Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Rod the Bod
Height Weight	ft  in ( m) 205 lb (93 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Carolina Hurricanes St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 09 1970 (1970--) (age 37), Ottawa, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	9th overall, 1988 St. Louis Blues
Pro Career	1989 – present

Rod Brind'Amour (born August 9, 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2006.

Playing career

Born in Ottawa but raised in Prince Rupert and Campbell River, British Columbia, Brind'Amour played at 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". During his time at Michigan State, Brind'Amour would go from a game directly into the weight room where he would undertake a strenuous workout. His coach at the time said that Brind'Amour's workouts became so intense that they would turn the lights out on him, and when that failed to work, they would padlock the room.^[1]

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, filling in as captain and wearing the "C" when Lindros was out of the lineup. It was there that he started his reputation of being one of the best shutdown centers of the NHL. This has culminated into a Selke Trophy awarded to him as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and again in 2007.

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 before the 2005-06 season.

He won his first Stanley Cup on June 19, 2006 with the Hurricanes, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7, 3-1.

In December 2006, he scored his 1000th career point and in February 2007, he recorded his 400th career goal.

Awards & Achievements

• Frank J. Selke Trophy - 2006, 2007
• Member of Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes - 2006

Career statistics

See also

• Captain (ice hockey)
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=318418

1. ^ Larry Wigge (2006-06-23). The passion and heart of a champion. NHL.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.

External links

• Rod Brind'Amour's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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