Bryan Berard Talks About His Life’s Challenges in His New Book “Relentless”

Thursday, November 07, 2019

 

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Bryan Berard on GoLocal LIVE

The kid from Woonsocket had it all going - #1 pick in the NHL draft, a world-class athlete, fame of playing professional sports and money, but in one moment of a game, a stick hits his eye jeopardizing his career and vision.  But, that didn’t stop Bryan Berard.

He fought back to regain his career and functionally play the fastest game with just one eye.

While not quite the same, Berard rebuilt his career.

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Then, he gets a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and learned that his financial advisor had ripped him off and more than two dozen NHL players of all their earnings -- millions of dollars.

Nope. That didn’t stop Berard either. Now he has rebuilt his career again and works for one of the region’s top wealth management firms — WhaleRock Point Partners.

Berard discussed his new book on Wednesday on GoLocal LIVE.

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His new autobiography written with hockey writer Jim Lang titled “Relentless: My Life in Hockey and the Power of Perseverance,” tracks the success, failures and Berard’s ability to overcome the toughest challenges.

While an eye and millions have been taken from him, Berard has demonstrated his resilience and today is a key player in transforming his own high school — the storied Mount St. Charles Academy into a modern sports academy.

“Relentless” is that holiday gift for those needing inspiration and motivation to take on their own life’s challenges.

The book can be purchased on Amazon and other leading retailers.

 

Related Slideshow: 2019 RI Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees

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Brian Boucher

Selected in the first round of the NHL Draft in 1995 by the Philadelphia Flyers, the Woonsocket native and former Mount St. Charles goalie played 13 seasons in the NHL.

He holds the league record with five straight shutouts and 332 consecutive scoreless minutes during the 2003-04 season.

He is currently an analyst for NBC Sports. 

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Jack Capuano 

An All-American defenseman at Maine, the Cranston native turned to coaching after playing for three NHL teams.

He coached the New York Islanders for seven seasons and is now the associate coach of the Florida Panthers.

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Brother Adelard Beaudet

A founder and coach of the iconic Mount St. Charles Academy team, Brother Adelard helped organize and nurture high school hockey in Rhode Island after emigrating from Quebec in 1911.

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Malcolm Greene Chace

A world-class tennis and ice polo player in the 1890s, Chace eventually switched to ice hockey and introduced and promoted the game in New England and the Northeast.

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Brian Burke

Born in Providence, Burke grew up in Minnesota.

He returned to Rhode Island to attend Providence College, where he was captain of the hockey team.

He has had a three-decade career as an NHL executive, building a Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007.

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Pete Demers 

After starting out with the Providence Reds, Providence native Demers went on to spend 34 seasons as a trainer for the Los Angeles Kings.

He has a plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

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Judge James Dooley

A leading sports figure in Rhode Island, Dooley was the founder and owner of the Providence Reds, as well as a founder of the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Hockey League, which later evolved into the American Hockey League.

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Tom Eccleston

Regarded as one of the game’s great teachers and motivators in Rhode Island, Eccleston won multiple state championships as the coach at Burrillville High School.

He coached for eight seasons at Providence College and led the Friars to their first ECAC title and the NCAA final four in 1964.

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David Emma

A three-time All-Stater at Bishop Hendricken and two-time All-American at Boston College, Emma won the Hobey Baker Award in 1991, the only Rhode Islander to do so.

The pride of Cranston played for the U.S. in the 1992 Olympics.

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Margaret Degidio 'Digit' Murphy

After a great career as a player at Cornell, the Cranston native won 318 games as Brown’s women’s coach.

She has been a tireless advocate for women’s hockey and women’s sports for two decades on the national and international stage.

 
 

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