Brian Rolston

Date of Birth: Feb 21, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Flint, MI, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 97 kg / 214 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Brian Rolston Facts

Player Type: PK Specialist
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.

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Brian Rolston Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Compuware Ambassadors	NAHL	40	36	37	73	57	-
1990-1991	Compuware Ambassadors	NAHL	36	49	46	95	14	-
1990-1991	USA U20	WJC-20	7	1	5	6	0	-
1991-1992	Lake Superior State Univ.	NCAA	41	18	28	46	16	-
1991-1992	USA U20	WJC-20	7	3	3	6	2	-
1992-1993	Lake Superior State Univ.	NCAA	41	35	36	71	20	-
1992-1993	USA U20	WJC-20	7	6	2	8	2	5
1993-1994	Albany River Rats	AHL	17	5	5	10	8	-3	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0	-2
1993-1994	Team USA	International	41	20	28	48	36	-
1993-1994	USA Olympics	OG	8	7	0	7	8	-
1994-1995	New Jersey Devils	NHL	40	7	11	18	17	5	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	4	6
1994-1995	Albany River Rats	AHL	18	9	11	20	10	-3
1995-1996	New Jersey Devils	NHL	58	13	11	24	8	9
1995-1996	USA	WC	8	3	4	7	4	2
1996-1997	New Jersey Devils	NHL	81	18	27	45	20	6	Playoffs	10	4	1	5	6	0
1996-1997	USA	WCup	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997-1998	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	16	14	30	16	7	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	2	2
1998-1999	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	24	33	57	14	11	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-1
1999-2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL	11	3	1	4	0	-2
1999-2000	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	50	8	10	18	12	-6
1999-2000	Boston Bruins	NHL	16	5	4	9	6	-4
2000-2001	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	19	39	58	28	6
2001-2002	Boston Bruins	NHL	82	31	31	62	30	11	Playoffs	6	4	1	5	0	-1
2001-2002	USA Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	0	3
2002-2003	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	27	32	59	32	1	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	-1
2003-2004	Boston Bruins	NHL	82	19	29	48	40	9	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	8	-5
2004-2005	USA	WCup	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	82	34	45	79	50	14
2005-2006	USA Olympics	OG	6	3	1	4	4	-1
2006-2007	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	78	31	33	64	46	6	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	4	-2
2007-2008	Minnesota Wild "C"	NHL	81	31	28	59	53	-1	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	8	4
2008-2009	New Jersey Devils	NHL	64	15	17	32	30	2	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	4	2
2009-2010	New Jersey Devils	NHL	80	20	17	37	22	2	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0	-1
2010-2011	New Jersey Devils	NHL	65	14	20	34	34	-6
2011-2012	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	49	4	5	9	6	-12
2011-2012	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	+/-
1984-1985	Detroit Compuware	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986-1987	Detroit Jr. Red Wings	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brian Rolston Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	1256	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

Brian Rolston Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	NAHL First All-Star Team
1991-1992	NCAA (CCHA) Champion NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (Championship) Winner U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1992-1993	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Finalist NCAA (CCHA) Champion NCAA (CCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (West) Second All-American Team
1994-1995	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1995-1996	World Championship Bronze Medal
1996-1997	World Cup Gold Medal
2001-2002	Olympic Silver Medal
2006-2007	NHL All-Star Game

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/30/2013	Confirmed	No team	Retired
02/27/2012	Confirmed	New York Islanders	Boston Bruins
07/28/2011	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	New York Islanders

Brian Rolston Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1990, 8 #117 by Plymouth Whalers 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)