Braydon Coburn

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Braydon Coburn
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Coburn with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2011
Born (1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 37)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 8th overall, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2005–2021

Braydon Coburn (born February 27, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Coburn was originally selected in the first round, eighth overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, beginning his NHL career with the organization before moving to the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders. Coburn won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Lightning in 2020.

Playing career[]

Coburn was born in Calgary, Alberta, but grew up in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, where he played most of his minor hockey. After his Bantam season in 1999–2000, Coburn was selected first overall in the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft by the Portland Winter Hawks. The following season, Coburn played Midget AAA hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League.

Coburn played major junior hockey with the WHL's Winter Hawks. He was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year for the 2001–02 season, and although his points total dipped from 37 points to 19 the following year, he remained a top NHL prospect, subsequently being selected eighth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.

After his draft, Coburn returned to the WHL for two more seasons and was eventually awarded with the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy after the 2003–04 season as Humanitarian of the Year. On February 4, 2005, Coburn tied a WHL record for most goals by a defenceman in a game with four against the Seattle Thunderbirds in a 7–4 win.[1] He completed his final year with the Winter Hawks in 2004–05 with a junior career-high 44 points.

During Coburn's time in the WHL, he also competed in two World Junior Championships for Canada, winning silver in 2004 and gold in 2005. He later played an unfortunate role in the outcome of the 2004 tournament — with the gold medal game between Canada and the United States tied at 3–3 with less than five minutes left to play in regulation, Canadian goaltender Marc-André Fleury tried to clear the puck to avert a breakaway by the USA's Patrick O'Sullivan. However, Fleury's clearing attempt went off Coburn and into his own net, giving the Americans a 4–3 advantage that eventually won them both the game and the gold medal.[2]

Professional[]

After several years in the Thrashers organization, during which Coburn split his time between the NHL and the Thrashers' minor league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL), Coburn was traded on February 24, 2007 (the NHL trade deadline) to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Alexei Zhitnik. The trade is often considered one of the more lopsided trades in recent NHL history, as Coburn went on to become one of the Flyers' top defenders while Zhitnik failed to meet expectations and was bought out one year later.[3] The following season, in 2007–08, Coburn emerged with an 8-goal, 36-point season with Philadelphia. In the midst of the Flyers' 2008 Stanley Cup playoff run, Coburn was injured on May 11, 2008, two minutes into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins when a deflected puck hit him above the eye. The resulting gash required 50 stitches to be closed, and Coburn did not return for the rest of the series.[4]

On July 1, 2010, Coburn signed a two-year contract extension with the Flyers.[5] Philadelphia later extended Coburn on November 9, 2011, at a rate of $18 million over four years, a $4.5 million annual cap hit.[6]

Approaching the 2014–15 trade deadline, with the Flyers on the outside of a 2015 playoff position, Coburn was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenceman Radko Gudas and a first- and third-round selection in 2015 NHL Entry Draft on March 2, 2015.[7]

On February 26, 2016, Tampa Bay signed Coburn to a three-year, $11.1 million contract extension.[8] On October 15, 2016, Coburn skated in his 700th career NHL game, a 3–2 Lightning win over the visiting New Jersey Devils.[9] On June 18, 2019, Tampa Bay extended Coburn’s contract for an additional 2 years at $3.4 million.[10] Despite a reduced role, appearing in 40 regular season games for 4 points and 3 playoff games, he was a member of the 2019–20 team who won the Stanley Cup.

With a year remaining on his contract, approaching the delayed 2020–21 season and with the Lightning under salary cap constraints, Coburn was traded after six seasons in Tampa Bay along with Cédric Paquette and a 2022 second-round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Anders Nilsson and the contract of Marián Gáborík on December 27, 2020.[11]

Coburn was traded from the Senators to the New York Islanders on April 11, 2021, for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[12] On November 12, 2021, Coburn announced his retirement from the NHL.[13]

Personal life[]

Coburn married fiancée Nadine in the summer of 2010, and the couple had their first child in October 2011.[14]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2 0 1 1 0 14 0 4 4 2
2001–02 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 68 4 33 37 100 7 1 1 2 9
2002–03 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 53 3 16 19 147 7 0 1 1 8
2003–04 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 55 10 20 30 92 5 0 1 1 10
2004–05 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 60 12 32 44 144 7 1 5 6 6
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 3 0 1 1 5 18 0 1 1 36
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 73 6 20 26 136 — — — — —
2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 15 1 10 11 36 — — — — —
2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 29 0 4 4 30 — — — — —
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 3 4 7 16 — — — — —
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 9 27 36 74 14 0 6 6 14
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 7 21 28 97 6 0 3 3 7
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81 5 14 19 54 23 1 3 4 22
2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 2 14 16 53 11 1 2 3 6
2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 81 4 20 24 56 11 0 4 4 8
2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 33 1 4 5 41 — — — — —
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 5 12 17 63 7 0 3 3 4
2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 39 1 8 9 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 2 2 9 26 1 3 4 21
2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 1 9 10 53 17 0 2 2 12
2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 80 5 7 12 50 — — — — —
2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 72 1 14 15 40 17 0 2 2 19
2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 74 4 19 23 34 2 0 1 1 0
2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 40 1 3 4 16 3 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
2020–21 New York Islanders NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 983 49 185 234 720 137 3 29 32 113

International[]

Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bern
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Grand Forks
Silver medal – second place 2004 Helsinki
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Yaroslavl
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Canada Western U17 5th 6 0 0 0 2
2002 Canada Western U17 5th 5 0 7 7 0
2003 Canada WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 12
2004 Canada WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 1 3 2
2005 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 8
2009 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 4
2014 Canada WC 5th 8 0 0 0 8
Junior totals 30 2 10 12 24
Senior totals 13 0 1 1 12

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
WHL
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy 2002
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy 2004
West First All-Star Team 2004, 2005
NHL
Stanley Cup champion (Tampa Bay Lightning) 2020 [15]

Records[]

  • WHL record for most goals in one game by a defenceman – 4 (on February 4, 2005, against the Seattle Thunderbirds; tied with five other players)

References[]

  1. ^ "Single game". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Late comeback seals USA's first World Junior Hockey title
  3. ^ Jones, Mark (January 25, 2013). "The 10 Most Lopsided NHL Trades of the Last Decade". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Podell, Ira (May 12, 2008). "Flyers' Coburn likely out for Game 3". ABC Action News: Philadelphia. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Flyers acquire Meszaros from Tampa Bay; re-sign Coburn". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  6. ^ "Flyers, Coburn agree to four-year extension". National Hockey League. November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "Flyers trade Braydon Coburn to Lightning for Radko Gudas, picks". CBS Sports. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Smith, Joe (February 26, 2016). "Lightning sign Braydon Coburn to three year extension". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  9. ^ Smith, Joe (October 15, 2016). "Lightning goalie Vasilevskiy big when needed in first start". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 16, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Faiello, Mari (June 18, 2019). "Lightning re-signs veteran defenseman Braydon Coburn". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ottawa Senators acquire Coburn, Paquette, pick from Lightning for Gaborik, Nilsson". The Sports Network. December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Islanders Acquire Coburn From Senators". NHL.com. April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Braydon Coburn announces retirement after 983 NHL games". nhlpa.com. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Meltzer, Bill (February 24, 2012). "Coburn embraces status as longest-tenured role". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup in Pandemic Bubble". The New York Times. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ryan Craig
 Winner of the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
2004 		Succeeded by
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