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Jonathan Bernier (born August 7, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he spent his first four NHL seasons. He subsequently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, and New Jersey Devils. Bernier won the Stanley Cup as the backup goalie with the Kings in 2012.
After aging out of the QMJHL and the success of Kings' goaltender Jonathan Quick during Bernier's absence, he was sent to the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs for the 2008–09 season. He played 54 games in his first full-time season, ending the season with a record of 23–24–4 and a .914 save percentage.
The following season, Bernier returned to Manchester as their starting goaltender. He was selected for the 2010 AHL All-Star Game, for Team Canada. In March 2010, Bernier was recalled to the Kings while Quick attended the birth of his first child. On March 12, 2010, Bernier made his season debut in a 2–1 shootout victory against the Dallas Stars, stopping six shots in the shootout. In the next game he started, Bernier recorded his first career shutout against the Nashville Predators on March 30, 2010. after the Kings victory in 2012|left|274x274px]]After a 8–3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on April 1, 2010, Bernier was sent back down to Manchester in preparation for the Calder Cup playoffs. Bernier played in every post-season game for the Monarchs, who made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Manchester lost the series 4–2 against the Hershey Bears, who later went on to win the Calder Cup.
Bernier spent the following three seasons as the backup goaltender for the Kings behind Jonathan Quick. In 2012, the Kings reached the Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils, which the Kings won 4–2. Despite being an unused backup throughout the playoffs, Bernier's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup. He started 14 games for the Kings during the 2012–13 season. On April 4, 2013, Bernier recorded a shutout in a 3–0 victory against the Minnesota Wild. He ended his stint with the Los Angeles Kings with a record of 29–18–6.
In a pre-season game on September 22, 2013 against the Buffalo Sabres, Bernier engaged in a goalie fight with Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. The Leafs went on to win the game 5–3. It was Bernier's first fight in a professional game.
The early part of the 2013–14 season saw Bernier and James Reimer split playing time; however, as the season progressed, Bernier cemented himself as the starting goaltender. On March 14, in his first return to Los Angeles, Bernier played one period before leaving with a lower body injury. He missed five games due to this injury, during which the Maple Leafs went . On April 3, during a last minute push for a playoff birth, Bernier suffered another lower body injury against the Boston Bruins which required surgery. Reimer replaced Bernier for the rest of the season, but the Maple Leafs were unable to make the playoffs.
Bernier filled in for an injured Gibson as the starting goaltender in the final stages of the regular season. Bernier went 13 straight games without a regulation loss during the regular season. He finished the regular season having played in 39 games, winning 21 of them. He recorded two shutouts in this during the season, shutting out the Arizona Coyotes on January 14 and the Chicago Blackhawks on March 9. Gibson returned to the starting role in time for the playoffs. Bernier made his first playoff appearance for the Ducks in the third game against the Calgary Flames, when he replaced Gibson mid-game in 5–4 comeback victory. His next appearance in the playoffs was in the Western Conference Finals, when Gibson was injured in 3–1 defeat to the Nashville Predators on May 20, 2017. Bernier made his first career playoff start the following game in Game 6, but allowed 4 goals in 16 shots as the Ducks were eliminated on May 22, 2017.
After missing the majority of the 2021–22 season and the entirety of the 2022–23 season due to injury, Bernier officially announced his retirement on August 21, 2023.
Bernier was invited to the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships selection camp, but lost out to Montreal Canadiens' prospect Carey Price and Calgary Flames' prospect Leland Irving.
Along with Steve Mason, Bernier was chosen as one of Team Canada's goaltenders for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, held in the Czech Republic, in which he finished with a 1–1 record and a 2.00 GAA as Canada won the gold medal over Sweden.
During the 2012–13 NHL lock-out, Bernier represented Team Canada at the 2012 Spengler Cup, winning a gold medal in the final over Swiss club HC Davos.
Bernier's older brother, Marc-André Bernier, was selected in the second round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1,353 | 67 | 0 | 2.97 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2005–06 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 54 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 3,241 | 146 | 2 | 2.70 | .908 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 359 | 17 | 1 | 2.84 | .914 |
| 2006–07 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 37 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2,186 | 94 | 2 | 2.58 | .905 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1,025 | 40 | 1 | 2.34 | .919 |
| 2007–08 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 16 | 0 | 4.03 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 34 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2,024 | 92 | 0 | 2.73 | .908 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 348 | 17 | 0 | 2.93 | .918 |
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 5 | 0 | 1.63 | .946 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 9 | 0 | 2.76 | .908 |
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 54 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 3,101 | 124 | 5 | 2.40 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 58 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3,424 | 116 | 9 | 2.03 | .936 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 996 | 30 | 3 | 1.81 | .939 |
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 4 | 1 | 1.30 | .957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1,378 | 57 | 3 | 2.48 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 890 | 35 | 1 | 2.36 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Heilbronner Falken | 2.GBun | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 792 | 34 | 1 | 2.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 768 | 24 | 1 | 1.88 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| 2013–14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3,084 | 138 | 1 | 2.68 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 58 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 3,177 | 152 | 2 | 2.87 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2,147 | 103 | 3 | 2.88 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | .948 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 39 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1,994 | 83 | 2 | 2.50 | .915 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 10 | 0 | 3.28 | .873 |
| 2017–18 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 37 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2,002 | 95 | 2 | 2.85 | .913 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 218 | 14 | 0 | 3.87 | .883 |
| 2018–19 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 35 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1,860 | 98 | 1 | 3.16 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 46 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2,566 | 126 | 1 | 2.95 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 24 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1,307 | 65 | 0 | 2.99 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 511 | 26 | 0 | 3.06 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 21 | 0 | 4.02 | .885 |
| 2006 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 12 | 1 | 1.71 | .942 |
| 2008 | Canada | WJC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | .947 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WC | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 6 | 0 | 2.01 | .917 |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2006 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| Guy Lafleur Trophy | 2007 | |
| President's Cup champion | 2007 | |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| All-Star Game | 2010 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2010 | |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award | 2010 | |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2012 | |
| WJC18 All-Star Team | 2006 | |
| Spengler Cup champion | 2012 |
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