Editing Bernie Federko

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1956)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Bernie Federko 1981.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Federko with the [[St. Louis Blues]] in 1981
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| played_for = [[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]
| shoots = Left
| draft = 7th overall
| draft_year = 1976
| draft_team = [[St. Louis Blues]]
| wha_draft = 6th overall
| wha_draft_year = 1976
| wha_draft_team = [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 195
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|5|12}}
| birth_place = [[Foam Lake]], Saskatchewan, Canada
| career_start = 1976
| career_end = 1990
| halloffame = 2002
}}
'''Bernard Allan Federko''' (born May 12, 1956) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] [[centre (ice hockey)|centre]] who played fourteen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] from [[1976–77 NHL season|1976]] through [[1989–90 NHL season|1990]].

==Playing career==
Federko began playing hockey at a young age in his home town of [[Foam Lake, Saskatchewan]]. He was captain of the 1971 Bantam provincial champions. He also played Senior hockey with the local [[Foam Lake Flyers]] of the Fishing Lake Hockey League, winning the league scoring title as a bantam-aged player. Federko continued his career with the [[Saskatoon Blades]] of the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] where he set and still holds the team record for assists. He played three seasons with the Blades, and in his final year with the club he led the league in assists and points in both the regular season ''and'' playoffs. Federko was drafted 7th overall by the [[St. Louis Blues]] in the [[1976 NHL Amateur Draft]]. He started the next season with the [[Kansas City Blues (ice hockey)|Kansas City Blues]] of the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] and was leading the league in points when he was called up mid-season to play 31 games with St. Louis. He scored three [[hat trick]]s in those 31 games. In the [[1978–79 NHL season]], Federko developed into a bona fide star, as he scored 95 points.

Federko scored 100 points in a season four times, and was a consistent and underrated performer for the Blues. Federko scored at least 90 points in seven of the eight seasons between 1978 and 1986, and became the first player in NHL history to record at least 50 assists in 10 consecutive seasons. However, in an era when [[Wayne Gretzky]] was scoring 200 points a season, Federko never got the attention many felt he deserved. In 1986, in a poll conducted by GOAL magazine, he was named the most overlooked talent in hockey. His [[General Manager]] [[Ron Caron]] said he was "A great playmaker. He makes the average or above average player look like a star at times. He's such an unselfish player."

On March 19, 1988, Federko became the 22nd NHL player to record 1000 career points. After he had a poor season as a captain in [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]], he was traded to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] with [[Tony McKegney]] for future Blues star [[Adam Oates]], and [[Paul MacLean (ice hockey)|Paul MacLean]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federko traded to Red Wings - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/15/Federko-traded-to-Red-Wings/9520613886400/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eno |first=Greg |title=Forced or Not, Detroit Red Wings' Jimmy Devellano Got Rooked in Federko Trade |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/260064-whether-forced-or-not-red-wings-devellano-got-rooked-in-federko-trade |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolak |first=Tony |date=2023-12-17 |title=Worst Trades in Red Wings History |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/worst-trades-in-detroit-red-wings-history/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=The Hockey Writers |language=en-us}}</ref> In Detroit, Federko re-united with former Blues head coach [[Jacques Demers]], but he had to play behind [[Steve Yzerman]] and did not get his desired ice time. After his lowest point output since his rookie season, Federko decided to retire after the [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90 season]], having played exactly 1,000 NHL games with his final game on April 1, 1990.<ref name="HR">{{cite web |title=Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers Box Score — April 1, 1990 |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199004010PHI.html |website=Hockey Reference |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1990-08-14 |title=THE SIDELINES : Center Bernie Federko to Retire |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-14-sp-911-story.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Post-NHL career==
Less than a year after retiring as a player, the Blues retired number '''24''' in his honour on March 16, 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hebel |first=Alli |date=2023-03-16 |title=32 years ago: Blues retire Bernie Federko's No. 24 |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/nhl/blues/bernie-federkos-number-retired-blues/63-844de3ce-eada-4441-b74d-294232f3c766 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Ethan |date=2020-12-17 |title=St. Louis Blues' 8 Retired Numbers |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/blues-retired-jersey-numbers/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=The Hockey Writers |language=en-us}}</ref> Federko was eventually inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 2002, the first Hall of Famer to earn his credentials primarily as a Blue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In Sports from United Press International |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/06/19/In-Sports-from-United-Press-International/2091024459200/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Timmermann |first=Tom |date=2022-10-04 |title=Even for a Hockey Hall of Famer such as Federko, being in a Blues Hall of Fame is special |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/even-for-a-hockey-hall-of-famer-such-as-federko-being-in-a-blues-hall/article_04ab21c1-7566-5ed0-a9ce-771b2e48b24c.html |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref>

