Patrice Bergeron is enjoying retired life as a hockey dad — and fan of a surging Bruins team
Patrice Bergeron was in a familiar spot on Saturday afternoon. In the same barn where his No. 37 will soon hover high above the ice, the Bruins legend glided toward the face-off circle. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer, now 41, still looks like he could don the spoked-B and chip in on a promising 9-2-1 Bruins roster. But Father Time is undefeated. And on Saturday, Bergeron traded in black and gold for black-and-white stripes — dropping the puck as his son, Zach, lined up at the face-off dot. These are the duties these days for Bergeron, who helped officiate for Newton Youth Hockey as part of a “Future Bruins” scrimmage on Causeway Street. Bergeron, who last played for Boston in April 2023 after 19 seasons, is still a regular around the rink. But these days, his hockey schedule revolves around coaching his sons’ teams in Newton and ferrying the family to and from several barns across New…
