# Brandon Biro

Brandon Biro (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played collegiately at Penn State.

## Playing career
### Amateur

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.
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).

### Professional

On March 18, 2020, Biro was signed by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League as an undrafted free agent. He made his professional debut with Buffalo's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, on February 12, 2021.
Biro made his NHL debut for the Sabres on February 23, 2022, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Biro was called up to the Sabres on October 30, 2023. 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.

## Personal life

Biro's younger brother, Jordan, plays collegiately for Colorado College.
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.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| AJHL |||
| North All-Rookie Team | 2015 |
| Rookie of the Year | 2015 |
| College |||
| B1G Honourable Mention All-Star Team | 2019 |