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USA Brian Rolston
#12 Boston Bruins / NHL - 11/12
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 2
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 21, 1973
Position
LW
Age
51
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Flint, MI, USA
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1991 round 1 #11 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency
PREMIUM

Sons: Ryder Rolston, Stone Rolston
Brothers: Ron Rolston, Greg Rolston

Rolston was drafted 11th overall by the Devils in 1991 after scoring 95 points in 36 NAHL games. He won a Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 1995 and a World Cup gold medal in 1996. His bomb of a slapshot helped him reach the 30-goal mark in 4 different seasons. Brian retired in 2012 with 342 goals and 419 assists over 17 seasons.

Team Staff profile of Brian Rolston also available

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Brian Rolston Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 40* 36* 37* 73* 57* -* |
1990-91 Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 36* 49* 46* 95* 14* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
1991-92 Lake Superior State Univ. NCAA 41* 18* 28* 46* 16* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
1992-93 Lake Superior State Univ. NCAA 41* 35* 36* 71* 20* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 2* 8* 2* 5* |
1993-94 Albany River Rats AHL 17* 5* 5* 10* 8* -3* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -2
Team USA International 41* 20* 28* 48* 36* -* |
USA OG 8* 7* 0* 7* 8* -* |
1994-95 New Jersey Devils NHL 40* 7* 11* 18* 17* 5* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 4 6
Albany River Rats AHL 18* 9* 11* 20* 10* -3* |
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 58* 13* 11* 24* 8* 9* |
USA WC 8* 3* 4* 7* 4* 2* |
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 81* 18* 27* 45* 20* 6* | Playoffs 10 4 1 5 6 0
USA WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1997-98 New Jersey Devils NHL 76* 16* 14* 30* 16* 7* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 2
1998-99 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 24* 33* 57* 14* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -1
1999-00 New Jersey Devils NHL 11* 3* 1* 4* 0* -2* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 50* 8* 10* 18* 12* -6* |
Boston Bruins NHL 16* 5* 4* 9* 6* -4* |
2000-01 Boston Bruins NHL 77* 19* 39* 58* 28* 6* |
2001-02 Boston Bruins NHL 82* 31* 31* 62* 30* 11* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 0 -1
USA OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 3* |
2002-03 Boston Bruins NHL 81* 27* 32* 59* 32* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -1
2003-04 Boston Bruins NHL 82* 19* 29* 48* 40* 9* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 8 -5
2004-05 USA WCup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 82* 34* 45* 79* 50* 14* |
USA OG 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -1* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 78* 31* 33* 64* 46* 6* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -2
2007-08 Minnesota Wild “C” NHL 81* 31* 28* 59* 53* -1* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 8 4
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 64* 15* 17* 32* 30* 2* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 2
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL 80* 20* 17* 37* 22* 2* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 -1
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL 65* 14* 20* 34* 34* -6* |
2011-12 New York Islanders “A” NHL 49* 4* 5* 9* 6* -12* |
Boston Bruins NHL 21* 3* 12* 15* 8* 7* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 -2

Brian Rolston Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Detroit Compuware QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Brian Rolston Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 35* 14* 16* 30* 0.86* 18* -6* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 0 * -2 *
International 1 41* 20* 28* 48* 1.17* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 76* 85* 83* 168* 2.21* 71* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 82* 53* 64* 117* 1.43* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 256* 342* 419* 761* 0.61* 472* 65* | 12 77 20 * 14 * 34 * 0.44 * 38 * 1 *
OG 3 20* 10* 4* 14* 0.70* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 3* 4* 7* 0.88* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 21* 10* 10* 20* 0.95* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Rolston Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2013
04/30/2013 Confirmed No team Retired
02/27/2012
02/27/2012 Confirmed New York Islanders Boston Bruins
07/28/2011
07/28/2011 Confirmed New Jersey Devils New York Islanders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 8 #117 overall by Detroit Compuware Ambassadors in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild

Career transactions
- 2008-07-01 • Signed to a four-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2008-06-29 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional 2009 draft pick (later traded to Edmonton: Kyle Bigos)
- 2004-07-08 • Signed to a four-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2003-08-12 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2000-03-06 • Traded to the Boston Bruins with Martin Grenier & the rights to Samuel Påhlsson for Ray Bourque, Dave Andreychuk & a 2000 1st round pick (Martin Samuelsson)
- 1999-11-03 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche with a 2000 first round pick (later traded to Boston; Martin Samuelsson) for Claude Lemieux, a 2000 1st round pick (David Hale) & a 2000 2nd round pick (Matt DeMarchi)

Other memorable dates
- 2010-03-27 • Scored his 700th career NHL point (goal at Montreal)