Brandon Biro
| Brandon Biro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Biro with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2025 | |||
| Born |
March 11, 1998 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Löwen Frankfurt Buffalo Sabres Ak Bars Kazan Spartak Moscow | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Brandon Biro (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for Löwen Frankfurt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He played collegiately at Penn State.
Playing career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]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
[edit]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]
After concluding his contract with the Kraken, Biro opted to pursue a career abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL, on July 2, 2025.[6] He was traded mid-season to HC Spartak Moscow, helping the club advance to the Last 16 of the playoffs.
Biro concluded his tenure in the KHL on the completion of the season and was signed to a one-year deal with German club, Löwen Frankfurt of the DEL, on July 21, 2026.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Biro's younger brother, Jordan, played collegiately for Colorado College[8] and American International College before joining the Greensboro Gargoyles of the ECHL.[9]
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][10]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 56 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 42 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AJHL | ||
| North All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2015 | |
| College | ||
| B1G Honourable Mention All-Star Team | 2019 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Aster Broder, Acacia (March 1, 2021). "Brandon Biro's Lifelong Passion Propels Professional Hockey Career". OnwardState.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ LaBarber, Jourdon (March 18, 2020). "Sabres agree to entry-level deal with forward Biro". NHL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ LaBarber, Jourdon (February 24, 2022). "Sabres unable to overcome early mistakes in loss to Canadiens". Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Practice Report | Sabres recall Biro from Amerks, Levi returns to practice". www.nhl.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Seattle Kraken 2024 Free Agency Live Blog". www.nhl.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Wyatt Kalinyuk and Brandon Biro are in Ak Bars!" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Brandon Biro agrees to contract with Frankfurt" (in German). Löwen Frankfurt. July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Greensboro Gargoyles Sign Rookie Forward, Jordan Biro". Greensboro Gargoyles. September 11, 2025.
- ↑ "Academy Staff". St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Coachella Valley Firebirds players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Löwen Frankfurt players
- Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey players
- People from Sherwood Park
- Rochester Americans players
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- Spruce Grove Saints players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players