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Brian Rolston
Position: C/RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: February 21, 1973 in Flint, Michigan
Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
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Regular Season
Glossary / Show NHL Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1989-90 | 16 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 40 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 1.83 | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 17 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | NAHL | 36 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 2.64 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 17 | United States | WJC-A | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | 37 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 1.00 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | 39 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 1.64 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | United States | Nat-Tm | 41 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 1.17 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | United States | Olympics | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.88 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.59 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 18 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1.11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0.45 | 7 | 0.17 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 2.30 | 7.6 | ||
| 1995-96 | 22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 58 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 0.41 | 10 | 0.17 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 2.40 | 9.4 | ||
| 1995-96 | 22 | United States | WC-A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | United States | W-Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 0.56 | 17 | 0.21 | 64 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 237 | 2.93 | 7.6 | ||
| 1997-98 | 24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0.39 | 12 | 0.16 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 2.43 | 8.6 | ||
| 1998-99 | 25 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 0.70 | 22 | 0.26 | 76 | 21 | 70 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 210 | 2.56 | 11.4 | 1543 | 18:49 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | 3 Teams | NHL | 77 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 0.40 | 12 | 0.16 | 48 | 17 | 52 | 9 | -12 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 206 | 2.68 | 7.8 | 1381 | 17:56 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.36 | 2 | 0.16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 3.00 | 9.1 | 211 | 19:09 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.36 | 7 | 0.14 | 25 | 7 | 28 | 4 | -6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 2.14 | 7.5 | 815 | 16:18 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.56 | 4 | 0.23 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 4 | -4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 4.13 | 7.6 | 355 | 22:13 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 77 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 0.75 | 21 | 0.27 | 90 | 41 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 3.71 | 6.6 | 1488 | 19:19 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 0.76 | 25 | 0.30 | 89 | 28 | 79 | 29 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 331 | 4.04 | 9.4 | 1673 | 20:24 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | United States | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 29 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 0.73 | 23 | 0.28 | 91 | 40 | 90 | 40 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 281 | 3.47 | 9.6 | 1657 | 20:28 |
| 2003-04 | 30 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 0.59 | 18 | 0.22 | 72 | 22 | 67 | 26 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 257 | 3.13 | 7.4 | 1609 | 19:38 |
| 2004-05 | 31 | United States | W-Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 32 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 82 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 0.96 | 30 | 0.37 | 110 | 48 | 64 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 293 | 3.57 | 11.6 | 1669 | 20:21 |
| 2005-06 | 32 | United States | Olympics | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 33 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 0.82 | 25 | 0.32 | 88 | 49 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 305 | 3.91 | 10.2 | 1659 | 21:16 |
| 2007-08 | 34 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 0.73 | 23 | 0.29 | 86 | 41 | 62 | 16 | -1 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 289 | 3.57 | 10.7 | 1626 | 20:04 |
| Career | NHL | 977 | 286 | 348 | 634 | 0.65 | 246 | 0.25 | 930 | 343 | 732 | 217 | 72 | 372 | 177 | 76 | 33 | 60 | 3111 | 3.18 | 9.2 | 14305 | 19:49 |
Playoffs
Glossary / Show NHL Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1993-94 | 20 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | SC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.00 | 16.7 | ||
| 1996-97 | 23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4.50 | 8.9 | |||
| 1997-98 | 24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.33 | 7.1 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2.14 | 6.7 | 123 | 17:36 | |
| 2001-02 | 28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5.50 | 12.1 | 124 | 20:37 | |
| 2002-03 | 29 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.20 | 0.0 | 93 | 18:39 | |
| 2003-04 | 30 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | -5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.00 | 7.1 | 116 | 16:33 | |
| 2006-07 | 33 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.60 | 4.3 | 102 | 20:25 | |
| 2007-08 | 34 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5.17 | 6.5 | 135 | 22:27 | |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 0.45 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 193 | 3.33 | 8.3 | 693 | 19:15 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 2007 NHL |
Games Played 1998-99 NHL 82 (2)2001-02 NHL 82 (2) 2003-04 NHL 82 (3) 2005-06 NHL 82 (3) |
Power Play Goals Against 2002-03 NHL 40 (5) |
Short-Handed Goals 1998-99 NHL 5 (1)2001-02 NHL 9 (1) 2002-03 NHL 5 (2) 2005-06 NHL 5 (3) Active 33 (2) Career NHL 33 (13) |
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Game-Winning Goals 2001-02 NHL 7 (9)2007-08 NHL 8 (6) Career NHL 60 (51) |
Shots on Goal 2000-01 NHL 286 (9)2001-02 NHL 331 (3) 2002-03 NHL 281 (9) 2006-07 NHL 305 (9) 2007-08 NHL 289 (9) Career NHL 3111 (60) |
Transactions
Glossary / Transaction information may be incomplete.November 3, 1999: Traded to Colorado by New Jersey with New Jersey's 1st round choice (later traded to Boston - Boston selected Martin Samuelsson) in 2000 Entry Draft for Claude Lemieux and Colorado's 1st (David Hale) and 2nd (Matt DeMarchi) round choices in 2000 Entry Draft, November 3, 1999.
March 6, 2000: Traded to Boston by Colorado with Martin Grenier, Samuel Pahlsson and New Jersey's 1st round choice (previously acquired, Boston selected Martin Samuelsson) in 2000 Entry Draft for Raymond Bourque and Dave Andreychuk, March 6, 2000.
July 8, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 8, 2004.