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Canada Daniel Brière

a.k.a. "Danny Brière"
#48 Colorado Avalanche / NHL - 14/15
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Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1977
Position
C
Age
45
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Gatineau, QC, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
AHM Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Status
Retired
Drafted
1996 round 1 #24 overall by Phoenix Coyotes
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Rookie of the Year (Red Garrett Memorial Award) 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time CHL Third All-Star Team 1
1-time CHL Top Scorer Award 1
1-time QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
2-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 2

Sons: Caelan Brière, Cameron Brière, Carson Brière

Danny Briere was selected 24th overall in 1996 after leading the QMJHL with 67 goals and 163 points. He won WJC gold with Canada the following year and played his first full season with the Coyotes in 1999. He won back-to-back World Championships in 2003 and 2004 and helped lead the Flyers to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 with a team-best 30 points in the playoffs. Briere was a 4x 30-goal scorer and set a career-high with 95 points in 2007. He retired in 2015 with 307 goals and 696 points.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers QMAAA 42 24 30 54 28 - | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 8 -
1993-94 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 44 56 47 103 56 - | Playoffs 12 13 19 32 8 -
1994-95 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 72 51 72 123 54 -11 | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 2 -
1995-96 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67 67 96 163 84 1 | Playoffs 6 6 12 18 8 -
1996-97 Drummondville Voltigeurs “A” QMJHL 59 52 78 130 94 23 | Playoffs 8 7 7 14 14 -13
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 2 4 6 4 - |
1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 1 0 1 2 1 |
Springfield Falcons AHL 68 36 56 92 42 23 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 4 -4
1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64 8 14 22 30 -3 |
Springfield Falcons AHL 13 2 6 8 20 -2 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -4
Las Vegas Thunder IHL 1 1 1 2 0 2 |
1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 13 1 1 2 0 0 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Springfield Falcons AHL 58 29 42 71 56 14 |
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 11 4 15 12 -2 |
Springfield Falcons AHL 30 21 25 46 30 0 |
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78 32 28 60 52 6 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 -4
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 68 17 29 46 50 -21 |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 7 5 12 12 1 |
Canada WC 9 4 5 9 6 8 |
2003-04 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 82 28 37 65 70 -7 |
Canada WC 9 2 6 8 2 2 |
2004-05 SC Bern NLA 36 17 29 46 26 - | Playoffs 11 1 6 7 2 -
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 48 25 33 58 48 3 | Playoffs 18 8 11 19 12 0
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 81 32 63 95 89 17 | Playoffs 16 3 12 15 16 3
2007-08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 31 41 72 68 -22 | Playoffs 17 9 7 16 20 -3
2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 11 14 25 26 -1 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 8 -1
Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 3 1 4 5 2 4 |
2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 26 27 53 71 -2 | Playoffs 23 12 18 30 18 9
2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 34 34 68 87 20 | Playoffs 11 7 2 9 14 -7
2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 70 16 33 49 69 5 | Playoffs 11 8 5 13 4 -6
2012-13 Eisbären Berlin DEL 21 10 24 34 24 9 |
Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 34 6 10 16 10 -13 |
2013-14 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69 13 12 25 30 1 | Playoffs 16 3 4 7 4 -1
2014-15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 57 8 4 12 18 -7 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Canada U18 La Copa Mexico 5 2 3 5 4 - |
2012-13 Eisbären Berlin ET 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Special Asst. to GM Business Operations
2016-17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Special Asst. to GM Business Operations
2017-18 Maine Mariners ECHL VP. of Hockey Operations
2018-19 Maine Mariners ECHL VP. of Hockey Operations
2019-20 Maine Mariners ECHL VP. of Hockey Operations
Maine Mariners ECHL General Manager
2020-21 Maine Mariners ECHL VP. of Hockey Operations
Maine Mariners ECHL General Manager
Philadelphia Flyers NHL Team Consultant Player Development
2021-22 Maine Mariners ECHL President
Philadelphia Flyers NHL Team Consultant Player Development
Philadelphia Flyers NHL Special Asst. to GM Named on Feb 8
2022-23 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Special Asst. to GM
Philadelphia Flyers NHL General Manager Interim (Named on March 10)
Team Canada Spengler Cup Asst. General Manager
2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL General Manager
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 172 89 133 222 1.29 150 39 | 2 7 1 3 4 0.57 6 -8
DEL 1 21 10 24 34 1.62 24 9 | 0
ET 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
La Copa Mexico (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5 2 3 5 1.00 4 - | 0
IHL 1 1 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 | 0
NHL 17 973 307 389 696 0.72 744 -24 | 10 124 53 63 116 0.94 98 -10
NLA (NL) 1 36 17 29 46 1.28 26 - | 1 11 1 6 7 0.64 2 -
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 2 86 80 77 157 1.83 84 - | 2 15 13 22 35 2.33 16 -
QMJHL 3 198 170 246 416 2.10 232 13 | 3 18 15 22 37 2.06 24 -13
WC 2 18 6 11 17 0.94 8 10 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 2 4 6 0.86 4 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Teppo Numminen (D) 1997-2007 8 Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres
Martin Biron (G) 1996-2009 7 Buffalo Sabres, Canada, Canada U20, Philadelphia Flyers
Kimmo Timonen (D) 2007-2013 6 Philadelphia Flyers
Radoslav Suchý (D) 1997-2003 6 Arizona Coyotes, Springfield Falcons
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/17/2015
08/17/2015 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Retired
06/30/2014
06/30/2014 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche
07/04/2013
07/04/2013 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Montréal Canadiens
06/20/2013
06/20/2013 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Unknown
10/04/2012
10/04/2012 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Eisbären Berlin
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #6 overall by Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 14 retired by Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Abitibi Regents

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Bern

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Gatineau L'Intrépide

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Career transactions
- 2015-08-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2014-06-30 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche with a 2015 5th round pick (Matthew Bradley) for Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau
- 2013-07-04 • Signed by the Montréal Canadiens
- 2013-06-20 • Bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2012-10-04 • Signed to a lockout contract by Eisbären Berlin
- 2007-07-01 • Signed by the Philadelphia Flyers
- 2004-09-28 • Signed to a lockout contract by SC Bern
- 2003-03-10 • Traded to the Buffalo Sabres with a 2004 3rd round pick for Chris Gratton and a 2004 4th round pick
- 1996-06-27 • Drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes

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