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| Daniel Brière | |||
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| Born |
October 6, 1977 Gatineau, PQ, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL draft |
24th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Danny Brière (born October 6, 1977 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He will play this coming season for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL.
Playing career
Brière's number 14 was retired by his hockey team in Gatineau. In his 3 seasons with Drummondville in the QMJHL he recorded 170 goals and 246 assists.
Brière was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, twenty-fourth overall.
In 1998, Brière won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League while playing for the Springfield Falcons.
Brière's training regimen became newsworthy in 2001 when it became known that, in order to overcome his diminutive size, he had begun off-season strength training with Canadian World's Strongest Man competitor Hugo Girard, who shares Gatineau as a hometown[1].
Brière finished his 2005-06 season with 58 points in 48 games, fourth on the team. Brière missed 32 games of the 2005-06 season due to recovery from an abdominal injury; he was also suspended for two games. In the playoffs, he finished first on his team and tied for fourth in the entire NHL in playoff scoring with 19 points.
Brière was chosen as the first player of a set of nearly 69 players who collectively filed for salary arbitration. His hearing was on July 21, 2006, and he was given a one-year, $5 million contract. On August 5, the Sabres accepted this arbitration award.
Brière scored his first hat trick on December 5th, 2006, against the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltender Marc Denis. His second hat trick came shortly after, on January 30th, 2007, in front of his home crowd at HSBC Arena.
Brière was selected to his first all-star game, and started in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas with Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, where he was awarded the game's Most Valuable Player Award after recording a game-high five points (one goal, four assists). Along with winning the MVP trophy Daniel also received a Dodge Nitro that he ended up giving to his sister.[1]
On July 1, 2007, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Briere to an eight-year contract worth $52 million with a no-movement clause.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 72 | 51 | 72 | 123 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1995-96 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 67 | 67 | 96 | 163 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1996-97 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 59 | 52 | 78 | 130 | 86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 68 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1997-98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 58 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 30 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 68 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | SC Bern | Swiss-A | 36 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 48 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2006-07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 32 | 63 | 95 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 483 | 162 | 214 | 376 | 365 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 30 | ||||
International play
At the World Championships, Danny won gold medals with Canada in 2003 and 2004. He also won a gold medal at the 1997 World Junior Championships.
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1997 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WC | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Int'l Totals | 25 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | |||
Personal life
Brière went to Collège Saint-Alexandre, a private high school in Gatineau.
Brière and his wife Sylvie have three young sons: Caelan, Carson, and Cameron.
Brière is affectionately known by his fans as "The Cookie Monster". Brière is known for scoring many of his goals by shooting "top shelf", where mothers often hide their cookies, hence the nickname.
References
- ^ "Briere shines but West wins All-Star Game". tsn.ca. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
See also
External links
- Articles lacking sources from May 2007
- 1977 births
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey players
- Drummondville Voltigeurs alumni
- French Quebecers
- Ice hockey personnel from Quebec
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Living people
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Nationalliga A players
- People from Gatineau
- Phoenix Coyotes draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- SC Bern players
- Springfield Falcons players