| Bernie Saunders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1956 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1984 | ||
Bernie Saunders (born June 21, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 10 games in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons.[1]
Saunders was the fifth black hockey player to play in the NHL. The others before him were Willie O'Ree, Mike Marson, Bill Riley, and Tony McKegney.[2]
- ^ "Bernie Saunders". Hockeydb.com.
- ^ "'I loved the game, but the game didn't love me': How hockey shaped one of NHL's first black players on and off the ice". CBC.ca. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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