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Brian Rafalski

#28 Florida Everblades / ECHL - 13/14

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#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Damien Brunner	8	7	6	13
2.	Toni Rajala	8	1	10	11
3.	Jesper Olofsson	7	7	3	10
4.	Cory Conacher	7	6	3	9
5.	Dominik Kahun	7	3	6	9

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Date of Birth

Sep 28, 1973

Position

Age

Height

5'10" / 178 cm

Place of Birth

Dearborn, MI, USA

Weight

192 lbs / 87 kg

Nation

USA

Shoots

Youth Team

Status

Retired

Highlights

Son: Matthew Rafalski

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Player 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	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	Did not play								\|
	USA	WCup	4	0	3	3	6		\|
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	\|

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

Team Staff History

S	Team	League	Role on Team
2016-17	Florida Alliance PW	QC Int PW	Asst. Coach
2018-19	Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 14U AAA	14U AAA	Head Coach
	Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 16U AAA	16U AAA	Head Coach
2019-20	Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 15U AAA	15U AAA	Head Coach
2020-21	Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 16U AAA	16U AAA	Head Coach
2021-22	RB Hockey Academy U18	Czech U20	Asst. Coach

Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Allsvenskan	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

Career Highlights

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Awards by season

1990-1991
- USHL All-Star Game
1991-1992
- NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team
- U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1994-1995
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
- NHL All-Rookie Team
- NHL Rookie of the Month (February)
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2000-2001
2001-2002
- Olympic Silver Medal
2002-2003
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2003-2004
- NHL All-Star Game
2006-2007
- NHL All-Star Game
2007-2008
- NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
- NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2008-2009
- NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+11)
2009-2010
2014-2015
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame

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Player Connections

Player	Period	YearsYr	Teams
Scott Gomez (F)	1999-2007	8	New Jersey Devils, USA, USA
Colin White (D)	1999-2007	7	New Jersey Devils
Jay Pandolfo (F)	1999-2007	7	New Jersey Devils
John Madden (F)	1999-2007	7	New Jersey Devils
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DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
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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Player 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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