Danny Briere was drafted in the first round o the NHL draft (24th overall). In hockey that is certainly no guarantee you’ll even make the league, however there is a pretty good chance. It looks like his first wife, Sylvia, went to the same high school. (Gatineau). So maybe it’s something like they were in love, he gets drafted pretty high in the NHL draft so should have a good career ahead of him, they get married. If you’re the wife, you don’t have a career, but do have a soon to be well off husband, I bet you would think hey, why not have a kid or two to keep the husband anchored and maybe dissuade him from straying?