Daniel Briere
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Daniel Brière (b. October 6, 1977 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and is a co-captain with center Chris Drury. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, first round, twenty-fourth overall. He has played for the Buffalo Sabres, Phoenix Coyotes, AHL Springfield Falcons, IHL Las Vegas Thunder, QMJHL Drummondville Voltigeurs and NLA SC Bern.
Brière's training regimen became newsworthy in 2001 when it became known that, in order to overcome his diminutive size, he had begun off-season strength training with Canadian World's Strongest Man competitor Hugo Girard, who shares Gatineau as a hometown[link].
Brière and his wife Sylvie have 3 sons - Caelan, Carson and Cameron.
Brière finished his 2005-06 season with 58 points in 48 games, fourth on the team. In a strange twist, 48 is his team number, and he also had 48 penalty minutes. Brière missed 34 games of the 2005-06 season due to recovery from an abdominal injury. The playoffs were where Brière really shone, leading the team in scoring with 19 points and finishing tied for fourth in the entire NHL.
In 1998, Brière won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie of the American Hockey League while playing for the Springfield Falcons.
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