Daniel Brière
| Daniel Brière | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1977 Gatineau, PQ, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| NHL draft |
24th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
Daniel Brière (b. October 6, 1977 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional hockey centre who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres.
Brière went to Collège-Saint-Alexandre, a private college in Gatineau.
Danny'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.
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]
Brière is currently a co-captain of the Sabres along with teammate Chris Drury.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 441 | 145 | 182 | 327 | 320 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | ||||
Personal life
Brière and his wife Sylvie have three young sons: Caelan, Carson, and Cameron.
External links
References
- ^ "Briere shines but West wins All-Star Game". tsn.ca. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
See also
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey players
- Phoenix Coyotes draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Las Vegas Thunder players
- Quebec sportspeople
- People from Gatineau
- Drummondville Voltigeurs alumni
- French Quebecers
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- SC Bern players
- National Hockey League All-Stars