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Daniel Brière

Daniel Jean-Claude Brière (born October 6, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current executive. He is the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Daniel Brière
Brière with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2012
Born (1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 46)
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Phoenix Coyotes
Buffalo Sabres
SC Bern
Philadelphia Flyers
Eisbären Berlin
Montreal Canadiens
Colorado Avalanche
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 24th overall, 1996
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 1997–2015

He is best known as one of the top Stanley Cup Playoffs performers in NHL history, with 116 points in 124 career playoff games.

Internationally, Brière won four gold medals in as many appearances with Team Canada at the 1994 World U18 Championships, 1997 World Junior Championships, and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships.

Playing career edit

Junior edit

Growing up and playing hockey in his hometown Gatineau, Brière played Bantam hockey in 1992–93 for the Abitibi Regents before graduating to the AAA Gatineau Intrepide of the Quebec Midget League for the 1993–94 season. In his first season with the Intrepide, the team captured the bronze medal at the 1994 Air Canada Cup, where Briere was the top scorer and named Top Forward. Soon after, he was drafted by the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the 1994 QMJHL Draft. Brière's number 14 was retired by this team, on January 21, 2007, during a ceremony in the Marcel Dionne Center of Drummondville.

In his rookie season, he recorded 123 points, third overall in the league, was awarded the Michel Bergeron Trophy as league rookie of the year, and the Marcel Robert Trophy as scholastic player of the year. The following season, he improved to 163 points, earning the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the league's leading scorer. He was also named the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ford Cup as offensive player of the year. Despite a remarkable six-game, 18-point postseason effort from Brière, Drummondville was not able to advance from the divisional round-robin.

 
Brière (8) as a member of the Springfield Falcons in 2000.

After Brière was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 24th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, he returned to Drummondville for one more season. He recorded 130 points, finishing in the top three in league scoring for the third consecutive season, and was awarded the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player.

Phoenix Coyotes and AHL edit

Graduating from major junior, Brière split his first four seasons in the NHL between the Coyotes and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. In his first professional season in 1998, he recorded 92 points in 68 games and was awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as top rookie, as well as being named the AHL's First Team All-Star center. He is the third leading scorer in Falcons' franchise history.

Brière's training regimen became newsworthy in 2001 when it became known that, in order to overcome his diminutive size (at 5 ft. 9 in., he is comparatively small by NHL standards), he had begun off-season strength training with Canadian World's Strongest Man competitor Hugo Girard, who shares Gatineau as a hometown.[2] He earned a consistent NHL roster spot in the second half of the 2000–01 season and spent his first full season with the Coyotes in 2001–02, recording 60 points.

Buffalo Sabres edit

 
Brière (48) prior to a game between the Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks.

At the 2002–03 trade deadline, the Coyotes traded Brière to the Buffalo Sabres alongside a third round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Chris Gratton and a fourth round pick in 2004. After playing with SC Bern of the Swiss Nationaliiga A during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he returned to Buffalo and emerged as a bona fide NHL star, beginning with a 58-point season in just 48 games during the 2005–06 campaign. Brière was kept out of the lineup for 32 games due to an abdominal injury suffered in January that required surgery and a two-game suspension following an inadvertent high-stick to Boston Bruins defenceman Brian Leetch.[3][4] Completing the season with the Sabres healthy, Brière helped lead the club to their first postseason berth in four years. During this time he earned the nickname "Cookie Monster" from Sabres play by play announcer Rick Jeanneret for his notoriety for shooting top shelf, "where momma hides the cookies."[5] Playing on a rejuvenated team that included stars Chris Drury, Thomas Vanek and Brian Campbell, the Sabres advanced to the conference-finals, paced by Brière's team-high 19 points. In the off-season, Brière filed for salary arbitration, which resulted in a one-year, $5 million contract that the Sabres agreed to on August 5, 2006.[6]

The following season, Brière scored two hat tricks. His first came on December 5, 2006, against the Tampa Bay Lightning's goaltender Marc Denis.[7] His second came shortly after, on January 30, 2007, in front of a home crowd at HSBC Arena in a 7–1 victory against the Boston Bruins, with two goals against Hannu Toivonen and one against his replacement Tim Thomas.[8] He was voted in as a starter to his first NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas,[9] and recorded a game-high five points (one goal, four assists). He was named All-Star Game MVP and received a Dodge Nitro that he ended up giving to his sister.[10] Brière finished the season with a career-high 32 goals, 63 assists and 95 points. He added 15 points in the postseason as the Sabres made their second straight appearance in the conference finals, but were eliminated by the Ottawa Senators.

