Rod Brind'Amour is the head coach for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League .
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16 Facts About Rod Brind'Amour
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Rod Brind'Amour played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League for the St Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes.
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Rod Brind'Amour captained the Hurricanes to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in 2006.
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Rod Brind'Amour became known for working out constantly, earning the nickname "Rod the Bod".
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Spartans head coach Ron Mason said Rod Brind'Amour's workouts became so intense they would turn the lights out on him, and when that failed to work, they would padlock the room to bar his entry.
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Rod Brind'Amour made his debut in Game 5 of the Blues' division semifinals against the Minnesota North Stars, and scored a goal on his first shot.
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Rod Brind'Amour spent his years in Philadelphia as an alternate to captain Kevin Dineen and then Eric Lindros, filling in as captain and wearing the "C" when the latter was out of the lineup.
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Rod Brind'Amour culminated his career as a Flyer after 633 games with franchise records as the seventh all-time in assists with 366, tenth all time in goals with 235 and ninth overall in points with 601.
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Additionally, Rod Brind'Amour was one-third of Carolina's "BBC Line", featuring Bates Battaglia and Erik Cole, during the Hurricanes' run to the Finals in 2002.
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Rod Brind'Amour won a Stanley Cup ring with the Hurricanes, defeating the Edmonton Oilers in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals in seven games.
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Rod Brind'Amour then served as an alternate captain for the remainder of the season.
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Rod Brind'Amour was among the last few players in the NHL who had played in the League during the 1980s.
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Rod Brind'Amour represented the Hurricanes in a ceremony before the Charlotte Checkers' first home game as Carolina's new American Hockey League affiliate.
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That same day, Rod Brind'Amour was awarded the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the NHL's coach of the year.
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Rod Brind'Amour was married to Kelle Sullivan Gardner, previously named Kelly Sue Gardner, with whom he had three children.
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