Patrice Bergeron, who won 2011 Stanley Cup with Bruins, retiring after 19 NHL seasons

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Patrice Bergeron, a six-time Selke Trophy winner as the NHL’s best two-way forward, announced Tuesday he will not return for a 20th season with Boston Bruins, the only team he has ever played for.

Team captain and dominant 2-way forward racked up 1,040 regular-season points

Jimmy Golen · The Associated Press · Posted: Jul 25, 2023 11:10 AM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago

Men's hockey player raises left arm with stick in hand to salute fans during 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. — Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron, saluting the home fans after the team’s Stanley Cup playoff exit in April, will not return for a 20th season with the NHL club. He’ll retire having scored 427 goals and 613 assists in 19 seasons. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron has retired.

The six-time Selke Trophy winner announced Tuesday he will not return for a 20th season with the only team he has ever played for. The Bruins captain said he is leaving with no regrets.

Bergeron led Boston to the 2011 championship and two other trips to the Stanley Cup final. The Bruins set a record last season with the most points and wins in NHL history, but they lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Bergeron amassed 427 goals and 1,040 regular-season points in 19 seasons — all with the Bruins, who selected him in the second round of the 2003 draft. Since then, he has established himself as the league’s dominant two-way forward and one of the most respected players in the game, winning the Selke for a record fifth time last season as the league’s best two-way forward.

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