Philadelphia Flyers edit

 
Brière warming-up with the Flyers in 2011

As Brière's one-year contract expired at the end of 2006–07, he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2007. It was widely speculated that Brière would return to his home province and play for the Montreal Canadiens,[11] but he instead signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, who finished the previous season as the worst team in the NHL, to an eight-year, $52 million contract with a no-trade clause.[11] The Flyers front-loaded the deal, paying Brière $10 million in the first season of the contract, making him the highest paid player of the league in 2007–08, along with Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers and former Sabres teammate Thomas Vanek. His decision to join the Flyers is often attributed to the influence of his friend Martin Biron, who was traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia at the previous season's trade deadline. He later cited the prospect of anonymity in Philadelphia as opposed to Montreal as an additional factor in his decision.[11]

Brière's production dipped in his first season with the Flyers in 2007–08, but he still finished second in team scoring with 72 points in 79 games, behind eventual team captain Mike Richards. He scored his third career hat trick near the beginning of the season on November 21, 2007, against the Carolina Hurricanes's goaltender Cam Ward.[12] Led by Brière and Richards on the newly revamped Flyers (additional off-season acquisitions included Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell and Joffrey Lupul), Philadelphia went from worst team in the NHL the previous season to an appearance in the 2008 conference-finals against eventual Eastern Conference champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brière recorded nine goals and seven assists in his third straight semi-finals appearance.

Less than a month into the 2008–09 season, on October 22, Brière suffered another abdominal tear requiring surgery. He was expected to be sidelined at least a month,[13] but returned within half that time on November 8 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[14] In the next game, however, against the New York Islanders on November 11, he suffered a groin pull,[15] sidelining him for nine games. In his first game back, Brière suffered yet another setback; he re-injured his groin on December 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[16] Preparing to make a return to the Flyers lineup, he was assigned to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL on January 13, 2009, to play three games on a conditioning basis.[17] Brière finished the season having played in just 29 games for the Flyers, recording 11 goals and 14 assists. The Flyers were eliminated for the second consecutive year in the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the eventual Stanley Cup champions. Brière scored one goal along with three assists in the series.

 
Daniel Brière (centre) watches a goal go in against the New York Islanders.

The following season, Brière was suspended by the NHL for two games for leaving his feet to check Colorado Avalanche defenceman Scott Hannan, making contact with Hannan's neck with his elbow during a game on November 23, 2009.[18] He also suffered a tweaked groin during that season and missed five games because of it.[19] However, a highlight came to Brière on February 13, 2010, in a game in Montreal where he scored a hat trick with all goals in different situations: power-play, even strength and penalty shot against Carey Price.[20]

Brière led the entire 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs in scoring with 30 points (12 goals and 18 assists) and in the process broke the record for points in a postseason by a Flyer, held previously by Brian Propp, who had 28 in 1987.[21] Five games into the playoffs, he was placed with wingers Scott Hartnell and Ville Leino, where the line went on to be one of the most effective of the postseason. In the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals series alone, Brière finished with 12 points (three goals and nine assists), one point shy of Wayne Gretzky's record of 13 in a final, and the highest output in a final since Mario Lemieux in 1992.

During the last minute of an October 30, 2010, game against the New York Islanders, Brière was given a five-minute cross-checking major and a game misconduct for a stick-swinging incident with Frans Nielsen.[22] On November 1, the NHL suspended Brière for three games.[22] Brière disagreed with the ruling, saying, "If you look at the replay, it's clearly not a crosscheck which is two hands moving forward. It's a push with one hand. The mistake I made is my stick was up there. Is it worth three games for that? I don't think so. And on top of that, I missed him. I didn't even get him... My glove grazed the top of his helmet, not my stick."[23]

On January 19, 2011, Brière was named as the replacement to play in the All-Star Game for Calgary Flames player Jarome Iginla, who cited health concerns about his grandmother as the reason for dropping out of what would have been his sixth All-Star appearance. Brière scored two goals for Team Lidstrom in the game, helping them to an 11–10 victory over Team Staal. Brière finished the 2010–11 NHL season with 34 goals and 34 assists. He went on to record seven goals during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, a postseason that saw the Flyers defeat Brière's former team, the Buffalo Sabres, in seven games but fall to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in a four-game sweep.

