Rob Blake Robert Bowlby Blake ( born December 10 , 1969 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player . He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 , appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals , winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11 season - stint with the club . In 2001 , Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and won a Stanley Cup championship . After a two - season return to Los Angeles , Blake signed with the Sharks in 2008 , retiring as its captain after the 2009 - 10 season . Internationally , Blake has played for Team Canada in three consecutive Winter Olympics in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 , winning gold in 2002 . Playing career . Blake grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Simcoe , Ontario on some successful hockey clubs . From Novice to Bantam , Blake won two OMHA championships and was a teammate of future NHL goaltender , Dwayne Roloson . Blake played for the Brantford Classics and Stratford Cullitons Jr . B . teams in the Midwestern Ontario Jr . B . league . After the 1985 - 86 season , Blake was selected in the 3rd round ( 31st overall ) by the S . S . Marie Greyhounds in the 1986 OHL Priority Selection . Blake did not report to the Greyhounds , preferring to obtain an NCAA scholarship and then signed with the Stratford Cullitons for the 1986 - 87 season . Blake accepted a scholarship to Bowling Green State University ( CCHA ) and played 3 seasons for the Falcons . Los Angeles Kings ( 1990 – 2001 ) . Blake was selected 70th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings . He had completed his freshman year with Bowling Green University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association ( CCHA ) when he was drafted and went on to play three years total in the college ranks , earning CCHA and NCAA West First All - Star Team honours in 1990 . Foregoing his final season of college eligibility , Blake joined the Kings for the final four games of the 1989 – 90 season before tallying 46 points in his NHL rookie campaign in 1990 – 91 to be named to the NHL All - Rookie Team . After a 59 - point campaign in his third season , Blake helped lead the Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals , where they were defeated in five games by the Montreal Canadiens . The following season , in 1993 – 94 , Blake improved to a career - high 48 assists and 68 points , but the Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs . In a season where Blake was kept to just six games due to injury , the Kings traded captain Wayne Gretzky to the St . Louis Blues at the 1995 – 96 trade deadline , leaving the team ' s captaincy vacant . Blake was named the 11th captain in team history . He served as captain from 1996 - 2001 . In 1997 – 98 , Blake received the James Norris Trophy as the NHL ' s best defenceman after recording a career - high 23 goals to go with 50 points . With Blake about to become an unrestricted free agent in the 2001 off - season , the Kings traded him , along with Steven Reinprecht , to the Colorado Avalanche for Adam Deadmarsh , Aaron Miller , Jared Aulin and a 1st round pick ( David Steckel ) on February 21 , 2001 . Colorado Avalanche ( 2001 – 06 ) . After 11 seasons in Los Angeles , Blake joined Colorado late in the 2000 – 01 season and made an immediate impact , tallying 10 points in the final 13 games of the regular season after being traded . He then won his first Stanley Cup with the Avalanche , adding 19 points in 23 post - season games . Blake re - signed with the Avalanche in the off - season and recorded 56 points in 2001 – 02 , his highest total with the club . Return to Los Angeles ( 2006 – 08 ) . After four seasons with Colorado , the Avalanche chose not to pick up his contract option for the 2006 – 07 season , making him a free agent . He re - signed with his former team , the Kings , for two years at $ 6 million per year on July 1 , 2006 . Having come off a 51 - point campaign with Colorado the previous year , Blake ' s production dipped upon his return to Los Angeles . He recorded 34 points in 2006 – 07 for his lowest total since 1996 – 97 . Nevertheless , prior to the start of the 2007 – 08 season , Blake was re - named team captain on September 28 , 2007 , after previous captain Mattias Norström ' s departure to the Dallas Stars . San Jose Sharks ( 2008 – 2010 ) . Becoming an unrestricted free agent once more in the 2008 off - season , Blake signed a one - year , US $ 5 million contract with the Kings ' Pacific Division rival San Jose Sharks on July 3 , 2008 . Blake reached the 40 - point plateau once more with the Sharks , tallying 10 goals and 35 assists in his first season in San Jose . Blake extended his contract with the Sharks , re - signing for another year at $ 3 . 5 million to avoid free agency . Blake would be named captain of the Sharks approximately six weeks after previous captain Patrick Marleau was stripped of the role by Sharks management . Retirement . On June 18 , 2010 , Blake announced his final retirement from professional hockey . International play . Played for Canada in : Personal life . Blake and his wife Brandy have two children . His best friend in the NHL is New York Islanders goaltender Dwayne Roloson , with whom he grew up playing hockey in Simcoe , Ontario . He is also closely related to Hall of Famer Red Kelly . In 2008 , Blake appeared in the Mike Myers film The Love Guru as himself .