Jonathan Bernier has not retired quietly to the end of the Canadian junior bench.
The Laval, Que. goaltender was furious that his Canadian junior head coach Craig Hartsburg decided to stick with Steve Mason for the semifinal match-up against the United States on Friday, and claimed that he found out about his fate from other players and not Hartsburg.
After telling a reporter off the record that he found out from his Canadian junior teammates that he wouldn't start against the United States on Friday, he decided to break the news to the French-language station RDS.
"I respect the coach's decision, but it's hard to swallow," the Los Angeles Kings prospect said. "[Hartsburg] said that Mason had a tough game like he did, but would have a second chance.
