Daniel Brière
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Cookie Monster Danny Boy |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg/12 st 11 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | October 6, 1977 , Gatineau, PQ, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Daniel Brière (born October 6, 1977 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Brière went to Collège Saint-Alexandre, a private high school in Gatineau.
Brière's number 14 was retired by his hockey team in his hometown of Gatineau, Quebec. In his 3 seasons with Drummondville in the QMJHL he recorded 170 goals and 246 assists.
Brière was drafted by the newly christened Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, twenty-fourth overall.
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.
On July 1, 2007, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Brière to an eight-year contract worth $52 million with a no-movement clause. The deal will pay Brière $10 million for the 07-08 season, making him the highest paid player in the league along with Scott Gomez and former Sabres teammate Thomas Vanek.
Brière finished the 2007-08 season with 72 points in 79 games, second on the team.
Brière scored his third career hat trick (and first as a Flyer) on November 21st, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes's goaltender Cam Ward.
[edit] 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2007-08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 79 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 562 | 193 | 255 | 448 | 433 | 57 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 50 | ||||
[edit] International play
At the World Championships, Daniel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
[edit] Awards
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 was selected to his first NHL All-Star game, and started in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas, 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 Brière also received a Dodge Nitro that he ended up giving to his sister.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Daniel and his wife Sylvie have three young sons: Caelan, Carson, and Cameron.
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Daniel Brière's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- www.brierebunch.com The Briere Bunch - Caps for Charity
| Preceded by J.P. Dumont |
Buffalo Sabres captains February 2004 |
Succeeded by Chris Drury |
| Preceded by Chris Drury |
Buffalo Sabres captains 2005-07 co-captains with Chris Drury |
Succeeded by Jochen Hecht |
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