About Rod Brind'Amour
Roderic Jean Brind'Amour (; born August 9, 1970) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Rod the Bod" and "Mr. Hurricane", Brind'Amour has played or coached for the Hurricanes in all but two of their 104 playoff wins as of the end of the 2025–26 season. He is one of four people to have won the Stanley Cup with the same team as captain and head coach, the first to do so in the league's expansion era, and is the 14th individual to win as a coach and player for any team. Brind'Amour played ice hockey for Michigan State and was selected in the first round, ninth overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1988 NHL entry draft. Brind'Amour later played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Hurricanes, the latter with whom he captained to the Stanley Cup in 2006, marking the first championship in franchise history. He won the Frank J. Selke Trophy for his defensive play as a forward in consecutive seasons in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. He retired in 2010, having recorded over 450 goals and 700 assists in over 1,400 games. Internationally, he represented Canada on six occasions, which saw them win the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1994. After retiring, he was hired by the Hurricanes to work in player development. He became an assistant coach in 2011 before being hired as head coach in 2018. He led them to the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs in his first season, their first appearance in ten years that saw them reach the Eastern Conference Final. The 2020–21 season saw them win a division championship for the first time in 15 years and saw him awarded the Jack Adams Award, the first Hurricanes coach to be awarded the honor. The Hurricanes reached the playoffs in the first eight seasons under Brind'Amour, which culminated with their appearance and victory in the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. Brind'Amour has also played for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Hurricanes, the latter with whom he captained to the Stanley Cup in 2006, marking the first championship in franchise history. He became known for working out constantly, earning the nickname "Rod the Bod".
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