Braydon Coburn

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
team = Philadelphia Flyers
former_teams = Atlanta Thrashers
league = NHL
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 220
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|2|27
birth_place = Calgary, AB, CAN
draft = 8th overall
draft_year = 2003
draft_team = Atlanta Thrashers
career_start = 2005

Braydon Coburn (born February 27, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays defence for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL.

Playing career

Coburn played his junior hockey with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL. He was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year for the 2001–02 season. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.

He was also a member of Canadian team at the 2004 and 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships .

On February 24, 2007 he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenceman Alexei Zhitnik.

Coburn bloomed in the 2007–08 NHL season for Philadelphia, registering 9 goals and 27 assists. He was a +17 and recorded 74 penalty minutes.

Coburn was injured on May 11, 2008 two minutes into game 2 of the Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins when a deflected puck hit him above the eye. The resulting gash required 50 stitches to be closed. Coburn did not return for the rest of the series.

Awards

*2002 - WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
*2004 - WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
*2004 – WHL West First All-Star Team
*2005 - WHL West First All-Star Team

Transactions

*June 21, 2003 — Drafted in the 1st round, 8th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
*February 24, 2007 — Traded by the Atlanta Thrashers to the Philadelphia Flyers for Alexei Zhitnik

Career statistics

International play

Overall, Coburn has represented Canada at the following tournaments:
*2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
*2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

International statistics

References

* Meltzer, Bill. [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=298293 "Coburn Learning on the Job"] Article at NHL.com, Retrieved 03–28–07.

External links

*hockeydb|55413
*Nhlprofile|8470601