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Brian Rolston

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Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight 		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams 		Minnesota Wild
Boston Bruins
Colorado Avalanche
New Jersey Devils
Nationality Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born February 21, 1973,
Flint, Michigan
NHL Draft 11th overall, 1991
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career 1993 – present

</div></div> Brian Rolston (Born February 21 1973 in Flint, Michigan) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the Minnesota Wild.

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[edit] Playing career

He signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 8, 2004, though his debut with the Wild didn't take place until the 2005-2006 season due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout. The 6'2', 210 pound lefty is best known in the NHL for his speed and powerful slapshot, as well as his ability as a defensive forward on a penalty kill.

Rolston was drafted in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as the 11th pick in the first round. He has played for the New Jersey Devils, the Colorado Avalanche and then was traded to the Boston Bruins in the Ray Bourque trade. He scored a then career high 62 points (including an impressive 9 shorthanded goals) in 2001-2002 with the Bruins. Since 2004, Rolston has played for the Minnesota Wild. Rolston's officially stated position is center, however he spends most of his shifts as a left wing and plays the center position mostly during special teams play, specifically the penalty kill. During the 2005-2006 season, he has been an on-ice leader and is one of the Minnesota Wild's top scorers. During the 2005-2006 season (his first season playing for the Wild) Rolston scored a new career high of 79 pts. He was named as team captain for the Minnesota Wild for February, October and November 2006.

He won a Stanley Cup Championship with the New Jersey Devils in 1995.

Prior to his NHL career, Rolston played for Lake Superior State University (where as a freshman he scored the game winning goal and earned Most Outstanding Player honors in the National Championship game, which his team won), then the Albany River Rats of the AHL.

Currently holds single season point scoring record for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL with 34 goals and 45 assists for 79 points in 80 games played (as of April 13th 2006).

Brian is married to wife Jennifer and has three sons, Ryder Scott (b. 31 Oct 2001), Brody and Stone.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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 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
1999-00 New Jersey Devils NHL 11 3 1 4 0 - - - - -
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 50 8 10 18 12 - - - - -
1999-00 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
2004-05 Did Not Play - - - - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 34 45 79 48 - - - - -
NHL totals 817 224 287 511 271 47 13 5 18 22

Stats as of April 13, 2006.

[edit] International play

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
Willie Mitchell 		Minnesota Wild captains
February 2006 		Succeeded by:
Wes Walz
Preceded by:
Wes Walz 		Minnestoa Wild captains
Oct/Nov 2006 		Succeeded by:
Keith Carney
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