Buffalo Sabres goaltending history : Martin Biron

43 Martin Biron

Bios

Born : Lac St-Charles, Québec, August 15, 1977
Catches : Left
Weight : 169 lbs.
Height : 6' 2
Last Amateur club : Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
Drafted by Buffalo in the 1st round (16th overall) in 1995

Transactions

08-Jul-95

Buffalo's 2nd choice (1st round, 16th overall) in 1995 Entry Draft

27-Feb-07

Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Philadelphia's 2nd round choice in the 2007 Entry Draft

Sabres highs

1995-1996

First game as a Sabres on December 26, 95 at pittsburgh

2003-2004

Recorded 100th career victory vs Columbus on March 29

Awards

Winner of the Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Year Award with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Named on the Canadian Hockey League First All-Star Team with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Named on the Canadian Hockey League All-Rookie Team with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Winner of the Raymond Lagace Trophy with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Winner of the Mike Bossy Trophy with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Winner of the Jacques Plante Trophy with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995 ... Named to AHL First All-Star Team, 1998-99. Winner of the Baz Bastien Trophy with the Rochester Americans, 1999 ... Shared with Tom Draper the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy (AHL Fewest GAA), 1999 ... Shared with Dominik Hasek the William Jennings Memorial Trophy, 2001 ... Member of the Gold Medal winning Team Canada at the World Hockey Championship Tournament, 2003.

Miscellaneous

Led the QMJHL in GAA (2,48) and playoffs shutouts (4) with the Beauport Harfangs, 1994-95 ... Led the QMJHL in playoffs games played (19) and playoffs wins (12) with the Beauport Harfangs, 1995-96 ... Led the AHL in shutouts (5) with the Rochester Americans, 1997-98 ... Led the AHL in GAA (2,07), shutouts (7), playoffs games played (20) and playoffs GAA (2,16) with the Rochester Americans, 1998-99 ... Martin is the brother of Mathieu Biron.

Other teams

Philadelphia
NY Islanders

Statistics

Regular season

 SEASON   GP   MIN   W   L  OTL  GA  SO   GAA    SA   Sv%   G   A PIM
2006-07   19  1066  12   4   1   54   0  3,04   533  .899   0   0  25 
2005-06   35  1934  21   8   3   93   1  2,89   980  .905   0   1  10
2003-04   52  2972  26  18   5* 125   2  2,52  1442  .913   0   2  10
2002-03   54  3170  17  28   6* 135   4  2,56  1468  .908   0   1  12
2001-02   72  4085  31  28  10* 151   4  2,22  1781  .915   0   1   8
2000-01   18   918   7   7   1*  39   2  2,55   427  .909   0   0   0
1999-00   41  2229  19  18   2*  90   5  2,42   988  .909   0   0   6
1998-99    6   281   1   2   1*  10   0  2,14   120  .917   0   0   0
1995-96    3   119   0   2   0*  10   0  5,04    64  .844   0   0   0
  TOTAL  300 16774 134 115  29  707  18  2,53  7803  .909   0   5  71

* = ties