, but he was suspended from international competition for two years, effective January 3, 2006.
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In his first game since returning to the Islanders, Berard scored the game-winning goal against the New York Rangers (2-1). Philadelphia Flyers Prior to the start of the 2008-09 season, Berard was invited to the Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Despite two assists in Philadelphia's last test match, the club did not offer Berard a contract.
He scored 17 points in 25 games played. Awards Member of the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1997. Calder Trophy in 1997. Bill Masterton Trophy in 2004.