Montreal's Bernier named MLS Player of the Month
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Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier was named Major League Soccer Player of the Month for August on Tuesday.
Bernier led the Impact to a 4-0-0 mark in August contributing three goals and three assists. He was previously honored as MLS Player of the Week three times in a row, in weeks 13-15.
The award is selected each month of the regular season by journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters.
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Following are the 2012 MLS Player of the Month winners:
March: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York).
April: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
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May: Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United).
June: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
July: Robbie Keane (Los Angeles Galaxy).
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August: Patrice Bernier (Montreal Impact).