Brian Rolston

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Brian Rolston
Date of birth February 21, 1973
place of birth Flint , Michigan , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 97 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 1st round, 11th position
New Jersey Devils
Career stations
1989-1991 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
1991-1993 Lake Superior State University
1993-1995 Albany River Rats
1995-1999 New Jersey Devils
1999-2000 Colorado Avalanche
2000-2004 Boston Bruins
2004-2008 Minnesota Wild
2008-2011 New Jersey Devils
2011–2012 New York Islanders
2012 Boston Bruins

Brian Lee Rolston (born February 21, 1973 in Flint , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 1333 games for the New Jersey Devils , Colorado Avalanche , Boston Bruins , Minnesota Wild during his active career between 1995 and 2012 and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Rolston, who once took part in the NHL All-Star Game , celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the New Jersey Devils by winning the Stanley Cup in 1995 and in the jersey of the United States national team by winning the 1996 World Cup of Hockey .

Career

Rolston in the jersey of the Boston Bruins

Rolston began his career in 1989 in the North American Hockey League with the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors , where he scored 95 points in 36 games in his sophomore season and finally in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft from the New Jersey Devils from the National Hockey League in the first round was selected at position eleven. From the fall of 1991 he went to Lake Superior State University and played for their ice hockey team. In his first year he was able to win the national college championship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association with the team . In 1993 he was again in the final. There were also several awards, such as being elected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

After two years, he left college and joined the Albany River Rats , the New Jersey Devils' farm team in the American Hockey League . In the 1994/95 season he was part of the Devils' NHL squad for most of the season and won with them the trophy of the same name at the end of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs . In New Jersey he developed into a good two-way striker over the years, who worked a lot on the defensive in addition to his offensive activities. In November 1999 he was finally transferred to the Colorado Avalanche , where he did not stay long. In March 2000 they sent him to the Boston Bruins in an exchange deal .

In Boston he was able to increase his points yield and recommended himself for the US national team , which took him to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . There he was able to win the silver medal with the team. He played for Boston until 2004, but then signed a contract with the Minnesota Wild . He had to wait more than a year for his debut because the 2004/05 NHL season was canceled due to the lockout . His first season in Minnesota would be the best of his career with 79 points in 82 games.

During the 2006/07 season Rolston was invited to the NHL All-Star Game and was one of the best players with two goals and two assists in the 12: 9 victory of the Western Conference. In the summer of 2008 he returned as a free agent to the New Jersey Devils, where he spent another three years in the league. On July 28, 2011, the Devils transferred him to the New York Islanders in exchange for Trent Hunter . The attacker gave them to the Boston Bruins on February 27, 2012 together with Mike Mottau in exchange for Marc Cantin and Yannick Riendeau . On April 30, 2013 Rolston officially announced the end of his career after 17 seasons in the NHL.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1992 CCHA Championship with Lake Superior State University
  • 1992 NCAA Division I Championship with Lake Superior State University
  • 1992 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 1993 CCHA First All-Star Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1989/90 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NEAR 40 36 37 73 57 - - - - -
1990/91 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NEAR 36 49 46 95 14th - - - - -
1991/92 Lake Superior State University CCHA 41 18th 28 46 16
1992/93 Lake Superior State University CCHA 39 33 31 64 20th
1993/94 USA hockey International 41 20th 28 48 36
1993/94 Albany River Rats AHL 17th 5 5 10 8th 5 1 2 3 0
1994/95 Albany River Rats AHL 18th 9 11 20th 10 - - - - -
1994/95 New Jersey Devils NHL 40 7th 11 18th 17th 6th 2 1 3 4th
1995/96 New Jersey Devils NHL 58 13 11 24 8th - - - - -
1996/97 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 18th 27 45 20th 10 4th 1 5 6th
1997/98 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 16 14th 30th 16 6th 1 0 1 2
1998/99 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 24 33 57 14th 7th 1 0 1 2
1999/00 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 3 1 4th 0 - - - - -
1999/00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 50 8th 10 18th 12 - - - - -
1999/00 Boston Bruins NHL 16 5 4th 9 6th - - - - -
2000/01 Boston Bruins NHL 77 19th 39 58 28 - - - - -
2001/02 Boston Bruins NHL 82 31 31 62 30th 6th 4th 1 5 0
2002/03 Boston Bruins NHL 81 27 32 59 32 5 0 2 2 0
2003/04 Boston Bruins NHL 82 19th 29 48 40 7th 1 0 1 8th
2004/05 Minnesota Wild NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 34 45 79 48 - - - - -
2006/07 Minnesota Wild NHL 78 31 33 64 46 5 1 1 2 4th
2007/08 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 31 28 59 53 6th 2 4th 6th 8th
2008/09 New Jersey Devils NHL 64 15th 17th 32 30th 7th 1 1 2 4th
2009/10 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 20th 17th 37 22nd 5 2 1 3 0
2010/11 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 14th 20th 34 34 - - - - -
2011/12 New York Islanders NHL 49 4th 5 9 6th - - - - -
2011/12 Boston Bruins NHL 21st 3 12 15th 8th 7th 1 2 3 0
NAHL total 76 85 83 168 71 - - - - -
CCHA total 80 51 59 110 36
AHL total 35 14th 16 30th 18th 5 1 2 3 0
NHL overall 1256 342 419 761 472 77 20th 14th 34 38

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 United States June World Cup 4th Place 7th 1 5 6th 0
1992 United States June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 3 3 6th 2
1993 United States June World Cup 4th Place 7th 6th 2 8th 2
1994 United States Olympia 8th place 8th 7th 0 7th 8th
1996 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 3 4th 7th 4th
1996 United States World cup 1st place, gold 1 0 0 0 0
2002 United States Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 0 3 3 0
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 2 0 0 0 0
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 3 1 4th 4th
Juniors overall 21st 10 10 20th 4th
Men overall 31 13 8th 21st 16

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Brian Rolston  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Canadian Press: NHL veteran forward Brian Rolston officially retires after 17 seasons , NHL.com, April 30, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Rolston, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rolston, Brian Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Flint , Michigan