Rod Brind'Amour
Rod Brind'Amour was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 9th, 1970 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 53, Rod Brind'Amour biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Roderic Jean Brind'Amour (born August 9, 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.
He is the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. Brind'Amour played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and Carolina Hurricanes.
In 2006, he led the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup championship.
Personal life
Brind'Amour was married to Kelle Sullivan Gardner, who had previously identified Kelly Sue Gardner, with whom he had three children. In 2004, the couple divorced.
On July 10, 2010, Brind'Amour married Amy Biedenbach, the niece of former North Carolina State University basketball standout and former UNC Asheville men's basketball coach Eddie Biedenbach. The couple have one son together.
Skyler, Brind'Amour's oldest son, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers 177th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Born in Ottawa, but raised in Prince Rupert and Campbell River, British Columbia, Brind'Amour was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, eighth overall, of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He starred at Michigan State University next season.
He was known for working out often, earning the nickname "Rod the Bod." During his time at Michigan State, Brind'Amour's game would transition from a game to a gym, where he would get a strenuous workout. Brind'Amour's workouts became so intense they'd turn the lights out on him, and if that didn't work, they'd padlock the room to prohibit his entry, according to Spartans head coach Ron Mason, and if that didn't work, they'd padlock the door to prevent his entry.
Brind'Amour joined the Spartans during the 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs, as the conclusion of the 1988-89 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) season. He made his debut in Game 5 of the Minnesota North Stars' division semifinals and scored a goal on his first shot. Brind'Amour played 27 points in the Blues' first 24 games and finished third on the Blues with 26 goals in his first complete NHL season (1989–90). Brind'Amour was selected to the 1989-90 All-Rookie Team for his efforts.
The Blues lost team captain and top defenseman Scott Stevens as a result of Brendan Shanahan's free agent contract. Murray Baron, the Philadelphia Flyers' blue liner, was criticized by General Manager Ron Caron as his solution.
Brind'Amour was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers (along with Dan Quinn) in exchange for Murray Baron and Ron Sutter shortly before the 1991–92 season began. He spent his time in Philadelphia as an alternate to captain Kevin Dineen and then Eric Lindros, filling in as captain and wearing the "C" when the former was out of the lineup. It was there that he began his career as one of the top shutdown centers of the NHL. In 2006 and again in 2007, Selke Trophy winner Terry Jones was subsequently named a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
During a single power play, Brind'Amour scored two short-handed goals against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 1997 playoffs. The Flyers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Detroit Red Wings.
During his time with Philadelphia, Brind'Amour was regarded as one of the NHL's "ironmen" with a winning streak of 484 games, a Flyers franchise record. With 613 games as the seventh all-time in assists, he rounded out his career as the seventh all-time champion in points with 366, his highest all-time record in goals. In a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, he was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame on November 23, 2015, with whom he was an assistant coach at the time.
Brind'Amour was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Keith Primeau following his ankle injury during the 1999–2000 season.
During the Hurricanes' run to the Finals in 2002, Brind'Amour was one-third of Carolina's "BBC Line," which also included Bates Battaglia and Erik Cole. Brind'Amour was the captain of the Hurricanes before the 2005–06 season.
With the Hurricanes, Brind'Amour defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals in seven games. During the following off-season, Brind'Amour signed a five-year contract extension with the Hurricanes.
In December 2006, Brind'Amour scored his 1,000th career NHL point, and in February 2007, he scored his 400th career goal.
Brind'Amour tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the first period on February 14, 2008, bringing an end to his season. However, Brind'Amour will return from 2008-09 season, playing in 80 games while scoring 16 goals and 35 assists as the Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Eric Staal, formerly an alternate captain, and Brind'Amour were promoted as Hurricanes captain on January 20, 2010. Brind'Amour went on to serve as an alternate captain for the remainder of the season. Following the conclusion of the season, Brind'Amour retired from professional hockey, having played 1,484 NHL games, after which he moved into Hurricanes' management as a forwards development manager. In a ceremony on February 18, 2011, his number 17 jersey was retired. The ceremony took place before a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, which at the time was coached by Peter Laviolette. Thus, the two teams, as well as the coach who won the Stanley Cup with him, were able to salute him. It's the third number to be officially retired by the Hurricanes since heading to Raleigh, North Carolina, following Ron Francis' number 10 and Glen Wesley's number 2. Brind'Amour was one of the few players in the NHL to play in the 1980s. He played his 18th in all-time NHL games at the time of his retirement.
Coaching career
The Carolina Hurricanes named Brind'Amour as their assistant coach and developmental coach on June 7, 2011, while still spending time behind the bench in the NHL.
In a celebration before the Charlotte Checkers' first home game as Carolina's new American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Brind'Amour appeared for the Hurricanes.
Brind'Amour was hired as the Hurricanes' head coach on May 8, 2018. Brind'Amour led the team to their first playoff appearance in a decade as head coach, leading them to the Eastern Conference finals, where they were swept by the Boston Bruins in their first season as head coach.
In three seasons, Brind'Amour became the first head coach in Hurricanes history to lead the team to the playoffs. Brind'Amour announced on June 17 that they had agreed to a three-year deal extension with the Hurricanes. On the same day, Brind'Amour was given the Jack Adams Award, which is given annually to the NHL's coach of the year.