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Rod Brind'Amour News & Rumors

Brind'Amour is ready to move on
August 23
Raleigh News & Observer
 
""Camp Brind'Amour" cranks up this week at the RecZone, and the namesake will be there. Rod Brind'Amour has retired from the NHL and intends to remain retired. No Brett Favre silliness for him. But that doesn't mean he won't be lifting weights and won't be willing to put on the skates again, if need be. The Carolina Hurricanes' informal player workouts get under way today at the RecZone, and there could be a passing of the torch, so to speak, and name change. "Camp Brind'Amour" might become "Camp Rosie," with winger Chad LaRose now the unofficial workout organizer. "He's one of those guys you can count on being there every day," Brind'Amour said Saturday. "It's not so much what you're"
Hurricanes to retire Brind'Amour's No.17 next season
July 15
TSN.ca
 
"Rod Brind'Amour will have his No. 17 jersey retired by the Carolina Hurricanes prior to a February 18, 2011 contest against the Philadelphia flyers. Brind'Amour announced his retirement after a 20-plus-year NHL career last month. He had one year left on the five-year contract he signed in 2006 after captaining Carolina to the franchise's only Stanley Cup title. "There is no image of our franchise more memorable than that of Rod Brind'Amour, our captain, hoisting the Stanley Cup above his head, the emotions from a lifetime of hard work and dedication pouring out of him," said Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford. "There is no doubt that Rod's number belongs in the rafters of the RBC"
Brind'Amour leaves ice but won't leave Raleigh
July 1
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"When Rod Brind'Amour arrived here more than a decade ago, he couldn't wait to leave. Now, all he wants to do is stay. The man who captained the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup in 2006 walked away from the game of hockey Wednesday, at least as a player, but he won't be walking away from the Triangle. Like Ron Francis and Glen Wesley, he will remain here now that his career is over. And like them, he played a key role in making the franchise a Sun Belt success story, one that can endure the ownership uncertainty. After appearing in more games than all but 15 players in NHL history, Brind'Amour, who is taking a management job with the team, may no longer be wanted or needed on the ice."
Brind'Amour announces retirement after 21 seasons
July 1
NHL.com
 
"Rod Brind'Amour, the two-time Selke Award winner who captained the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley Cup, announced his retirement Wednesday after 21 NHL seasons. He will join the team's front office in a yet-to-be-determined capacity. Brind'Amour is the third high-profile player in recent weeks to announce his retirement, following defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Rob Blake. He finishes with 452 goals and 732 assists for 1,184 points in 1,484 games -- the 16th most in League history. In terms of Brind'Amour's legacy, Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said he sees the former captain as a future Hall of Famer who is one of two central figures -- along with Ron "Ronny"
Rod Brind'Amour retires, but only as a player
June 30
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Rod Brind'Amour isn't saying goodbye. A goodbye to the NHL and his playing days, yes. But not to the Carolina Hurricanes. Brind'Amour said today that he would retire from the NHL after 21 seasons, ending a career highlighted by the winning of the 2006 Stanley Cup, a career that could one day put him into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Brind'Amour, a former team captain who spent the last 10 years with the Hurricanes, will remain with the organization in a front-office position still to be defined. "I'm here to say that I will no longer be playing hockey for the Hurricanes here or for any one else," Brind'Amour said at a Tuesday press conference. "I feel very, very fortunate to have played as"
Source: Brind'Amour to retire
June 30
ESPN.com
 
