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Jean-Claude Bergeron
Born (1968-10-14) October 14, 1968 (age 55)
Hauterive, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 104th overall, 1988
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1989–2000

Jean-Claude Joseph "J. C." Bergeron (born October 14, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Los Angeles Kings between 1990 and 1997. He was selected 104th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Canadiens.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1985–86 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 33 13 16 1 1796 156 0 5.21 .840 3 0 3 140 23 0 9.86 .770
1986–87 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 11 5 4 1 630 52 0 4.96 .814
1986–87 Verdun Junior Canadiens QMJHL 52 16 32 2 2991 306 0 6.14 .835
1987–88 Verdun Junior Canadiens QMJHL 49 13 31 3 2715 265 0 5.86 .865
1988–89 Verdun Junior Canadiens QMJHL 44 8 34 1 2417 199 0 4.94 .878
1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 5 4 1 0 302 18 0 3.58
1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 40 21 8 7 2254 103 2 2.74 9 6 2 497 28 0 3.38
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 7 6 2 942 59 0 3.76 .862
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 18 12 6 0 1083 59 1 3.27 10 5 5 546 32 0 3.52
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 13 5 7 1 791 57 0 4.32
1991–92 Peoria Rivermen IHL 27 14 9 3 1632 96 1 3.53 6 3 3 352 24 0 4.09
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 21 8 10 1 1164 71 0 3.66 .876
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 31 21 7 1 1722 92 1 3.21 .884 6 3 3 368 19 0 3.10 .899
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3 1 1 1 135 7 0 3.13 .899
1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL 48 27 11 7 2755 141 0 3.07 .884 2 1 1 153 6 0 2.34 .900
1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 17 3 9 1 883 49 1 3.33 .869
1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 6 3 3 0 324 24 0 4.44 .868
1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 12 2 6 2 596 42 0 4.23 .832
1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 25 9 10 3 1326 92 0 4.16 .877
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 1 0 56 4 0 4.30 .886
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 42 11 19 7 2296 127 0 3.32 .900
1998–99 Blizzard de Joliette QSPHL 15 12 1 1 850 45 0 3.18 11 9 2 199 27 1 2.38
1999–00 Blizzard de Joliette QSPHL 13 8 5 0 732 50 0 4.10
NHL totals 72 21 33 7 3773 232 1 3.69 .866
Awards and achievements Preceded byRandy Exelby Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 1989–90 Succeeded byMark Laforest