Team He Shoots.....He Scooooooores!!! is proud to select for
Left Wing, a man with a killer slapshot who isn't afraid to use it -
Brian Rolston.
From Wiki:
Rolston is considered a
utility forward, as he can play as a
centre,
left wing and
right wing competently. The 6'2', 214 pound lefty is best known for his highly regarded two-way ability.
Rolston was drafted in the
1991 NHL Entry Draft by the
New Jersey Devils as their second pick in the first round. He has played for the
New Jersey Devils, the
Colorado Avalanche and then was traded to the
Boston Bruins. He scored a then career high 62 points, including an impressive 9 shorthanded goals in
2001-02 with the Bruins. Within his career he has scored a total of 33 shorthanded goals.
Brian Rolston signed with the
Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on
July 8,
2004, though his debut with the Wild didn't take place until the
2005–06 season due to the
2004–05 NHL lockout. Rolston often quarterbacked the Minnesota Wild's
powerplay (a task normally given to a
defenceman) due to his booming shot from the point and strong two-way ability. During the season, he was an on-ice leader and was one of the Minnesota Wild's top scorers, scoring a new career high of 79 points. He was named as
team captain for the
Minnesota Wild for February, October, November 2006 and January 2007. During
2006–07, Rolston scored three goals (one on a
penalty shot and two in
overtime shootouts), using a
slapshot from the slot.
Rolston's shot is also known for making Anaheim Ducks goaltender J.S. Giguere duck. [1] 
He won a
Stanley Cup Championship with the
New Jersey Devils in
1995, and the
World Cup of Hockey in 1996 playing for Team
USA. In the
Salt Lake City Olympics of 2002, he won the
Silver Medal playing for the
United States men's hockey team.
Prior to his NHL career, Rolston played for
Lake Superior State University (where as a freshman he scored the game winning goal and earned Most Outstanding Player honors in the National Championship game, which his team won), then the
Albany River Rats of the AHL.
Rolston has represented the
United States of America three times in
Olympic competition for
Ice Hockey.
Rolston was selected for the 2006–07 NHL Western Conference All-Star Team. During the game Rolston scored 2 goals and added 2 assists.
On
June 29,
2008, Rolston's negotiating rights were traded to the
Tampa Bay Lightning in return for a conditional draft pick in 2009 or 2010.
[2]
On
July 1,
2008, New Jersey signed Rolston to a four year deal worth $20 million.
Awards:
1991–92: National Championship All-Tournament (
NCAA)
1992–93: First All-Star Team (
CCHA)
1994–95: Winner of
NHL Stanley Cup with
New Jersey Devils
1995–96: Winner of International
World Cup of Hockey
1992–93: West Second All-American Team (
NCAA)
1992–93: Winner of
Tampere Cup
2001–02:
Silver Medal in
2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games
2006–07: Western Conference All-Star Team (
National Hockey League)
NHL STATS
NHL Regular Season:
977GP 286G 348A 634Pts 372PIMs
NHL Playoffs:
58GP 16G 10A 26Pts 34PIMs
YouTube Goodies
Rolston makes Giguere duck
Penalty Slapper on Luongo
Rolston Interview from SNet