Bernier angry with Hartsburg (Globe and Mail)

[lesgardiens]

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.

[King Henrik]

it sucks for bernier especially since mason played so well today does this mean that bernier will not be playing in the finals?

[4/10/82]

them frenchies can be prideful.
anybody remember the 25th anniversary video, where pulford talks about sitting rogie for the first couple of games of the season until he got so mad he had to play, and ended up with a dominant season?
you gotta like a kid who's willing to get lippy about getting sat down. means he cares an awful lot.
good for him, i say.

[Len-Det64]

Don't tell that to the Germans.

[KINGS17]

I am glad that being sat leaves a bad taste in Bernier's mouth. Any player worth a damn has always been vocal about being pulled or benched and their desire to return to action.