Danny Brière
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Briere with the Avalanche in November 2014
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| Born |
October 6, 1977 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
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| 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 |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes |
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| Playing career | 1997–2015 | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2004 Czech Republic | |
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2003 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1997 Switzerland | |
Daniel Jean-Claude "Danny" Brière (born October 6, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. 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). 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.
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 post-season effort from Brière, Drummondville was not able to advance from the divisional round-robin.
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