Daniel Brière

Date of Birth: Oct 06, 1977
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Gatineau, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: AHM Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Position: C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Daniel Brière Facts

Drafted: 1996 round 1 #24 overall by Arizona Coyotes

Sons: Caelan Brière, Cameron Brière, Carson Brière

Nephew: Zaac Charbonneau 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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Daniel Brière Statistics

									Post
1992-1993	Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers	QMAAA	42	24	30	54	28	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	8	-
1993-1994	Gatineau L'Intrépide	QMAAA	44	56	47	103	56	-	Playoffs	12	13	19	32	8	-
1993-1994	Canada Québec U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	72	51	72	123	54	-11	Playoffs	4	2	3	5	2	-
1995-1996	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	67	67	96	163	84	1	Playoffs	6	6	12	18	8	-
1996-1997	Drummondville Voltigeurs "A"	QMJHL	59	52	78	130	94	23	Playoffs	8	7	7	14	14	-13
1996-1997	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	2	4	6	4	-
1997-1998	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	5	1	0	1	2	1
1997-1998	Springfield Falcons	AHL	68	36	56	92	42	23	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	4	-4
1998-1999	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	64	8	14	22	30	-3
1998-1999	Springfield Falcons	AHL	13	2	6	8	20	-2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-4
1998-1999	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	1	1	1	2	0	2
1999-2000	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	13	1	1	2	0	0	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-2000	Springfield Falcons	AHL	58	29	42	71	56	14
2000-2001	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	30	11	4	15	12	-2
2000-2001	Springfield Falcons	AHL	30	21	25	46	30	0
2001-2002	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	78	32	28	60	52	6	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	2	-4
2002-2003	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	68	17	29	46	50	-21
2002-2003	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	14	7	5	12	12	1
2002-2003	Canada	WC	9	4	5	9	6	8
2003-2004	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	82	28	37	65	70	-7
2003-2004	Canada	WC	9	2	6	8	2	2
2004-2005	SC Bern Lockout	NLA	36	17	29	46	26	-	Playoffs	11	1	6	7	2	-
2005-2006	Buffalo Sabres "C"	NHL	48	25	33	58	48	3	Playoffs	18	8	11	19	12	0
2006-2007	Buffalo Sabres "C"	NHL	81	32	63	95	89	17	Playoffs	16	3	12	15	16	3
2007-2008	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	79	31	41	72	68	-22	Playoffs	17	9	7	16	20	-3
2008-2009	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	29	11	14	25	26	-1	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	8	-1
2008-2009	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	3	1	4	5	2	4
2009-2010	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	75	26	27	53	71	-2	Playoffs	23	12	18	30	18	9
2010-2011	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	77	34	34	68	87	20	Playoffs	11	7	2	9	14	-7
2011-2012	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	70	16	33	49	69	5	Playoffs	11	8	5	13	4	-6
2012-2013	Eisbären Berlin Lockout	DEL	21	10	24	34	24	9
2012-2013	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	34	6	10	16	10	-13
2013-2014	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	69	13	12	25	30	1	Playoffs	16	3	4	7	4	-1
2014-2015	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	57	8	4	12	18	-7

Daniel Brière Tournament Statistics

									Post
1993-1994	Gatineau L'Intrépide	Air Canada Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994-1995	Canada U18	La Copa Mexico	5	2	3	5	4	-
2012-2013	Eisbären Berlin Lockout	ET	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-

Daniel Brière Career Totals by League


AHL	5	172	89	133	222	1.29	150	39	2	7	1	3	4	0.57	6	-8
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
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	-
IHL	1	1	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
La Copa Mexico (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	4	-	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
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-20	1	7	2	4	6	0.86	4	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daniel Brière Career Totals by Team


Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers	1	42	24	30	54	1.29	28	-	1	3	0	3	3	1.00	8	-
Buffalo Sabres	4	225	92	138	230	1.02	219	14	2	34	11	23	34	1.00	28	3
Canada	2	18	6	11	17	0.94	8	10	0
Canada Québec U17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Canada U18 (Cup)	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	4	-	0
Canada U20	1	7	2	4	6	0.86	4	-	0
Colorado Avalanche	1	57	8	4	12	0.21	18	-7	0
Drummondville Voltigeurs	3	198	170	246	416	2.10	232	13	3	18	15	22	37	2.06	24	-13*
Eisbären Berlin	1	21	10	24	34	1.62	24	9	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Gatineau L'Intrépide	1	44*	56*	47*	103*	2.34*	56*	-	1	12	13	19	32	2.67	8	-
Las Vegas Thunder	1	1	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
Montréal Canadiens	1	69	13	12	25	0.36	30	1	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	4	-1
Philadelphia Flyers	6	364	124	159	283	0.78	331	-13	5	68	37	35	72	1.06	64	-8
Philadelphia Phantoms	1	3	1	4	5	1.67	2	4	0
Phoenix Coyotes	6	258	70	76	146	0.57	146	-19	2	6	2	1	3	0.50	2	-4
SC Bern	1	36	17	29	46	1.28	26	-	1	11	1	6	7	0.64	2	-
Springfield Falcons	4	169	88	129	217	1.28	148	35	2	7	1	3	4	0.57	6	-8

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daniel Brière Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	QMAAA Best Offensive Player in Playoffs QMAAA Most Points (103) QMAAA Most Valuable Player QMAAA Three Stars Award Air Canada Cup Bronze Medal Air Canada Cup Most Points Air Canada Cup Top Forward U17 WHC Gold Medal
1994-1995	CHL All-Rookie Team QMJHL All-Rookie Team QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) QMJHL Scholastic Player of the Year (Marcel Robert Trophy)
1995-1996	CHL Top Scorer Award (163) QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year QMJHL Most Assists (96) QMJHL Most Goals (67) QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy) (163) QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year QMJHL Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	CHL Third All-Star Team QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy) QMJHL Second All-Star Team U20 WJC Gold Medal
1997-1998	AHL All-Rookie Team AHL All-Star Game AHL First All-Star Team AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 1) AHL Rookie of the Month (October) AHL Rookie of the Year (Red Garrett Memorial Award)
2000-2001	AHL Player of the Week (Dec. 24)
2002-2003	World Championship Gold Medal
2003-2004	World Championship Gold Medal
2006-2007	NHL All-Star Game NHL All-Star Game MVP
2009-2010	NHL Playoffs Most Points (30)
2010-2011	NHL All-Star Game
2011-2012	NHL Playoffs Most Goals (8)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/17/2015	Confirmed	Colorado Avalanche	Retired
06/30/2014	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	Colorado Avalanche
07/04/2013	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Montréal Canadiens
06/20/2013	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Unknown
10/04/2012	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	Eisbären Berlin

Daniel Brière Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #6 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 Buffalo Sabres
Cult/Star player for Drummondville Voltigeurs
Cult/Star player for Gatineau L'Intrépide
Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers
Cult/Star player for SC Bern

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