Justin Bernhardt

Justin Bernhardt
Born (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988
Yorkton, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
San Antonio Rampage
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Justin Bernhardt (born February 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.

Playing career

Undrafted, On April 13, 2009, the Phoenix Coyotes signed Bernhardt to an entry level contract.[1] He was initially assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage before he was reassigned to secondary affiliate, the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL.

On September 8, 2011, the Coyotes traded Bernhardt to the Florida Panthers in exchange for goaltender Marc Cheverie.[2] He was Central Hockey League club, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees in the final year of his NHL contract.

On September 26, 2014, Bernhardt signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with fourth tier German league club, ESV Buchloe.[3] Bernhardt produced 19 points in 15 games with Buchloe before opting to return to the ECHL in signing for the remainder of the 2014–15 season with the Wichita Thunder on January 27, 2015. Bernhardt was unable to propel the Thunder to the playoffs however contributed with 30 points in just 28 games.

On October 11, 2015, just prior to the 2015–16 season, Bernhardt's rights were traded by the Thunder to the Elmira Jackals, he was subsequently signed to a one-year ECHL deal with the Jackals.[4] Bernhardt was limited to 48 games with the Jackals due to injury, however when healthy contributed to the top scoring lines with 10 goals and 29 points.

As a free agent from the Jackals, Bernhardt opted to extend his ECHL career in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles on September 14, 2016.[5] Despite a successful training camp with the Eagles, Bernhardt was released from his contract prior to the opening night on October 13, 2016.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Regina Pats WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Regina Pats WHL 42 5 6 11 57 — — — — —
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 61 22 23 45 75 6 2 4 6 8
2006–07 Regina Pats WHL 25 7 10 17 27 — — — — —
2006–07 Kelowna Rockets WHL 40 8 12 20 45 — — — — —
2007–08 Kelowna Rockets WHL 13 4 4 8 27 — — — — —
2007–08 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 53 22 27 49 54 — — — — —
2008–09 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 35 57 92 104 — — — — —
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 14 1 2 3 15 — — — — —
2009–10 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 29 5 6 11 50 — — — — —
2010–11 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 47 6 19 25 29 5 0 2 2 14
2011–12 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees CHL 12 1 2 3 13 — — — — —
2013–14 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 22 5 5 10 49 — — — — —
2014–15 ESV Buchloe 4.GBun 22 2 3 5 6 — — — — —
2014–15 Wichita Thunder ECHL 28 15 15 30 20 — — — — —
2015–16 Elmira Jackals ECHL 48 10 19 29 47 — — — — —
AHL totals 14 1 2 3 15 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL Second All-Star Team 2008–09

References

  1. ↑ "Coyotes sign Justin Bernhardt to Entry Level contract". OurSportsCentral.com. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Florida Panthers Acquire Justin Bernhardt from Phoenix Coyotes". SportsPageMagazine.com. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  3. ↑ "ESV Buchloe committed to Justin Bernhardt" (in German). ESV Buchloe. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Jackals trade for rights to Justin Bernhardt". oursportscentral.com. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Colorado adds experienced forward Justin Bernhardt". Colorado Eagles. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Garbowsky returns to Colorado, Eagles release three". Colorado Eagles. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-13.

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