On January 7, 2012, Brière scored his fifth hat trick as well as his third NHL fight (against Kyle Turris) on home ice. His third goal, against Craig Anderson, was the game winner in overtime as the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators by a 3–2 score, Brière having scored all of the Flyers' goals.[24] During the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Brière continued his dominant playoff play, scoring eight goals in 11 games as the Flyers eventually fell to the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Eastern Conference Champions, in five games in the second round.

 
Brière warming-up with the Avalanche in 2014

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Brière and Flyers teammate Claude Giroux played for Eisbären Berlin of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[25] Brière played in a total of 21 games before being injured by an uncalled slash of his wrist which resulted in hyperextension and a bone bruise.[26]

On June 18, 2013, Brière was informed by Flyers management that he would be given a compliance buyout, ending his tenure with the Flyers.[27]

Montreal Canadiens edit

On July 4, 2013, Brière signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[28] Brière became the first player in NHL history to have an accent grave on his jersey.[29] On October 19, 2013, Brière sustained another concussion against the Nashville Predators after a collision with Eric Nystrom, which sidelined him for almost a month before returning to the lineup on November 12, 2013.[30] Brière returned to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 12, 2013, and was greeted with a standing ovation by the home crowd.[31]

Colorado Avalanche edit

On June 30, 2014, Brière was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for P. A. Parenteau and a fifth-round draft pick in 2015.[32]

Following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, Brière was not re-signed by the club, and on August 17, 2015, he announced his official retirement from professional hockey.[33]

Management career edit

After his retirement, Brière remained involved in the Flyers organization. In June 2017, it was announced that he had been appointed to run the day-to-day operations of the upcoming Maine Mariners that had been purchased by the Flyers' owners Comcast Spectacor and moved to Portland, Maine, to begin play in 2018–19.[34] Partway through the 2021–22 season, Brière was named the special assistant to the general manager for the Flyers.[35] On March 10, 2023, the Flyers named Brière interim general manager,[36] later promoting him to permanent general manager on May 11.[37]

International play edit

Brière appeared in the 1994 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, a highly competitive under-18 event not directly sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). He scored five points and earned his first gold medal as Canada defeated the United States 5–2 in the final.[38] Three years later, during his final year of major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), he competed for Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Switzerland. Brière scored six points in seven games and captured his second gold medal, defeating the United States once more 2–0.

Brière debuted at the senior level with Team Canada at the 2003 World Championships and scored nine points in nine games. He earned another gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final. The next year, at the 2004 World Championships, Brière earned his fourth gold medal in as many international appearances, again topping Sweden 5–3 in the final. He tallied eight points to finish ninth in tournament scoring.

Personal life edit

Brière attended Collège Saint-Alexandre, a private high school in Gatineau. He has four sons: Caelan (born July 1998);[39] Carson (born September 1999);[40] Cameron (born April 2001);[41][42] and Caiden (born March 2022). He currently resides in Philadelphia.

Brière had fellow Flyer Claude Giroux as a housemate in 2011;[43] when Giroux moved out after the 2011 season, Flyers rookie and fellow French-Canadian Sean Couturier moved in.[44]

Brière's son Carson was removed from the Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey team in 2019 during his freshman year for violating team code of conduct. Leaked documentation later revealed that the code of conduct violation was assault.

On March 11, 2023, while a junior at Mercyhurst University, Carson was recorded on security camera footage at a club damaging another patron's unoccupied wheelchair by pushing it down a flight of stairs.[45] Multiple criminal charges were later announced.[46][47]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers QMAAA 42 24 30 54 28 3 0 3 3 8
1993–94 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 44 56 47 103 56 12 13 19 32 8
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 8 7 7 14 14
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 NLA 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
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 11 14 25 26 6 1 3 4 8
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3 1 4 5 2
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 26 27 53 71 23 12 18 30 18
2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 34 34 68 87 11 7 2 9 14
2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 16 33 49 69 11 8 5 13 4
2012–13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 21 10 24 34 24
2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 6 10 16 10
2013–14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 13 12 25 30 16 3 4 7 4
2014–15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 57 8 4 12 18
NHL totals 973 307 389 696 744 124 53 63 116 98

