Rod Brind'Amour

Guide Note

Rod Brind'Amour is an all-star forward for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League. In 2007, he won his second consecutive Frank Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Rod Jean Brind'Amour
2. Born: August 9, 1970
3. Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
4. Nickname: Rod the Bod
5. Height: 6-1
6. Weight: 202
7. Position: Centre
8. Shoots: Left
9. College: Michigan State University
10. Draft year: 1988
11. Single, three children

Prior to playing in the National Hockey League, Brind'Amour attended and played for Michigan State University. He was then drafted ninth overall in the 1998 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Brind'Amour made his NHL debut in 1989, playing five playoff games with the Blues. After two additional seasons in St. Louis, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on September 22, 1991. Brind'Amour stayed with the Flyers for just over eight seasons, then was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on January 23, 2000. He was named captain of the Hurricanes in 2005, helping the team win the Stanley Cup Championship the following year.

• 1992: Bobby Clarke Trophy, MVP of the Flyers
• 2005: Named captain of the Hurricanes
• 2006 Frank Selke Trophy
• 2006: Stanley Cup Champion
• 2007: Frank Selke Trophy

• 1988: Drafted ninth overall by the St. Louis Blues
• 1988-1989: Michigan State University
• 1989-1991: St. Louis Blues
• 1991-2000: Philadelphia Flyers
• 2000-Present: Carolina Hurricanes