Martin Biron

#43 New York Rangers / NHL - 13/14

Date of Birth: Aug 15, 1977
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Lac St-Charles, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada / USA
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Martin Biron Facts

Player Type: Butterfly Goalie
Drafted: 1995 round 1 #16 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brother: Mathieu Biron
Son: Jacob Biron

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Martin Biron Statistics

								Post
1993-1994	Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers	QMAAA	26	3.40	-	1	14-8-1	Playoffs	3	3.73	-	0	1-1-0
1994-1995	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL	56	2.48	.898	3	29-15-10	Playoffs	16	2.59	.904	4	8-7-0
1995-1996	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL	55	2.84	.897	1	29-13-11	Playoffs	19	3.38	.888	0	12-7-0
1995-1996	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	3	5.05	.844	0	0-2-0
1996-1997	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL	18	3.98	.881	1	6-10-1
1996-1997	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL	16	2.66	.907	2	11-4-1	Playoffs	6	3.50	.871	0	3-1-0
1996-1997	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Canada U20	WJC-20	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
1997-1998	Rochester Americans	AHL	41	2.93	.907	5	14-18-6	Playoffs	4	4.01	.885	0	1-3-0
1997-1998	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL	2	2.09	.929	0	0-1-1
1998-1999	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	6	2.14	.917	0	1-2-1
1998-1999	Rochester Americans	AHL	52	2.07	.930	6	36-13-3	Playoffs	20	2.16	.934	1	12-8-0
1999-2000	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	41	2.42	.909	5	19-18-2
1999-2000	Rochester Americans	AHL	6	2.09	.924	1	6-0-0
2000-2001	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	18	2.55	.909	2	7-7-1
2000-2001	Rochester Americans	AHL	4	1.00	.955	1	3-1-0
2001-2002	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	72	2.22	.915	4	31-28-10
2002-2003	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	54	2.56	.908	4	17-28-6
2002-2003	Canada	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2003-2004	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	52	2.52	.913	2	26-18-5
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	35	2.88	.905	1	21-8-3
2006-2007	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	19	3.04	.899	0	12-4-1
2006-2007	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	16	3.01	.908	0	6-8-2
2007-2008	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	62	2.59	.918	5	30-20-9	Playoffs	17	2.98	.904	1	9-8-0
2008-2009	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	55	2.76	.915	2	29-19-5	Playoffs	6	2.56	.919	1	2-4-0
2009-2010	New York Islanders	NHL	29	3.27	.896	1	9-14-4
2009-2010	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	2	3.40	.903	0	1-1-0
2010-2011	New York Rangers	NHL	17	2.13	.923	0	8-6-0
2011-2012	New York Rangers	NHL	21	2.46	.904	2	12-6-2
2012-2013	New York Rangers	NHL	6	2.32	.917	0	2-2-1
2013-2014	New York Rangers	NHL	2	7.65	.763	0	0-1-0

Martin Biron Tournament Statistics

								Post
1990-1991	Charlesbourg Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-

Martin Biron Career Totals by League


AHL	5	105	2.38	.921	13	60-33-9	2	24	2.48	.925	1	13-11-0
ECHL	1	2	2.09	.929	0	0-1-1	0
NHL	17	508	2.61	.910	28	230-191-52	2	23	2.87	.908	2	11-12-0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
QMAAA (QM18AAA)	1	26	3.40	-	1	14-8-1	1	3	3.73	-	0	1-1-0
QMJHL	3	145	2.81	.897	7	75-42-23	3	41	3.10	.891	4	23-15-0
WC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-20	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Martin Biron Career Totals by Team


Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers	1	26	3.40	-	1	14-8-1	1	3	3.73	-	0	1-1-0
Beauport Harfangs	3	129	2.83	.895	5	64-38-22	2	35	3.03	.895	4	20-14-0
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1	2	3.40	.903	0	1-1-0	0
Buffalo Sabres	10	300	2.53	.909	18	134-115-29	0
Canada	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Canada U20	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	0
Charlesbourg Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Hull Olympiques	1	16	2.66	.907	2	11-4-1	1	6	3.50	.871	0	3-1-0
New York Islanders	1	29	3.27	.896	1	9-14-4	0
New York Rangers	4	46	2.47	.908	2	22-15-3	0
Philadelphia Flyers	3	133	2.71	.915	7	65-47-16	2	23	2.87	.908	2	11-12-0
Rochester Americans	4	103	2.36	.921	13	59-32-9	2	24	2.48	.925	1	13-11-0
South Carolina Stingrays	1	2	2.09	.929	0	0-1-1	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Martin Biron Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	QMAAA Best Goalie Prospect QMAAA Top Goaltender
1994-1995	CHL All-Rookie Team CHL First All-Star Team CHL Goaltender of the Year QMJHL All-Rookie Team QMJHL Best GAA (Jacques Plante Trophy) (2.48) QMJHL Best Professional Prospect (Mike Bossy Trophy) QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year (Raymond Lagacé Trophy)
1996-1997	CHL Memorial Cup Champion U20 WJC Gold Medal
1997-1998	AHL Most Shutouts (5) AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 15)
1998-1999	AHL All-Star Game AHL Best GAA (2.07) AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) AHL Best Goaltending Duo (Harry Holmes Memorial Award) AHL Best SVS% (.930) AHL First All-Star Team AHL Goaltender of the Month (January) AHL Most Shutouts (6) AHL Player of the Week (Jan. 17)
1999-2000	AHL Goaltender of the Month (October)
2002-2003	World Championship Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/22/2013	Confirmed	New York Rangers	Retired
06/29/2012	Extension	New York Rangers	New York Rangers
07/01/2010	Confirmed	New York Islanders	New York Rangers
07/22/2009	Confirmed	Philadelphia Flyers	New York Islanders

Martin Biron Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #9 by Beauport Harfangs in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques
Cult/Star player for Québec Remparts