Michel Bergeron has been the talk of the town for decades, both as a coach and on TV. He’s a great public figure in the Quebec sports world, and has had a great influence on many. But all this can’t go on indefinitely.Le Tigre granted an excellent interview to Jean-Nicolas Blanchet, and since the two know each other personally, it made for a rather emotional interview.Bergy is now 79 years old, and 80 is fast approaching for the veteran of Québécois sports media. And in this interview, Bergeron doesn’t rule out the idea that this could be his last year in the media.Decidedly, it would be the end of an era.
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TVA Sports (@TVASports) September 21, 2025
The relationship between Jean-Nicolas Blanchet and Michel Bergeron goes back many years, as the latter once coached Blanchet’s father in the junior ranks.
Although he has coached some 1,000 players in his career, as Blanchet has reported, Bergeron will never forget those players. It has to be said that Bergeron is not universally admired by sports fans. He knows personally that many fans criticize him for his “drivel” about the Quebec Nordiques and the Stastnys. He’s asked himself whether he should stop talking about it, but as Bergeron mentioned in the interview, it’s his memories and he can’t get it out of his head. Le Tigre doesn’t have social networks, but he still hears about the many criticisms he receives. And his wife and children see this criticism and ask him to stop: they really don’t like it, seeing him receive so much hate. And it’s understandable – it’s very difficult to see someone close to you being criticized by so many people. But there will always be haters on the networks, and you can’t let them dictate your career. You have to get over it and build a shell around yourself so you don’t let it get to you. However, Bergeron also mentioned that he considers himself the luckiest guy in the world. He was a truck driver and one day he was asked to coach a team. That’s where it all started. The rest is history.
Oliver Kapanen was lucky not to seriously injure his eye.
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– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) September 21, 2025
– When you think about it, it’s intense…
Sad to hear of Bernie Parent’s passing. The two best right wingers of the 1970s (Bossy and Lafleur) left us within a week of each other in 2022, and now the two best goalies of the 1970s (Dryden and Parent) pass away 15 days apart. RIP Bernie.
– Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) September 21, 2025
– He’s pretty funny that Matthew Schaefer.
Matthew Schaefer had high praise for himself and his draft class for other reasons than just hockey
(h/t: @stefen_rosner) pic.twitter.com/tqu1BpLyuh– BarDown (@BarDown) September 21, 2025
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