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David Brine (C)

Rochester Americans

Biography

Acquired: Signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on September 14, 2006.

Last Season: Finished third season in Rochester with 31 points (8+23) and 35 PIM in 79 games...Was named the winner of the 2008-09 Amerks’ Fairand/O’Neil Sportsmanship Award as voted on by off-ice officials...Had a four-game point streak (1+3) from 3/13 to 3/18...Had a four-game point streak (1+3) from 2/27 to 3/06...Played in his 200th game as a professional against Hamilton on 2/27...Picked up a game-high seven shots along with +1 rating at Grand Rapids on 1/30...Had a three-game point streak (1+3) from 12/26 to 12/28...Had a pair of assists at Hamilton on 12/28...Scored the game-winner against Hamilton on 12/26...Played in his 100th AHL/Amerk game against Houston on 11/08...Had a three-game points streak (0+3) from 10/26-11/01...Scored Rochester’s lone goal, his first of the season, in a 3-1 loss at Manitoba on 10/17 to earn second star honors...Made his season debut against Syracuse on 10/10

Career: 2007-08: Registered an assist and four PIM in nine games with the Florida Panthers (NHL)...Had 20 points (9+11) and 26 PIM in 66 games in his second season with the Amerks...Named the 2008 Rob Zabelny Unsung Hero as voted on by Rochester media members...Scored the OT game-winner against Lake Erie on 03/20...Recorded his first NHL point with an assist in Florida’s 8-0 win over Toronto on 02/05...Skated 8:15 in his NHL debut on 02/02 as Florida defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2...Received first NHL recall from the Florida Panthers on 02/01...Scored his second goal of the season which proved to be the game-winner against Hamilton on 11/03...Recorded his first goal/point of the season on 10/28 against Binghamton

2006-07: Was reassigned to Rochester four times...Scoried his first AHL goal on 1/19 against Pekka Rinne of Milwaukee...Played in 52 games with the Florida Everblades (ECHL) and recorded nine goals and 21 assists

2005-06: Earned his first professional point/assist on 5/05 in Game One of the North Division Finals...Was named the winner of the Guy Carbonneau Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward ...The co-captain won four team awards at Halifax’s annual awards banquet...He captured the Halifax Metro Centre Trophy, awarded to the player with outstanding academic and athletic performance; the Steele Ford Lincoln Trophy, as the team’s leading scorer in regular season, and the Aliant Trophy for being the Mooseheads’ player displaying the best sportsmanship over the season...He also shared the Moosehead Breweries Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player... He earned Player of the Week honors (1/22)

2002-05: In three years with Halifax, Brine played in 207 games, collecting 70 goals and 128 assists for 198 points and 136 penalty minutes...In 24 career playoff games, he scored seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points and 31 penalty minutes