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Rod Brind'Amour (b. August 9, 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes.
Born in Ottawa but raised in Campbell River, British Columbia, Brind'Amour's love of hockey got him to Michigan State University where he played until he was drafted to the NHL. Brind'Amour became well-known for working out constantly, earning the nickname "Rod the Bod." This became all the more evident due to a crazy story out of Michigan State that occurred when Brind'Amour was a sophomore there. Allegedly, in an effort to end Brind'Amour's constant workouts, the weight room at the university was locked so he could not get in. Not welcoming the deterrent, Brind'Amour literally took matters into his own hands, breaking the lock off of the door by his own strength, and continuing his workout regimen.
Brind'Amour was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, first round, ninth overall. He began his career with the Blues, then was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Dan Quinn for Murray Baron and Ron Sutter following the 1990-91 season. Following his return from an ankle injury during the 1999-2000 season, he was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes along with Jean-Marc Pelletier in exchange for Keith Primeau.
Rod was one of Philadelphia's most popular players. He spent his years in Philadelphia as an alternate captain to Kevin Dineen and then Eric Lindros, even filling in as Captain for part of the 1996-97 season with Lindros out for 23 games. During his stint with Philadelphia he was considered one of the league's 'ironmen', with a consecutive games streak of 484 played, a Flyers franchise record. Additionally, he was one-third of the "BBC Line" featuring Bates Battaglia and Erik Cole during the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup run in 2002. Brind'Amour was named Captain of the Hurricanes following the 2004-05 season.
He won his first Stanley Cup on June 19, 2006 with the Hurricanes, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in 7 games at home. One of the greatest moments was when he tried to take the Stanley Cup off the podium before NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman finished his usual congratulatory speech.
Brind'Amour is likely to score his 1,000th point in the 2006-07 NHL season, needing only 19 to top that milestone.
Awards
- Stanley Cup - 2006
- Frank J. Selke Trophy - 2006
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988-89 | Michigan State University | NCAA | 42 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1988-89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1989-90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1990-91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1991-92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992-93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 81 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993-94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 84 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994-95 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 48 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 1995-96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 110 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1996-97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Philadelphia/Carolina | NHL | 45 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000-01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 79 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2002-03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 48 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Kloten Flyers | Swiss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 68 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 1187 | 382 | 599 | 981 | 944 | 141 | 50 | 57 | 107 | 89 | ||||
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