Daniel Briere
Daniel Briere
Daniel Jean-Claude "Danny" Brièreis 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. 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...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth6 October 1977
CityGatineau, Canada
Probably after the Olympics I should be close to returning.
There's no doubt in my mind that we're going to get it turned around. We see the light at the end of the tunnel. ... There's no doubt in my mind that it's going to make us a better team and a stronger team.
I don't want to get too excited but we're very happy with the win. The thing we're going to build off is that we came back from behind and never quit.
I don't want to get too excited but we're very happy with the win.
You see all those players moving around and, for the most part, we've kept the same team. It's going to be very different when we start playing all these other teams.
It's definitely shocking what's been thrown out there. He was an example on and off the ice when I was there. I learned a lot from him how to handle myself around the dressing room and on the ice.
You can see it in his look and his preparations. He's not looking around for answers anymore. He just knows what he has to do. It comes from maturity, it comes from playing well lately. It's confidence.