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Brandon Biro

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Brandon Biro
Born (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26)
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Seattle Kraken
Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2020–present

Brandon Biro (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately at Penn State.

Playing career

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Amateur

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Biro played two seasons with the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, winning the league's Rookie of the Year award in the 2014–15 season.[1]

Biro played four seasons for the Penn State Nittany Lions. At the end of his collegiate career, he was eighth all-time for Penn State in goals (41), third all-time in assists (75), and fourth all-time in points (116).[1]

Professional

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On March 18, 2020, Biro was signed by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League as an undrafted free agent.[2] He made his professional debut with Buffalo's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, on February 12, 2021.[1]

Biro made his NHL debut for the Sabres on February 23, 2022, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.[3]

Biro was called up to the Sabres on October 30, 2023.[4] In his first game after the call up, Biro scored his first NHL goal in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as an empty net goal in the same game for his second career goal.

Biro left the Sabres organization after four seasons and was signed as a free agent to a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Seattle Kraken on July 1, 2024.[5]

Personal life

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Biro's younger brother, Jordan, plays collegiately for Colorado College.[6]

His father, Rob, played collegiate soccer at the University of Alberta. He also played one season with the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League. He now works for Edmonton Catholic Schools as a soccer director.[1][7]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Sherwood Park Flyers AMBHL 33 5 9 14 4
2012–13 Sherwood Park Flyers AMBHL 30 28 36 64 30 5 2 3 5 0
2013–14 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 22 3 13 16 10
2014–15 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 57 21 33 54 18 16 7 7 14 2
2015–16 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 40 32 25 57 6 14 10 10 20 2
2016–17 Penn State U. B1G 39 6 14 20 19
2017–18 Penn State U. B1G 37 9 22 31 18
2018–19 Penn State U. B1G 37 16 24 40 4
2019–20 Penn State U. B1G 25 10 15 25 8
2020–21 Rochester Americans AHL 15 2 3 5 4
2021–22 Rochester Americans AHL 48 12 29 41 20 10 1 2 3 0
2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 49 16 35 51 12
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 59 16 27 43 28 5 2 2 4 2
2023–24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 2 0 2 0
NHL totals 6 2 0 2 0

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AJHL
North All-Rookie Team 2015
Rookie of the Year 2015
College
B1G Honourable Mention All-Star Team 2019

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Aster Broder, Acacia (March 1, 2021). "Brandon Biro's Lifelong Passion Propels Professional Hockey Career". OnwardState.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  2. ^ LaBarber, Jourdon (March 18, 2020). "Sabres agree to entry-level deal with forward Biro". NHL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. ^ LaBarber, Jourdon (February 24, 2022). "Sabres unable to overcome early mistakes in loss to Canadiens". Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Report | Sabres recall Biro from Amerks, Levi returns to practice | Buffalo Sabres". www.nhl.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ^ "Seattle Kraken 2024 Free Agency Live Blog | Seattle Kraken". www.nhl.com. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  6. ^ Shefte, Kate (October 28, 2021). "CC hockey forward Jordan Biro enjoying expanded role ahead of series against Air Force". The Gazette. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Academy Staff". St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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