Jean Bernier (born July 21, 1954) is a retired professional
ice hockey
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player who played 260 games in the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...
, for the
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W ...
. He was born in
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe (; French: ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérég ...
. As a youth, he played in the 1966 and 1967
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...
s with a
minor ice hockey
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team from Saint-Hyacinthe.
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1954 births
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
EV Zug players
Living people
Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players
Shawinigan Bruins players
Shawinigan Dynamos players
Sportspeople from Saint-Hyacinthe
Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
Ice hockey people from Capitale-Nationale
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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