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada U18 5 2 3 5 4
1997 Canada WJC 7 2 4 6 2
2003 Canada WC 9 4 5 9 6
2004 Canada WC 9 2 6 8 6
Junior totals 12 4 7 11 6
Senior totals 18 6 11 17 12

Awards and achievements edit

Minor edit

QMJHL edit

AHL edit

NHL edit

References edit

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External links edit

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick
1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres captain
February 2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chris Drury
rotating captaincy ended
Buffalo Sabres captain
20052007
With: Chris Drury
Succeeded by
Jochen Hecht
rotating captaincy resumed
Preceded by General manager of the Philadelphia Flyers
2023–present
Incumbent

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Daniel Jean Claude Briere born October 6 1977 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current executive He is the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers 1 He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes and also played for the Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League NHL Daniel BriereBriere with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2012Born 1977 10 06 October 6 1977 age 46 Gatineau Quebec CanadaHeight5 ft 9 in 175 cm Weight174 lb 79 kg 12 st 6 lb PositionCentreShotRightPlayed forPhoenix Coyotes Buffalo Sabres SC Bern Philadelphia Flyers Eisbaren Berlin Montreal Canadiens Colorado AvalancheNational team CanadaNHL Draft24th overall 1996Phoenix CoyotesPlaying career1997 2015He is best known as one of the top Stanley Cup Playoffs performers in NHL history with 116 points in 124 career playoff games Internationally Briere won four gold medals in as many appearances with Team Canada at the 1994 World U18 Championships 1997 World Junior Championships and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Junior 1 2 Phoenix Coyotes and AHL 1 3 Buffalo Sabres 1 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1 5 Montreal Canadiens 1 6 Colorado Avalanche 2 Management career 3 International play 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5 1 Regular season and playoffs 5 2 International 6 Awards and achievements 6 1 Minor 6 2 QMJHL 6 3 AHL 6 4 NHL 7 References 8 External linksPlaying career editJunior edit Growing up and playing hockey in his hometown Gatineau Briere played Bantam hockey in 1992 93 for the Abitibi Regents before graduating to the AAA Gatineau Intrepide of the Quebec Midget League for the 1993 94 season In his first season with the Intrepide the team captured the bronze medal at the 1994 Air Canada Cup where Briere was the top scorer and named Top Forward Soon after he was drafted by the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the 1994 QMJHL Draft Briere s number 14 was retired by this team on January 21 2007 during a ceremony in the Marcel Dionne Center of Drummondville In his rookie season he recorded 123 points third overall in the league was awarded the Michel Bergeron Trophy as league rookie of the year and the Marcel Robert Trophy as scholastic player of the year The following season he improved to 163 points earning the Jean Beliveau Trophy as the league s leading scorer He was also named the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year and awarded the Ford Cup as offensive player of the year Despite a remarkable six game 18 point postseason effort from Briere Drummondville was not able to advance from the divisional round robin nbsp Briere 8 as a member of the Springfield Falcons in 2000 After Briere was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round 24th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft he returned to Drummondville for one more season He recorded 130 points finishing in the top three in league scoring for the third consecutive season and was awarded the Frank J Selke Memorial Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player Phoenix Coyotes and AHL edit Graduating from major junior Briere split his first four seasons in the NHL between the Coyotes and their American Hockey League AHL affiliate the Springfield Falcons In his first professional season in 1998 he recorded 92 points in 68 games and was awarded the Dudley Red Garrett Memorial Award as top rookie as well as being named the AHL s First Team All Star center He is the third leading scorer in Falcons franchise history Briere s training regimen became newsworthy in 2001 when it became known that in order to overcome his diminutive size at 5 ft 9 in he is comparatively small by NHL standards he had begun off season strength training with Canadian World s Strongest Man competitor Hugo Girard who shares Gatineau as a hometown 2 He earned a consistent NHL roster spot in the second half of the 2000 01 season and spent his first full season with the Coyotes in 2001 02 recording 60 points Buffalo Sabres edit nbsp Briere 48 prior to a game between the Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks At the 2002 03 trade deadline the Coyotes traded Briere to the Buffalo Sabres alongside a third round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Chris Gratton and a fourth round pick in 2004 After playing with