Watch Cassidy’s message to Bergeron after 1,000-point milestone originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Bruins got everyone to share their congratulations for Patrice Bergeron after B’s legend tallied his 1,000th career point Monday night. And we mean everyone.
After Monday’s 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bruins posted a video of the NHL’s active members of the 1,000-point club — including Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane — showing love for Bergeron after his impressive milestone.
On Tuesday morning, the Bruins followed with a second video featuring Boston coaches, executives and players of past and present.
Among the highlights are ex-Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy giving Bergeron a shout-out, telling his former captain that it was a “privilege and an honor to be a part of your journey.”
There were rumblings that Bergeron and Cassidy didn’t see eye-to-eye last season before Boston fired Cassidy, but Bergeron strongly dismissed those rumors this summer, and it seems like the two are on good terms.
Patrice Bergeron reveals most special part of scoring 1,000th point
Veteran forward David Krejci also delivered a great one-liner when congratulating Bergeron, saying, “I remember watching you in your first year with Chief (Johnny Bucyk) buzzing around, and now here we are 1,000 points later.”
For context, Bucyk played his last season with the Bruins in 1977-78. Bergeron joined Bucyk, Phil Esposito and Ray Bourque as the only players in Bruins history to notch 1,000 points, but he’s a bit younger than his fellow Bruins legends.
The full video is worth a watch, as it features cameos from Claude Julien, Cam Neely, Don Sweeney, Zdeno Chara, Tuukka Rask and Brad Marchand as well.
