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Brian Rolston

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 10:03AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #297. Scott Young… #298. Cliff Ronning… #299. BRIAN ROLSTON… #299. Butch Bouchard… #301. Tomas Holmstrom… #301. Wilf Paiement… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 NJD NHL 40 7 11 18 7 5 17 5 2 0 3 92 7.6
1995-96 22 NJD NHL 58 13 11 24 10 9 8 9 3 1 4 139 9.4
1996-97 23 NJD NHL 81 18 27 45 17 6 20 14 2 2 3 237 7.6
1997-98 24 NJD NHL 76 16 14 30 12 7 16 14 0 2 1 185 8.6
1998-99 25 NJD NHL 82 24 33 57 22 11 14 14 5 5 3 210 11.4 1543 18:49
1999-00 26 TOT NHL 77 16 15 31 13 -12 18 11 5 0 6 206 7.8 1381 17:56
1999-00 26 NJD NHL 11 3 1 4 2 -2 0 2 1 0 2 33 9.1 211 19:09
1999-00 26 COL NHL 50 8 10 18 7 -6 12 7 1 0 3 107 7.5 815 16:18
1999-00 26 BOS NHL 16 5 4 9 4 -4 6 2 3 0 1 66 7.6 355 22:13
2000-01 27 BOS NHL 77 19 39 58 21 6 28 14 5 0 4 286 6.6 1488 19:19
2001-02 28 BOS NHL 82 31 31 62 26 11 30 16 6 9 7 331 9.4 1673 20:24
2002-03 29 BOS NHL 81 27 32 59 23 1 32 16 6 5 5 281 9.6 1657 20:28
2003-04 30 BOS NHL 82 19 29 48 18 9 40 14 3 2 3 257 7.4 1609 19:38
2005-06 32 MIN NHL 82 34 45 79 30 14 50 14 15 5 7 293 11.6 1669 20:21
2006-07 33 MIN NHL 78 31 33 64 26 6 46 17 13 1 6 305 10.2 1659 21:16
2007-08 34 MIN NHL 81 31 28 59 24 -1 53 19 11 1 8 289 10.7 1626 20:04
2008-09 35 NJD NHL 64 15 17 32 12 2 30 7 8 0 3 174 8.6 967 15:06
2009-10 36 NJD NHL 80 20 17 37 15 2 22 13 7 0 3 232 8.6 1354 16:56
2010-11 37 NJD NHL 65 14 20 34 13 -6 34 8 6 0 4 168 8.3 1144 17:36
2011-12 38 NYI NHL 41 4 4 8 3 -11 4 4 0 0 1 89 4.5 594 14:30
Career NHL 1227 339 406 745 293 59 462 209 97 33 71 3774 9.0 18364 18:54

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1994-95 21 NJD NHL 40 0.18 0.28 0.45 0.17 0.43 2.30 12 19 31 12 28 5 18 0 5 0.7 0.7 1.4
1995-96 22 NJD NHL 58 0.22 0.19 0.41 0.18 0.14 2.40 12 11 23 10 40 10 29 8 9 1.0 1.3 2.3
1996-97 23 NJD NHL 81 0.22 0.33 0.56 0.21 0.25 2.93 19 28 47 18 64 14 50 6 6 2.7 1.4 4.1
1997-98 24 NJD NHL 76 0.21 0.18 0.39 0.16 0.21 2.43 18 16 34 14 48 7 49 15 7 1.8 1.4 3.2
1998-99 25 NJD NHL 82 0.29 0.40 0.70 0.26 0.17 2.56 27 37 64 25 76 21 70 26 11 4.2 1.9 6.1
1999-00 26 TOT NHL 77 0.21 0.19 0.40 0.17 0.23 2.68 17 16 33 14 48 17 52 9 -12 1.0 1.1 2.1
1999-00 26 NJD NHL 11 0.27 0.09 0.36 0.17 0.00 3.00 3 1 4 2 8 3 8 1 -2 0.1 0.1 0.3
1999-00 26 COL NHL 50 0.16 0.20 0.36 0.14 0.24 2.14 9 11 20 8 25 7 28 4 -6 0.4 0.7 1.1
1999-00 26 BOS NHL 16 0.31 0.25 0.56 0.24 0.38 4.13 5 4 9 4 15 7 16 4 -4 0.5 0.3 0.7
2000-01 27 BOS NHL 77 0.25 0.51 0.75 0.27 0.36 3.71 21 42 63 23 90 41 54 11 6 3.8 1.9 5.6
2001-02 28 BOS NHL 82 0.38 0.38 0.76 0.31 0.37 4.04 36 35 71 29 89 28 79 29 11 5.6 2.0 7.6
2002-03 29 BOS NHL 81 0.33 0.40 0.73 0.29 0.40 3.47 31 35 66 26 91 40 90 40 1 4.7 1.5 6.2
2003-04 30 BOS NHL 82 0.23 0.35 0.59 0.22 0.49 3.13 22 33 55 21 72 22 67 26 9 3.2 2.0 5.2
2005-06 32 MIN NHL 82 0.41 0.55 0.96 0.37 0.61 3.57 34 43 77 30 110 48 64 16 14 6.3 3.0 9.4
2006-07 33 MIN NHL 78 0.40 0.42 0.82 0.33 0.59 3.91 32 33 65 26 88 49 48 15 6 5.0 2.6 7.6
2007-08 34 MIN NHL 81 0.38 0.35 0.73 0.29 0.65 3.57 34 30 64 27 86 41 62 16 -1 5.0 1.9 6.9
2008-09 35 NJD NHL 64 0.23 0.27 0.50 0.19 0.47 2.72 16 17 33 13 56 24 30 0 2 2.1 1.1 3.2
2009-10 36 NJD NHL 80 0.25 0.21 0.46 0.19 0.28 2.90 22 18 40 17 59 20 44 7 2 2.3 1.9 4.2
2010-11 37 NJD NHL 65 0.22 0.31 0.52 0.20 0.52 2.58 15 21 36 14 44 13 41 4 -6 2.1 1.6 3.7
2011-12 38 NYI NHL 41 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.10 2.17 7 7 14 6 -11 -0.4 0.4 0.0
Career NHL 1227 0.28 0.33 0.61 0.24 0.38 3.08 375 441 816 325 1089 400 847 228 59 51.1 27.7 78.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 21 NJD NHL SC 6 2 1 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 12 16.7
1996-97 23 NJD NHL 10 4 1 5 0 6 1 1 2 0 45 8.9
1997-98 24 NJD NHL 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 14 7.1
1998-99 25 NJD NHL 7 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 1 0 15 6.7 123 17:36
2001-02 28 BOS NHL 6 4 1 5 -1 0 2 1 1 0 33 12.1 124 20:37
2002-03 29 BOS NHL 5 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 93 18:39
2003-04 30 BOS NHL 7 1 0 1 -5 8 1 0 0 0 14 7.1 116 16:33
2006-07 33 MIN NHL 5 1 1 2 -2 4 1 0 0 0 23 4.3 102 20:25
2007-08 34 MIN NHL 6 2 4 6 4 8 1 0 1 0 31 6.5 135 22:27
2008-09 35 NJD NHL 7 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 18 5.6 99 14:09
2009-10 36 NJD NHL 5 2 1 3 -1 0 0 2 0 0 12 16.7 74 14:48
Career NHL 1 70 19 12 31 3 38 7 6 6 0 223 8.5 866 18:03

