- 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 = 2005Braydon Coburn (born
February 27 ,1985 in Calgary,Alberta ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey player. He plays defence for thePhiladelphia Flyers in the NHL.Playing career
Coburn played his junior hockey with the
Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL. He was awarded theJim Piggott Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year for the 2001–02 season. He was drafted 8th overall in the2003 NHL Entry Draft by theAtlanta 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 defencemanAlexei 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 thePittsburgh 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 - WHLDoug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
*2004 – WHL West First All-Star Team
*2005 - WHL West First All-Star TeamTransactions
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June 21 ,2003 — Drafted in the 1st round, 8th overall by theAtlanta Thrashers in the2003 NHL Entry Draft
*February 24 ,2007 — Traded by theAtlanta Thrashers to thePhiladelphia Flyers forAlexei 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
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