MARTIN BIRON

'Martin Biron' (born August 15, 1977 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers. His younger brother Mathieu Biron plays for the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Contents

Playing career

Awards

Records

Career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

International play

International statistics

Personal

See also

References

External Links

Playing career

Biron started his hockey career on the Beauport Harfangs of the QMJHL. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall. He got his first NHL start for the Buffalo Sabres in the 1995-96 season. After posting a 5.04 GAA, with 0 Wins and 2 Losses, he was sent back to the QMJHL to work on his skills as a professional goaltender. Ever since the 2000-01 NHL season, he has been a consistent goaltender for the Sabres, as his play in the crease has improved drastically.
Biron, along with Rob Ray and Dominik Hasek, was one of the three Sabres who, in three consecutive years, the NHL made a specific rule against. The ''Biron rule'' was in regards to which number players could wear on their jerseys, the league limiting it to whole numbers between 1 and 98 (99 being retired in honor of Wayne Gretzky). Biron was the only NHL player affected as only he wore "00."
On June 26th, 2006, Biron requested a trade from the Sabres in an effort to get more playing time. On February 27, 2007, Biron was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for a second round draft pick.^[1]
On March 27, 2007 Biron signed a 2 year 7 million dollar contract extension with the flyers assuring Biron as the #1 goalie in Philadelphia [1]

Awards

★ QMJHL All-Rookie Team (1995)

★ Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1995)

★ Canadian Major Junior Goaltender of the Year (1995)

★ AHL First All-Star Team (1999)

★ Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (fewest goals against - AHL) (1999) (shared with Tom Draper)

★ Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (Outstanding Goaltender - AHL) (1999)

Records

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1994-95	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		56	29	16	9	3193	132	3	2.48
1995-96	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		55	29	17	7	3207	152	1	2.84
1995-96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	0	2	0	119	10	0	5.04
1996-97	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		18	6	10	1	935	62	1	3.98
1996-97	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		16	11	4	1	972	43	2	2.65
1997-98	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		2	0	1	1	86	3	0	2.09
1997-98	Rochester Americans	AHL		41	14	18	6	2312	113	5	2.93
1998-99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		6	1	2	1	281	10	0	2.14
1998-99	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	36	13	3	3129	108	6	2.07
1999-2000	Rochester Americans	AHL		6	6	0	0	344	12	1	2.09
1999-2000	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		41	19	18	2	2229	90	5	2.42
2000-01	Rochester Americans	AHL		4	3	1	0	239	4	1	1.00
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		18	7	7	1	918	39	2	2.55
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		72	31	28	10	4085	151	4	2.22
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		54	17	28	6	3170	135	4	2.56
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		52	26	18	5	2921	125	2	2.52
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		35	21	8	3	1934	93	1	2.88
2006-07	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		19	12	4	0	1066	54	0	3.04
2006-07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		16	6	8	0	935	47	0	3.02
NHL CAREER TOTALS				300	134	115	28	16774	707	18	2.49

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1994-95	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		16	8	7	0	900	37	4	2.47
1995-96	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		19	12	7	0	1134	64	0	3.39
1996-97	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		6	3	1	0	325	19	0	3.51
1997-98	Rochester Americans	AHL		4	1	3	0	239	16	0	4.01
1998-99	Rochester Americans	AHL		20	12	8	0	1167	42	1	2.16
NHL Totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

International play

Played for Canada in:

★ 1996 World Junior Championships

★ 2003 World Championships

International statistics

Year	Team	Event		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1996	Canada	WJC-A		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2003	Canada	WC-A		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Personal

★ Is married to Anne Marie Biron with 2 children, Jacob and Grace.[2]

★ Is good friends with his former coach Lindy Ruff and Daniel Briere, Daniel recently signed a contract to play in Philadelphia with Biron.[3]

See also

★ Notable families in the NHL

References

1. Sabres deal Biron to Flyers, get Conklin


★ Meltzer, Bill "Flyers' Biron Getting Settled On, Off Ice" at NHL.com. Retrieved 03-21-07.

External Links

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★ Profile at Hockey Goalies

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