"Former Carolina Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour will announce his retirement Wednesday afternoon, but will remain with the team in some capacity, a source told ESPN.com. Brind'Amour, who will turn 40 in August, played in 1,484 regular-season games and 159 postseason games, collecting a total of 1,295 points."
Brind'Amour's status with Canes is unclear
June 30
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Rod Brind'Amour's future with the Carolina Hurricanes might be decided today. Canes general manager Jim Rutherford has previously stated that he wanted to make a decision to buy out the veteran before Thursday's free agent period opens up. On Tuesday, Rutherford said the team had not decided on whether to buy out any players and would not address the cases of any specific players. Brind'Amour, the team captain until midway through this past season, would make $3 million with the Canes this coming season. If the Hurricanes buy him out, they would still owe him $2 million. According to the NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement, the club has until 5 p.m. to give the center "notice of"
Roster choices ahead for Canes
June 3
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos Jr. indicated Wednesday that a decision on whether to buy out the final year of Rod Brind'Amour's contract may not be made for some time. Brind'Amour, 39, will make $3 million next season, although the Canes could buy out the former team captain for $2 million. Brind'Amour could retire, but he indicated in an interview Tuesday he was not ready to do that. "It's a hard situation any time you have a player coming to the end of his career that has given as much as he has and works as hard as he has," Karmanos said. "There's no easy solution to that. "I just want to win hockey games; whatever works out best."
Brind'Amour eyes one more season
June 2
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Rod Brind'Amour can't get through the supermarket without someone asking him whether he's going to play next season. And all he can think is, "Why isn't everyone asking the other guys with a year left on their contract?" After 21 years in the game, Brind'Amour is no wide-eyed rookie. He's a weathered veteran who understands as well as anyone the way the business works. And because of that, he knows it may not be up to him whether he plays for the Hurricanes next season. As things stand right now, he has a year left on his contract, and he plans to fulfill it. That doesn't mean he hasn't thought about retiring. It just means he's not ready to retire yet. "Everybody thinks about it, whether"
Decisions await Canes veterans
April 15
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Jim Rutherford can't say for sure if Rod Brind'Amour will play next season for the Carolina Hurricanes. Rutherford, the team's president and general manager, said Wednesday that the veteran could play out the final year left on his contract. At the same time, Rutherford said, Brind'Amour may accept a front-office position with the Canes. "He really has to make some decisions as to whether he wants to continue to play or he wants to start a different type of career in hockey," Rutherford said. "Whatever that may be, that's going to be open to him. "We'll try to make this work for Rod and the team. A job will be offered to Rod whenever he decides he's not going to play. If that's this year"
Brind'Amour a Masterton nominee
April 6
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"The Carolina chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has selected Rod Brind'Amour as the Hurricanes' nominee for the Masterton Trophy, which honors perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey."
Brind'Amour recalls Flyers days fondly
January 23
Courier-Post
 
"Ten years ago today, Rod Brind'Amour was dealt by the Flyers to the Carolina Hurricanes in one of the most controversial trades in team history.

Today, at age 39, Brind'Amour returns to Philadelphia as a beaten-down fourth-line forward who on Wednesday relinquished his captaincy to teammate Eric Staal. Although a decade has passed since he last wore a Flyers uniform, Brind'Amour can still recall the pain he felt when he was dealt to Carolina for Keith Primeau on Jan. 23, 2000. "It was one of the worst days of my life," Brind'Amour told the Courier-Post. "It worked out great for me, but I honestly hoped I could have been a lifetime Flyer. I have tons of respect"

Brind'Amour back in Carolina lineup
December 9
NHL.com
 
"After being announced as a healthy scratch on Monday for the first time in nine seasons as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour was told he'd resume his duties at center against the New Jersey Devils Wednesday at Prudential Center. Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice will sit Sergei Samsonov for the first time this season in order to make room for Brind'Amour, Carolina's captain, who wasn't in the lineup for a 3-2 victory over the Penguins Monday. Maurice and Carolina General Manager Jim Rutherford said the decision to bench Brind'Amour was strictly a hockey decision and nothing else. "Roddy is a really good pro, so it wasn't an overly long discussion (when informing him about"
Canes back leader
December 9
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Carolina Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice said it was a hockey decision, nothing more or less. General manager Jim Rutherford said not to read too much into it, that no long-standing decisions had been reached. But making team captain Rod Brind'Amour a healthy scratch Monday night for the Pittsburgh Penguins game has led to questions about his future with the team. Was it purely a one-game thing? Or was it the first step toward Brind'Amour possibly giving up his captaincy, even considering retirement? Rutherford said Tuesday he had not talked with Brind'Amour about giving up the "C" or ending a 21-year career. "There have been no discussions on any change in his status," Rutherford said."
Rutherford: no major decision on Brind'Amour
December 8
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Canes general manager Jim Rutherford said today that the decision to make Rod Brind'Amour a healthy scratch would be made on a game-to-game basis and that no far-reaching decisions — such as Brind'Amour giving up the captaincy or possibly retiring -- had been discussed. Brind'Amour was a healthy scratch Monday for the Pittsburgh Penguins game, a first for the team captain since coming to Carolina in January 2000. The Canes won 3-2, and Brind'Amour may be a healthy extra again Wednesday when the Canes face the New Jersey Devils. "There have been no discussions on any change in his status," Rutherford said. "When a player like Rod is not in the lineup, it's an issue and people talk about it,"
Maurice: benching captain a 'hockey decision'
December 8
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"Canes coach Paul Maurice said benching Rod Brind'Amour on Monday was a "hockey decision" and was not based on any permanent or long-range plans for the team captain. And despite Manny Legace being the winning goaltender in the last two games, Maurice said the Canes would stick to the plan to start Cam Ward on Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils. "It's never easy to sit out any player," Maurice said before today's practice. "You ask your players to prepare physically and mentally for games, and at no point has anyone said, 'Roddy's not doing that.' He does everything he can to prepare. "Jussi (Jokinen) was ready to go and get back in the lineup. We had a pool of two or three candidates"