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USA Brian Rafalski

#28 Florida Everblades / ECHL - 13/14

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Brian Rafalski Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
50
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
2-time Olympic Silver Medal 2
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
2-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 2
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
3-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 3
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time Olympic Best Defenseman 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1

Son: Matthew Rafalski

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Brian Rafalski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Melvindale Blades NAHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 Madison Capitols USHL 47* 12* 11* 23* 28* -* |
1991-92 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 38* 3* 16* 19* 40* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
1992-93 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 32* 0* 13* 13* 10* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
1993-94 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 37* 6* 17* 23* 26* -* |
1994-95 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 43* 11* 34* 45* 48* -* |
USA WC 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
1995-96 Brynäs IF Elitserien 22* 1* 8* 9* 14* -* |
Brynäs IF Allsvenskan D1 18* 3* 6* 9* 12* -* | Kvalserien SHL 9 0 1 1 2 -
1996-97 HPK SM-liiga 49* 11* 24* 35* 26* 24* | Playoffs 10 6 5 11 4 6
1997-98 HIFK SM-liiga 40* 13* 10* 23* 20* 26* | Playoffs 9 5 6 11 0 8
1998-99 HIFK SM-liiga 53* 19* 34* 53* 18* 38* | Playoffs 11 5 9 14 4 7
1999-00 New Jersey Devils NHL 75* 5* 27* 32* 28* 21* | Playoffs 23 2 6 8 8 5
2000-01 New Jersey Devils NHL 78* 9* 43* 52* 26* 36* | Playoffs 25 7 11 18 7 10
2001-02 New Jersey Devils NHL 76* 7* 40* 47* 18* 15* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 4 -2
USA OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* 4* |
2002-03 New Jersey Devils NHL 79* 3* 37* 40* 14* 18* | Playoffs 23 2 9 11 8 7
2003-04 New Jersey Devils NHL 69* 6* 30* 36* 24* 6* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 0
2004-05 USA WCup 4* 0* 3* 3* 6* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 82* 6* 43* 49* 36* 0* | Playoffs 9 1 8 9 2 3
USA OG 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |
2006-07 New Jersey Devils NHL 82* 8* 47* 55* 34* 4* | Playoffs 11 2 6 8 8 -1
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73* 13* 42* 55* 34* 27* | Playoffs 22 4 10 14 12 6
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 10* 49* 59* 20* 17* | Playoffs 18 3 9 12 11 11
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 8* 34* 42* 26* 23* | Playoffs 12 3 8 11 2 4
USA “A” OG 6* 4* 4* 8* 2* 7* |
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63* 4* 44* 48* 22* 11* | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 4 -1
2011-12 Did not play * * * * * * |
2012-13 Did not play * * * * * * |
2013-14 Florida Everblades ECHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |

Brian Rafalski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Detroit Art Van PW QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 HIFK Euro HL 6* 4* 6* 10* 10* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 0
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Brian Rafalski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan D1 1 18* 3* 6* 9* 0.50* 12* -* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 2 * - *
ECHL 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 4* 6* 10* 1.67* 10* 8* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 2 * 0 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 142* 43* 68* 111* 0.78* 64* 88* | 3 30 16 * 20 * 36 * 1.20 * 8 * 21 *
NAHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 150* 20* 80* 100* 0.67* 124* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 833* 79* 436* 515* 0.62* 282* 178* | 11 165 29 * 71 * 100 * 0.61 * 66 * 42 *
OG 3 17* 5* 8* 13* 0.76* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 22* 1* 8* 9* 0.41* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 47* 12* 11* 23* 0.49* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 0* 3* 3* 0.21* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Rafalski Career Highlights

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/28/2014
01/28/2014 Confirmed Florida Everblades Retired
01/09/2014
01/09/2014 Confirmed No team Florida Everblades
05/25/2011
05/25/2011 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Retired

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Brian Rafalski Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Brynäs IF

Cult/Star player for Detroit Red Wings

Cult/Star player for HIFK

Cult/Star player for HPK

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

Cult/Star player for Wisconsin Capitols

Career transactions
- 2011-05-25 • Announced his retirement
- 2007-07-01 • Signed to a five-year contract by the Detroit Red Wings
- 2005-08-04 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2004-08-13 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 1999-07-18 • Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils

Other memorable dates
- 1999-10-02 • Made NHL debut (at Atlanta; 1 assist, +1, 18:58 TOI)

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