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 16 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 40 36 37 73 57
1990-91 17 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors NAHL 36 49 46 95 14
1990-91 17 United States WJC-A 8 1 5 6 0
1991-92 18 Lake Superior State CCHA 37 14 23 37 14
1991-92 18 United States WJC-A 7 3 3 6 2
1992-93 19 Lake Superior State CCHA 39 33 31 64 20
1992-93 19 United States WJC-A 7 6 2 8 2
1993-94 20 United States Nat-Tm 41 20 28 48 36
1993-94 20 United States Olympics 8 7 0 7 8
1993-94 20 Albany River Rats AHL 17 5 5 10 8
1994-95 21 Albany River Rats AHL 18 9 11 20 10
1995-96 22 United States WC-A 8 3 4 7 4
1996-97 23 United States W-Cup 1 0 0 0 0
2001-02 28 United States Olympics 6 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
2004-05 31 United States W-Cup 2 0 0 0 1 0
2005-06 32 United States Olympics 6 3 1 4 -1 4 0 3 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 35 14 16 30 18
Career 2 Seasons CCHA 76 47 54 101 34
Career 2 Seasons NAHL 76 85 83 168 71
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 41 20 28 48 36
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 20 10 4 14 2 12 0 3 0 0
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 3 0 0 0 1 0
Career 1 Season WC-A 8 3 4 7 4
Career 3 Seasons WJC-A 22 10 10 20 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 20 Albany River Rats AHL 5 1 2 3 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 1 2 3 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 16 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Brian Rolston 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Milt Schmidt 93.1 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
John MacLean 92.7 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 -0.5
Steve Thomas 92.6 8.3 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.8 -0.5
Stephane Richer 92.6 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.4 0.0
Cory Stillman 92.5 9.7 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Rick Tocchet 92.4 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7
Tomas Sandstrom 92.3 9.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 -0.2
Brian Bellows 92.3 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 2.0 1.2 1.0
Geoff Sanderson 89.4 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.1
Andrew Brunette 89.4 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Brian Rolston 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.4
Stephane Richer 93.3 9.6 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 0.0
Milt Schmidt 93.1 7.5 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.8
John MacLean 92.9 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.3 -0.5
Cory Stillman 92.5 9.7 7.5 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Tomas Sandstrom 92.3 9.2 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 -0.2
Brian Bellows 92.0 9.5 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.2 1.0
Rick Tocchet 91.5 10.2 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 1.7 -0.1
Ray Ferraro 91.4 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.7
Steve Thomas 91.2 8.3 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 -0.5
Geoff Sanderson 89.7 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

2007 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1995 New Jersey Devils (NHL)

Games Played

1998-99 NHL 82 (2)
2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
2003-04 NHL 82 (3)
2005-06 NHL 82 (3)
Active 1227 (5)
Career NHL 1227 (79)

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 (1)
 Career NHL 33 (13)

Game-Winning Goals

2001-02 NHL 7 (9)
2007-08 NHL 8 (6)
Active 71 (6)
Career NHL 71 (39)

Shots

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)
Active 3774 (5)
Career NHL 3774 (26)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

2002-03 NHL 40 (5)
  

Transactions

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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.

June 29, 2008: Traded to Tampa Bay by Minnesota for Dallas' 4th round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Edmonton - Edmonton selected Kyle Bigos) in 2009 Entry Draft, June 29, 2008.

July 1, 2008: Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, July 1, 2008.

July 28, 2011: Traded to NY Islanders by New Jersey for Trent Hunter, July 28, 2011.

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