The Montreal Impact are bringing back their captain.
The club announced Thursday that they have signed Quebec-born midfielder Patrice Bernier to a new contract. As per league policy, details of the agreement were not disclosed.


Bernier, 35, recorded three assists and no goals in 20 starts this past season. In three seasons with the Impact, the Canadian international has 13 goals and 19 assists in 84 MLS regular-season games, 73 starts.
"I am very happy to be back with the Impact," Bernier said in a team release. "I would like to thank the organization for allowing me to continue with this project. I feel that there is a solid vision and some important additions in order to revive the team for the upcoming season. The objective will be to start the season strong, as early as the month of February with our Champions League matches."


Bernier helped Montreal win a second consecutive Canadian Championship this year, recording a goal and two assists in four starts, and then took part in three Champions League group stage games, two as a starter.


"I am very pleased that we finalized a new deal with Patrice, and I was confident that we would reach an agreement," Impact head coach and director of player personnel Frank Klopas said in the release. "We want him to be with us in 2015 and have the chance to finish his career in Montreal."


In 2013, Bernier participated in the MLS All-Star game against AS Roma. He was also voted Impact team MVP and Communitarian in 2012.


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He is currently ranked first in MLS club history with nine game-winning passes and 10 penalty-kick goals, ranked second in goals and games played, third for assists and ranked fourth for matches started and minutes played. He recently surpassed Eduardo Sebrango for seventh spot in club history with 157 regular-season games played (MLS and second division).
At the international level, Bernier took part in two friendlies with the Canadian national team in 2014, bringing his total to 51 career games, including 38 starts. He crossed the 50-game plateau with the Canadian selection against Jamaica on Sept. 9 in Toronto.