SC Bern of the Swiss Nationaliiga A during the 2004 05 NHL lockout he returned to Buffalo and emerged as a bona fide NHL star beginning with a 58 point season in just 48 games during the 2005 06 campaign Briere was kept out of the lineup for 32 games due to an abdominal injury suffered in January that required surgery and a two game suspension following an inadvertent high stick to Boston Bruins defenceman Brian Leetch 3 4 Completing the season with the Sabres healthy Briere helped lead the club to their first postseason berth in four years During this time he earned the nickname Cookie Monster from Sabres play by play announcer Rick Jeanneret for his notoriety for shooting top shelf where momma hides the cookies 5 Playing on a rejuvenated team that included stars Chris Drury Thomas Vanek and Brian Campbell the Sabres advanced to the conference finals paced by Briere s team high 19 points In the off season Briere filed for salary arbitration which resulted in a one year 5 million contract that the Sabres agreed to on August 5 2006 6 The following season Briere scored two hat tricks His first came on December 5 2006 against the Tampa Bay Lightning s goaltender Marc Denis 7 His second came shortly after on January 30 2007 in front of a home crowd at HSBC Arena in a 7 1 victory against the Boston Bruins with two goals against Hannu Toivonen and one against his replacement Tim Thomas 8 He was voted in as a starter to his first NHL All Star Game in Dallas Texas 9 and recorded a game high five points one goal four assists He was named All Star Game MVP and received a Dodge Nitro that he ended up giving to his sister 10 Briere finished the season with a career high 32 goals 63 assists and 95 points He added 15 points in the postseason as the Sabres made their second straight appearance in the conference finals but were eliminated by the Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers edit nbsp Briere warming up with the Flyers in 2011As Briere s one year contract expired at the end of 2006 07 he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1 2007 It was widely speculated that Briere would return to his home province and play for the Montreal Canadiens 11 but he instead signed with the Philadelphia Flyers who finished the previous season as the worst team in the NHL to an eight year 52 million contract with a no trade clause 11 The Flyers front loaded the deal paying Briere 10 million in the first season of the contract making him the highest paid player of the league in 2007 08 along with Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers and former Sabres teammate Thomas Vanek His decision to join the Flyers is often attributed to the influence of his friend Martin Biron who was traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia at the previous season s trade deadline He later cited the prospect of anonymity in Philadelphia as opposed to Montreal as an additional factor in his decision 11 Briere s production dipped in his first season with the Flyers in 2007 08 but he still finished second in team scoring with 72 points in 79 games behind eventual team captain Mike Richards He scored his third career hat trick near the beginning of the season on November 21 2007 against the Carolina Hurricanes s goaltender Cam Ward 12 Led by Briere and Richards on the newly revamped Flyers additional off season acquisitions included Kimmo Timonen Scott Hartnell and Joffrey Lupul Philadelphia went from worst team in the NHL the previous season to an appearance in the 2008 conference finals against eventual Eastern Conference champions the Pittsburgh Penguins Briere recorded nine goals and seven assists in his third straight semi finals appearance Less than a month into the 2008 09 season on October 22 Briere suffered another abdominal tear requiring surgery He was expected to be sidelined at least a month 13 but returned within half that time on November 8 against the Tampa Bay Lightning 14 In the next game however against the New York Islanders on November 11 he suffered a groin pull 15 sidelining him for nine games In his first game back Briere suffered yet another setback he re injured his groin on December 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning 16 Preparing to make a return to the Flyers lineup he was assigned to the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL on January 13 2009 to play three games on a conditioning basis 17 Briere finished the season having played in just 29 games for the Flyers recording 11 goals and 14 assists The Flyers were eliminated for the second consecutive year in the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Penguins the eventual Stanley Cup champions Briere scored one goal along with three assists in the series nbsp Daniel Briere centre watches a goal go in against the New York Islanders The following season Briere was suspended by the NHL for two games for leaving his feet to check Colorado Avalanche defenceman Scott Hannan making contact with Hannan s neck with his elbow during a game on November 23 2009 18 He also suffered a tweaked groin during that season and missed five games because of it 19 However a highlight came to Briere on February 13 2010 in a game in