Currently, Federko is a television colour commentator and studio analyst for [[Bally Sports Midwest]] during Blues broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darren Pang Joins Broadcast Booth |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/darren-pang-joins-broadcast-booth/c-436728 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=NHL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-13 |title=The Story Behind Why Darren Pang Left Phoenix |url=https://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-story-behind-why-darren-pang-left-phoenix/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Puck The Media |language=en}}</ref> He was the head coach/general manager of the [[St. Louis Vipers]] [[Roller in-line hockey|roller hockey]] team of the [[Roller Hockey International]] for the 1993 and 1994 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-18 |title=ST. LOUIS VIPERS |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/st-louis-vipers/article_6dd8ed31-6f94-56c9-a68d-444cd1eea13b.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1973–74 WCHL season|1973–74]]
| [[Saskatoon Blades]]
| [[Western Hockey League|WCHL]]
| 68 || 22 || 28 || 50 || 19
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1974–75 WCHL season|1974–75]]
| Saskatoon Blades
| WCHL
| 66 || 39 || 68 || 107 || 30
| 17 || 15 || 7 || 22 || 8
|-
| [[1975–76 WCHL season|1975–76]]
| Saskatoon Blades
| WCHL
| 72 || 72 || 115 || 187 || 106
| 20 || 18 || 27 || 45 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 CHL season|1976–77]]
| [[Kansas City Blues (ice hockey)|Kansas City Blues]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 42 || 30 || 39 || 69 || 41
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1976–77 NHL season|1976–77]]
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 31 || 14 || 9 || 23 || 15
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 NHL season|1977–78]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 72 || 17 || 24 || 41 || 27
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[1978–79 NHL season|1978–79]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 74 || 31 || 64 || 95 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79 || 38 || 56 || 94 || 24
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-  
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 78 || 31 || 73 || 104 || 47
| 11 || 8 || 10 || 18 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1981–82 NHL season|1981–82]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 74 || 30 || 62 || 92 || 70
| 10 || 3 || 15 || 18 || 10
|-  
| [[1982–83 NHL season|1982–83]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 75 || 24 || 60 || 84 || 24
| 4 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79 || 41 || 66 || 107 || 43
| 11 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 10
|-  
| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 76 || 30 || 73 || 103 || 27
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 80 || 34 || 68 || 102 || 34
| 19 || 7 || 14 || 21 || 17
|-  
| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 64 || 20 || 52 || 72 || 32
| 6 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1987–88 NHL season|1987–88]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 79 || 20 || 69 || 89 || 52
| 10 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 18
|-  
| [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 66 || 22 || 45 || 67 || 54
| 10 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| NHL
| 73 || 17 || 40 || 57 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 1,000 !! 369 !! 761 !! 1,130 !! 487
! 91 !! 35 !! 66 !! 101 !! 83
|}

==Awards==
*[[Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy]] (WCHL leading scorer) - 1976
*Named to the WCHL First All-Star Team (1976)
*Named WCHL MVP (1976)
*Named to the CHL Second All-Star Team (1977)
*Won Ken McKenzie Trophy as CHL Rookie of the Year (1977)
*Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)
*Named NHL Player of the Week (For week ending December 3, 1984)

==Records==
* St. Louis Blues team record for career games played (927)
* St. Louis Blues team record for career assists (721)
* St. Louis Blues team record for career points (1073)
* Shares St. Louis Blues team record for assists in one game (5 on February 27, 1988)
* St. Louis Blues team record for career playoff assists (66)
* First NHL player to get 50 assists in 10 consecutive seasons.

==See also==
* [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of NHL players with 1,000 points]]
* [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played]]
* [[List of NHL players with 100-point seasons]]
* [[List of NHL statistical leaders]]

==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist}}

===General references===
*{{cite book |last1=Diamond |first1=Dan |last2=Duplacey |first2=James |title=Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |date=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=978-0-8362-7114-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrdZAAAAYAAJ }}

==External links==
* {{Ice hockey stats |legendsm=P200201 |legendstype=Player}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060324105749/http://www.stlouisblues.com/history/retired/retired_ferderko.html St. Louis Blues Website]

{{s-start}}
{{s-ach}}
{{s-bef|before = [[John Davidson (ice hockey)|John Davidson]]}} 
{{s-ttl|title = [[List of St. Louis Blues draft picks|St. Louis Blues first round draft pick]]|years = [[1976 NHL Amateur Draft|1976]]}} 
{{s-aft|after = [[Scott Campbell (ice hockey b. 1957)|Scott Campbell]]}}
{{s-bef|before = [[Blair Chapman]]}} 
{{s-ttl|title = [[List of Edmonton Oilers draft picks|Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick]]|years = [[1976 WHA Amateur Draft|1976]]}} 
{{s-aft|after = [[Mike Crombeen]]}}
{{s-bef|before = [[Brian Sutter]]}} 
{{s-ttl|title = [[St. Louis Blues#Team captains|St. Louis Blues captain]]|years = [[1988–89 NHL season|1988–89]]}} 
{{s-aft|after = [[Rick Meagher]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Federko, Bernie}}
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent]]
[[Category:Detroit Red Wings players]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]]
[[Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) draft picks]]
[[Category:Hockey Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players]]
[[Category:National Hockey League broadcasters]]
[[Category:NHL first-round draft picks]]
[[Category:National Hockey League players with retired numbers]]
[[Category:Saskatoon Blades players]]
[[Category:St. Louis Blues announcers]]
[[Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks]]
[[Category:St. Louis Blues players]]
[[Category:World Hockey Association first round draft picks]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]