Daniel Brière
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Position | Center |
Shoots | Right |
Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) |
NHL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Sabres Phoenix Coyotes |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | October 6, 1977, Gatineau, PQ, CAN |
NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes |
Pro 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
[edit] Playing career
Brière went to Collège-Saint-Alexandre, a private college in Gatineau
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.
Briere scored his first hat trick on December 5th, 2006, against the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltender Marc Denis.
[edit] Personal life
Brière is married to his wife Sylvie. They have three young sons, Caelan, Cameron and Carson.
[edit] See also
Preceded by: J.P. Dumont |
Buffalo Sabres captains Feb 2004 |
Succeeded by: Chris Drury |
Preceded by: Chris Drury |
Buffalo Sabres captains 2005- present co-captains with Chris Drury |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
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