Brian Rolston
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Born |
Flint, Michigan, U.S. | February 21, 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
New Jersey Devils Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Minnesota Wild New York Islanders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team |
NHL Draft | 11th overall, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Lee Rolston (born February 21, 1973) is an
Playing career
As a youth, Rolston played in the 1985 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Detroit Red Wings minor ice hockey teams.[1]
Rolston is considered a utility forward, as he can play as a center, left wing and right wing competently. Standing 6'2' and 214 pounds in his playing days, he was best known for his highly regarded two-way ability.[citation needed]
Rolston was drafted in the
Rolston signed with the
On June 29, 2008, Rolston's negotiating rights were traded to the
Rolston was traded to the
After a poor performance on the Islanders where he only scored nine points, Rolston was traded to the Boston Bruins (along with Mike Mottau) in exchange for Yannick Riendeau and Marc Cantin.[6]
After 17 seasons and 1,256 career NHL games, Rolston announced his retirement from the NHL on April 30, 2013.[7]
Slapshot notoriety
Rolston's frequent use of the slapshot became a specific subject of notoriety during his tenure with the Minnesota Wild. While Rolston was known for having an above average slapshot early in his career, his use of it on penalty shots and shootouts garnered NHL-wide attention and resulted in Sports Illustrated ranking his shot eighth all-time in March 2013, after Rolston's retirement.[8] The advent of his unorthodox approach began after Jacques Lemaire, head coach of the Wild, mentioned to Rolston during a practice he had a dream the night before that Rolston used a slapshot in a shootout and scored. The very next day, in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Rolston scored on a penalty shot, beating goaltender Roberto Luongo with a slapshot. After this, Rolston began to use the slapshot regularly in these situations.
Personal life
Rolston and his wife Jennifer have four sons: Ryder, Brody, Stone and Zane. Ryder currently plays for
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 40 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 36 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Lake Superior State Lakers | CCHA | 41 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Lake Superior State Lakers | CCHA | 39 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | United States | Intl | 41 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 18 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1999–2000 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2010–11
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New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12
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New York Islanders | NHL | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 21 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 1,256 | 342 | 419 | 761 | 472 | 77 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 38 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | United States | WJC
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4th | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
1992 | United States | WJC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
1993 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
1994 | United States | OG | 8th | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
1996
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United States | WC
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8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
1996 | United States | WCH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002 | United States | OG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2004 | United States | WCH | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | United States | OG | 8th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | ||||
Senior totals | 31 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 16 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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College
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CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1993
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All-Tournament Team
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1993
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[11] |
All-CCHA First Team | 1993 | [12] |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1993 | |
NHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2007
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Stanley Cup champion (New Jersey Devils) | 1995 |
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Brian Rolston slap shot on Giguere". YouTube. 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Wild trade forward Rolston's rights to Lightning". The Sports Network. 2008-06-29. Archived from the original on 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Rolston, Holik return to Devils, join Pandolfo, Salvador". ESPN. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- The Star Ledger. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- Boston Globe. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Haggerty, Joe (April 30, 2013). Brian Rolston retires after 17 NHL seasons Archived July 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Comcast New England. Retrieved September 8, 2013
- ^ "Top 10 NHL slapshots of All-Time". Sports Illustrated. 2013-03-08. Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ Russo, Michael. "Rolston sees Minnesota in a positive light: The current New Jersey veteran remains "eternally grateful" and isn't bashful about talking up the Wild."[permanent dead link], Star Tribune, March 20, 2009. Accessed March 15, 2011.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database