Bruins legend Patrice Bergeron happy to be the 'Uber driver for the family' in retirement

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Maybe he will run a marathon. He probably won't be coaching. For now, Patrice Bergeron is content to be the "Uber driver for the family," and that's a pretty good feeling.

"It’s been an amazing ride, 20 years, but also hockey brings you a lot of pressure and stress," he said on Wednesday at a TD Garden news conference a day after he announced his retirement. "So, it will be a nice change to just be able to be the Uber driver for the family for a little bit and just relax."

A soon-to-be Hall of Famer who centered the first line on the best team in hockey during his final season, Bergeron announced on Tuesday that he would not return next season.

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Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins waves to fans before exiting the ice after Florida Panthers defeat the Bruins 4-3 in overtime of Game Seven of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

It wasn’t that his skills were slipping: He won his second straight Selke Trophy as the league's top forward— and sixth overall — and led the Bruins to the most wins and most points in NHL history. But his desire to prepare for the games was.

"It was taking a lot longer now. I couldn’t just put the equipment on and jump on the ice," he said.

"I wanted to play the game at the highest level that I could, and felt like I wanted to kind of leave on top of my game," Bergeron told a gathering of reporters, with representatives from ownership and the front office also in attendance for the news conference in the aptly named Legends restaurant. "I just knew it was