Serge Joseph Bernier (born April 29, 1947) is a Canadian former professional

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right winger who played seven seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

and

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

and six seasons in the

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(WHA) for Quebec, where he scored a majority of his 308 combined goals (NHL and WHA), between 1968 and 1981. His 230 goals in the WHA were third-most for the Nordiques during their time in the league behind Real Cloutier and

Marc Tardif Joseph Gérard Marquis Tardif (born June 12, 1949) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), left winger who played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), principally ...

. He was the first draft pick in Philadelphia Flyers history. He was nicknamed ''Toutou'', which roughly translates to "Big Teddy Bear" in English. He was traded along with Bill Lesuk and Jim Johnson from the Flyers to the Kings for

Ross Lonsberry David Ross Lonsberry (February 7, 1947 – May 4, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyer ...

, Bill Flett, Jean Potvin and Eddie Joyal on January 28, 1972. In 2010, Bernier was part of the initial group of players elected to the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernier, Serge 1947 births Living people Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Bas-Saint-Laurent Los Angeles Kings players NHL first-round draft picks People from Matane Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Quebec Aces (AHL) players Quebec Nordiques players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Sorel Éperviers players