Montreal where he scored a hat trick with all goals in different situations power play even strength and penalty shot against Carey Price 20 Briere led the entire 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs in scoring with 30 points 12 goals and 18 assists and in the process broke the record for points in a postseason by a Flyer held previously by Brian Propp who had 28 in 1987 21 Five games into the playoffs he was placed with wingers Scott Hartnell and Ville Leino where the line went on to be one of the most effective of the postseason In the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals series alone Briere finished with 12 points three goals and nine assists one point shy of Wayne Gretzky s record of 13 in a final and the highest output in a final since Mario Lemieux in 1992 During the last minute of an October 30 2010 game against the New York Islanders Briere was given a five minute cross checking major and a game misconduct for a stick swinging incident with Frans Nielsen 22 On November 1 the NHL suspended Briere for three games 22 Briere disagreed with the ruling saying If you look at the replay it s clearly not a crosscheck which is two hands moving forward It s a push with one hand The mistake I made is my stick was up there Is it worth three games for that I don t think so And on top of that I missed him I didn t even get him My glove grazed the top of his helmet not my stick 23 On January 19 2011 Briere was named as the replacement to play in the All Star Game for Calgary Flames player Jarome Iginla who cited health concerns about his grandmother as the reason for dropping out of what would have been his sixth All Star appearance Briere scored two goals for Team Lidstrom in the game helping them to an 11 10 victory over Team Staal Briere finished the 2010 11 NHL season with 34 goals and 34 assists He went on to record seven goals during the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs a postseason that saw the Flyers defeat Briere s former team the Buffalo Sabres in seven games but fall to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in a four game sweep On January 7 2012 Briere scored his fifth hat trick as well as his third NHL fight against Kyle Turris on home ice His third goal against Craig Anderson was the game winner in overtime as the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators by a 3 2 score Briere having scored all of the Flyers goals 24 During the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs Briere continued his dominant playoff play scoring eight goals in 11 games as the Flyers eventually fell to the New Jersey Devils the eventual Eastern Conference Champions in five games in the second round nbsp Briere warming up with the Avalanche in 2014During the 2012 13 NHL lockout Briere and Flyers teammate Claude Giroux played for Eisbaren Berlin of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga DEL 25 Briere played in a total of 21 games before being injured by an uncalled slash of his wrist which resulted in hyperextension and a bone bruise 26 On June 18 2013 Briere was informed by Flyers management that he would be given a compliance buyout ending his tenure with the Flyers 27 Montreal Canadiens edit On July 4 2013 Briere signed a two year 8 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens 28 Briere became the first player in NHL history to have an accent grave on his jersey 29 On October 19 2013 Briere sustained another concussion against the Nashville Predators after a collision with Eric Nystrom which sidelined him for almost a month before returning to the lineup on November 12 2013 30 Briere returned to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 12 2013 and was greeted with a standing ovation by the home crowd 31 Colorado Avalanche edit On June 30 2014 Briere was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for P A Parenteau and a fifth round draft pick in 2015 32 Following the conclusion of the 2014 15 season Briere was not re signed by the club and on August 17 2015 he announced his official retirement from professional hockey 33 Management career editAfter his retirement Briere remained involved in the Flyers organization In June 2017 it was announced that he had been appointed to run the day to day operations of the upcoming Maine Mariners that had been purchased by the Flyers owners Comcast Spectacor and moved to Portland Maine to begin play in 2018 19 34 Partway through the 2021 22 season Briere was named the special assistant to the general manager for the Flyers 35 On March 10 2023 the Flyers named Briere interim general manager 36 later promoting him to permanent general manager on May 11 37 International play editMedal recordRepresenting nbsp CanadaIce hockeyWorld Championships nbsp 2004 Czech Republic nbsp 2003 FinlandWorld Junior Championships nbsp 1997 SwitzerlandBriere appeared in the 1994 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament a highly competitive under 18 event not directly sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF He scored five points and earned his first gold medal as Canada defeated the United States 5 2 in the final 38 Three years later during his final year of