Martin Biron

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Position Goaltender
Height
Weight		 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg/12 st 7 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born August 15, 1977 (1977-08-15) (age 30),
Lac-Saint-Charles, QC
NHL Draft 16th overall, 1995
Buffalo Sabres
Pro career 1996 – present

Martin Biron (born August 15, 1977) is a French Canadian (Quebecer) professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). His younger brother Mathieu Biron plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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[edit] Playing career

Biron was beasthockey career on the Beauport Harfangs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall. He got his first NHL start for the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995–96 season. After posting a 5.04 GAA, with 0 wins and 2 losses, he was sent back to the QMJHL to improve. After the 2000–01 season, he was a consistent goaltender for the Sabres, as his play in the crease improved drastically.

Biron, along with Rob Ray and Dominik Hašek, was one of the three Sabres who, in three consecutive years, the NHL made a specific rule against. The Biron rule was in regards to which number players could wear on their jerseys, the league limiting it to whole numbers between 1 and 98 (99 being retired in honor of Wayne Gretzky). Biron was the only NHL player affected as only he wore "00". As a Flyer, he wears number 43.

On June 26, 2006, Biron requested a trade from the Sabres in an effort to get more playing time. On February 27, 2007, Biron was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for a second round draft pick.[1]

On March 27, 2007, Biron signed a two-year, $7 million contract extension with the Flyers to be the starting goalie in Philadelphia.[1]

[edit] Awards

  • QMJHL All-Rookie Team (1995)
  • Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1995)
  • Canadian Major Junior Goaltender of the Year (1995)
  • AHL First All-Star Team (1999)
  • Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (fewest goals against - AHL) (1999) (shared with Tom Draper)
  • Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Outstanding Goaltender - AHL) (1999)

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 56 29 16 9 3193 132 3 2.48
1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 55 29 17 7 3207 152 1 2.84
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 2 0 119 10 0 5.04
1996–97 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 18 6 10 1 935 62 1 3.98
1996-97 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 16 11 4 1 972 43 2 2.65
1997–98 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 2 0 1 1 86 3 0 2.09
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 41 14 18 6 2312 113 5 2.93
1998–99 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 2 1 281 10 0 2.14
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 52 36 13 3 3129 108 6 2.07
1999–2000 Rochester Americans AHL 6 6 0 0 344 12 1 2.09
1999–2000 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 19 18 2 2229 90 5 2.42
2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 4 3 1 0 239 4 1 1.00
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 18 7 7 1 918 39 2 2.55
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres NHL 72 31 28 10 4085 151 4 2.22
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 17 28 6 3170 135 4 2.56
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 52 26 18 5 2921 125 2 2.52
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 35 21 8 3 1934 93 1 2.88
2006–07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 19 12 4 0 1066 54 0 3.04
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 6 8 0 935 47 0 3.02
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 30 20 9 3539 153 5 2.59
NHL Totals 378 170 143 25 21247 907 23 2.56

[edit] Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 16 8 7 - 900 37 4 2.47
1995–96 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 19 12 7 - 1134 64 0 3.39
1996–97 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 6 3 1 - 325 19 0 3.51
1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 4 1 3 - 239 16 0 4.01
1998–99 Rochester Americans AHL 20 12 8 - 1167 42 1 2.16
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 9 8 - 1048 52 1 2.97
NHL Totals 17 9 8 - 1048 52 1 2.98

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

  • 1996 World Junior Championships
  • 2003 World Championships

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event   GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1996 Canada WJC-A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2003 Canada WC-A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

[edit] Personal life

  • Is married to Anne Marie Biron with three children: Jacob Mathieu, Grace Anne, and Emily Marie who was born on Tuesday April 14, 2008 (between Games 2 and 3 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Quarterfinals). [2]
  • Is good friends with his former coach Lindy Ruff and Daniel Briere, Daniel recently signed a contract to play in Philadelphia with Biron.[3]
  • Has a summer home outside of Buffalo, New York
  • His brother-in-law used to make fun of his middle name (Gaston) and they jokingly came up with the Great Gaston, a fictional lumberjack character which now appears on Biron's helmet.
  • Speaks Canadian French and English fluently.

biron is reachable through his page at www.capazoo.com/martinbiron

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Sabres deal Biron to Flyers, get Conklin", Canadian Press, 2007-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-02-28. (English) 

[edit] External links

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