Brian Rafalski

#28 Florida Everblades / ECHL - 13/14

Date of Birth: Sep 28, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Dearborn, MI, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Brian Rafalski Facts

Player Type: Offensive DefensemanPP Specialist

Son: Matthew Rafalski

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Brian Rafalski Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Melvindale Blades	NAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Madison Capitols	USHL	47	12	11	23	28	-
1991-1992	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	38	3	16	19	40	-
1991-1992	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	1	1	2	-
1992-1993	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	32	0	13	13	10	-
1992-1993	USA U20	WJC-20	7	0	2	2	2	-2
1993-1994	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	37	6	17	23	26	-
1994-1995	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	43	11	34	45	48	-
1994-1995	USA	WC	5	0	0	0	2	-1
1995-1996	Brynäs IF	Elitserien	22	1	8	9	14	-
1995-1996	Brynäs IF	Allsvenskan D1	18	3	6	9	12	-	Kvalserien SHL	9	0	1	1	2	-
1996-1997	HPK	SM-liiga	49	11	24	35	26	24	Playoffs	10	6	5	11	4	6
1997-1998	HIFK	SM-liiga	40	13	10	23	20	26	Playoffs	9	5	6	11	0	8
1998-1999	HIFK	SM-liiga	53	19	34	53	18	38	Playoffs	11	5	9	14	4	7
1999-2000	New Jersey Devils	NHL	75	5	27	32	28	21	Playoffs	23	2	6	8	8	5
2000-2001	New Jersey Devils	NHL	78	9	43	52	26	36	Playoffs	25	7	11	18	7	10
2001-2002	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	7	40	47	18	15	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	4	-2
2001-2002	USA Olympics	OG	6	1	2	3	2	4
2002-2003	New Jersey Devils	NHL	79	3	37	40	14	18	Playoffs	23	2	9	11	8	7
2003-2004	New Jersey Devils	NHL	69	6	30	36	24	6	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	0
2004-2005	USA	WCup	4	0	3	3	6	-
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	82	6	43	49	36	0	Playoffs	9	1	8	9	2	3
2005-2006	USA Olympics	OG	5	0	2	2	0	-3
2006-2007	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	8	47	55	34	4	Playoffs	11	2	6	8	8	-1
2007-2008	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	73	13	42	55	34	27	Playoffs	22	4	10	14	12	6
2008-2009	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	10	49	59	20	17	Playoffs	18	3	9	12	11	11
2009-2010	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	8	34	42	26	23	Playoffs	12	3	8	11	2	4
2009-2010	USA Olympics "A"	OG	6	4	4	8	2	7
2010-2011	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	63	4	44	48	22	11	Playoffs	11	2	1	3	4	-1
2011-2012	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-2013	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-2014	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	+/-
1986-1987	Detroit Art Van PW	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	HIFK	Euro HL	6	4	6	10	10	8	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	0

Brian Rafalski Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Elitserien (SHL)	1	22	1	8	9	0.41	14	-	0
Euro HL	1	6	4	6	10	1.67	10	8	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	0
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
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	142	43	68	111	0.78	64	88	3	30	16	20	36	1.20	8	21
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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Brynäs IF	1	40	4	14	18	0.45	26	-	1	9	0	1	1	0.11	2	-
Detroit Art Van PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Detroit Red Wings	4	292	35	169	204	0.70	102	78	4	63	12	28	40	0.63	29	20
Florida Everblades	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	1	0
HIFK	2	99	36	50	86	0.87	48	72	2	24	11	15	26	1.08	6	15
HPK	1	49	11	24	35	0.71	26	24	1	10	6	5	11	1.10	4	6
Madison Capitols	1	47	12	11	23	0.49	28	-	0
Melvindale Blades	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
New Jersey Devils	7	541	44	267	311	0.57	180	100	7	102	17	43	60	0.59	37	22
Univ. of Wisconsin	4	150	20	80	100	0.67	124	-	0
USA	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	0
USA (WCup)	1	4	0	3	3	0.75	6	-	0
USA Olympics	3	17	5	8	13	0.76	4	8	0
USA U20	2	14	0	3	3	0.21	4	-2*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brian Rafalski Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	USHL All-Star Game USHL First All-Star Team
1991-1992	NCAA (WCHA) All-Rookie Team U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1994-1995	NCAA (WCHA) Champion NCAA (WCHA) Defensive Player of the Year NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1996-1997	SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Player of the Month (February) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (11)
1997-1998	SM-liiga All-Star Team Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+26) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Most Power Play Goals (10) Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (6) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (5) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (11)
1998-1999	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+38) Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+38) SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (34) SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (19) SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (53) SM-liiga Player of the Month (March) SM-liiga Playoffs Most Assists (9) Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (9) Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (5) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (14) SM-liiga Silver Medal
1999-2000	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Rookie of the Month (February) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2000-2001	NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+10) NHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (7) NHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (18)
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	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Best Defenseman Olympic Most Points by Defenseman (8) Olympic Silver Medal
2014-2015	United States Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/28/2014	Confirmed	Florida Everblades	Retired
01/09/2014	Confirmed	No team	Florida Everblades
05/25/2011	Confirmed	Detroit Red Wings	Retired

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)