major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League QMJHL he competed for Team Canada at the 1997 World Junior Championships in Switzerland Briere scored six points in seven games and captured his second gold medal defeating the United States once more 2 0 Briere debuted at the senior level with Team Canada at the 2003 World Championships and scored nine points in nine games He earned another gold medal defeating Sweden in the final The next year at the 2004 World Championships Briere earned his fourth gold medal in as many international appearances again topping Sweden 5 3 in the final He tallied eight points to finish ninth in tournament scoring Personal life editBriere attended College Saint Alexandre a private high school in Gatineau He has four sons Caelan born July 1998 39 Carson born September 1999 40 Cameron born April 2001 41 42 and Caiden born March 2022 He currently resides in Philadelphia Briere had fellow Flyer Claude Giroux as a housemate in 2011 43 when Giroux moved out after the 2011 season Flyers rookie and fellow French Canadian Sean Couturier moved in 44 Briere s son Carson was removed from the Arizona State Sun Devils men s ice hockey team in 2019 during his freshman year for violating team code of conduct Leaked documentation later revealed that the code of conduct violation was assault On March 11 2023 while a junior at Mercyhurst University Carson was recorded on security camera footage at a club damaging another patron s unoccupied wheelchair by pushing it down a flight of stairs 45 Multiple criminal charges were later announced 46 47 Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1992 93 Abitibi Temiscamingue Forestiers QMAAA 42 24 30 54 28 3 0 3 3 81993 94 Gatineau L Intrepide QMAAA 44 56 47 103 56 12 13 19 32 81994 95 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 72 51 72 123 54 4 2 3 5 21995 96 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67 67 96 163 84 6 6 12 18 81996 97 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 59 52 78 130 86 8 7 7 14 141997 98 Springfield Falcons AHL 68 36 56 92 42 4 1 2 3 41997 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 21998 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 02000 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 22002 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 NLA 36 17 29 46 26 11 1 6 7 22005 06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 48 25 33 58 48 18 8 11 19 122006 07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81 32 63 95 89 16 3 12 15 162007 08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 31 41 72 68 17 9 7 16 202008 09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 11 14 25 26 6 1 3 4 82008 09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3 1 4 5 2 2009 10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 26 27 53 71 23 12 18 30 182010 11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 34 34 68 87 11 7 2 9 142011 12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 16 33 49 69 11 8 5 13 42012 13 Eisbaren Berlin DEL 21 10 24 34 24 2012 13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 6 10 16 10 2013 14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 13 12 25 30 16 3 4 7 42014 15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 57 8 4 12 18 NHL totals 973 307 389 696 744 124 53 63 116 98International edit Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM1994 Canada U18 5 2 3 5 41997 Canada WJC 7 2 4 6 22003 Canada WC 9 4 5 9 62004 Canada WC 9 2 6 8 6Junior totals 12 4 7 11 6Senior totals 18 6 11 17 12Awards and achievements editMinor edit Named Top Forward at the 1994 Air Canada CupQMJHL edit Michel Bergeron Trophy rookie of the year 1995 Marcel Robert Trophy scholastic player of the year 1995 QMJHL All Rookie Team 1995 Jean Beliveau Trophy leading scorer 1996 QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year 1996 Ford Cup offensive player of the year 1996 QMJHL Second All Star Team 1996 1997 Frank J Selke Memorial Trophy most sportsmanlike player 1997AHL edit Rookie of the Month October 1997 Dudley Red Garrett Memorial Award rookie of the year 1998NHL edit Played in the All Star Game in 2007 starter Named the All Star Game MVP in 2007 Led all players in points during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs 30 Played in the All Star Game in 2011References edit Flyers end GM search make additional shocking front office decision MSN Retrieved May 11 2023 Hugo Girard www hugogirard com Archived from the original on August 28 2005 Sabres Daniel Briere out 6 8 weeks Canadian Broadcasting Corporation January 6 2006 Retrieved November 12 2008 NHL suspends Briere for 2 games Canadian Broadcasting Corporation March 30 2006 Retrieved November 12 2008 Daniel Briere en rafale December 14 2011 Notes Big raise for Sabres Briere Habs re sign forward Ryder USA Today July 23 2006 Retrieved February 9 2009 Briere s Hat Trick Lifts Sabres to Win The Washington Post December 6 2006 Retrieved February 9 2009 Briere s Hat Trick Leads Sabres The Washington Post January 30 2007 Retrieved February 9 2009 El Bashir Tarik January 9 2007 Ovechkin picked to start in All Star Game The Washington Post Retrieved October 26 2008 Briere shines but West wins All Star Game The Sports Network January 25 2007 Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved January 25 2007 a b c Cazeneuve Brian May 6 2008 Teflon Danny CNN Sports Illustrated Retrieved July 1 2008 Flyers bury Hurricanes on Briere hat trick Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 22 2007 Retrieved February 9 2009 Flyers dealt blow by Briere s abdominal injury Canadian Broadcasting Corporation October 24 2008 Retrieved November 12 2008 Briere strikes early in return to Flyers lineup Canadian Broadcasting Corporation November 8 2008 Retrieved December 5 2008 Anderson Shelly November 13 2008 Penguins notebook Scuderi respects Lidstrom s shot Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved December 5 2008 Flyer C Briere out a month with groin injury Sporting News December 3 2008 Retrieved December 5 2008 permanent dead link Flyers Briere to rehab in minors Sports Network January 13 2009 Archived from the original on May 25 2011 Retrieved January 14 2009 Flyers Briere suspended for 2 games for hit on Avs Hannan The Sports Network November 24 2009 Retrieved November 24 2009 Flyers Briere day to day after tweaked groin TSN October 31 2009 Retrieved December 5 2009 Flyers 6 Canadiens 2 National Hockey League Associated Press February 14 2010 Retrieved February 14 2010 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 pre game notes National Hockey League June 9 2010 Retrieved June 10 2010 a b Mike G Morreale November 1 2010 Flyers hoping to patch void left by Briere suspension National Hockey League Retrieved November 1 2010 Tim Panaccio November 1 2010 Flyers Notes Briere Shocked by Three Game Ban CSNPhilly com Archived from the original on January 20 2013 Retrieved November 1 2010 Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers January 7th 2012 Flyers Giroux Briere sign together in Germany October 4 2012 Flyers Danny Briere Suffers Injury In Germany Rant Sports December 29 2012 Archived from the original on December 21 2013 Flyers announce compliance buyout of Briere s contract TSN Canadiens sign Daniel Briere to a two year deal July 6 2013 Retrieved July 4 2013 Klein Jeff Z October 26 2013 For the Canadiens Whatever s in a Name Is on the Back The New York Times Retrieved May 9 2018 Daniel Briere back in Canadiens lineup tuesday CBC News Philadelphia gives Briere a standing ovation Video NHL VideoCenter video nhl com Archived from the original on January 21 2015 Canadiens send Briere to Avalanche for Parenteau and draft pick The Sports Network June 30 2014 Retrieved June 30 2014 J ai joue mon dernier match Daniel Briere LeDroit August 17 2015 Retrieved August 17 2015 Comcast Spectacor buys another hockey team ex Flyer Danny Briere to run show Philadelphia Daily News June 15 2017 Philadelphia Flyers name Danny Briere assistant to the general manager ESPN Associated Press February 8 2022 Retrieved February 26 2022 Flyers release President and General Manager Chuck Fletcher NHL com March 10 2023 Retrieved March 10 2023 Flyers name Keith Jones President of Hockey Ops Daniel Briere named GM NHL com NHL Enterprises L P May 11 2023 Retrieved May 11 2023 1994 National Men s Under 18 Team Hockey Canada Retrieved December 5 2008 Atlantic Youth Hockey League Player Information Caelan Briere Atlantichockey org Archived from the original on March 4 2012 Retrieved April 30 2012 Atlantic Youth Hockey League Player Information Carson Briere Atlantichockey org Archived from the original on March 4 2012 Retrieved April 30 2012 Atlantic Youth Hockey League Player Information Cameron Briere Atlantichockey org Archived from the original on March 4 2012 Retrieved April 30 2012 Schmitt Tim December 13 2006 SABRES She shoots she scores Local News Niagara Gazette Retrieved April 30 2012 Inside the Flyers For Flyers Giroux and Briere All Star Game is a family affair Philly com Philadelphia Daily News January 30 2011 Retrieved April 30 2012 Inside the Flyers Flyers Briere opens his home to rookie Couturier Philly com Philadelphia Daily News October 16 2011 Retrieved April 30 2012 Security cam allegedly shows son of Flyers GM throwing wheelchair down flight of stairs Audacy March 14 2023 Retrieved March 14 2023 Carson Briere charged for pushing woman s wheelchair down steps www cbsnews com March 21 2023 Retrieved March 21 2023 Carson Briere charged for pushing wheelchair down stairs AP NEWS March 20 2023 Retrieved March 21 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Danny Briere Biographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database Daniel Briere s official website in French Awards and achievementsPreceded byDan Focht Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick1996 Succeeded byPatrick DesRochersPreceded byJean Pierre Dumont Buffalo Sabres captainFebruary 2004 Succeeded byChris DruryPreceded byChris Druryrotating captaincy ended Buffalo Sabres captain2005 2007 With Chris Drury Succeeded byJochen Hecht rotating captaincy resumedPreceded byChuck Fletcher General manager of the Philadelphia Flyers2023 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Briere amp oldid 1185138161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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