Rod Brind ' Amour Rod Jean Brind ' Amour ( born August 9 , 1970 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward and current Assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League , with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2006 . 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 ( ninth overall ) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft . Brind ' Amour played the next season at Michigan State University . Brind ' Amour became well - known for working out constantly , earning the nickname " Rod the Bod " . During his time at Michigan State , Brind ' Amour would go from a game directly into the weight room where he would undertake a strenuous workout . His coach at the time said that Brind ' Amour ' s workouts became so intense that they would turn the lights out on him , and when that failed to work , they would padlock the room . At the conclusion of the collegiate hockey season , Brind ' Amour joined the Blues during the 1989 NHL playoffs . He made his debut in game 5 of the Blues ' division semifinals against the Minnesota North Stars and scored a goal on his first shot . In his first full NHL season , Brind ' Amour scored 27 points in the Blues ' first 24 games and finished third on the Blues with 26 goals . Brind ' Amour was selected to the 1989 - 90 All - Rookie Team . Brind ' Amour was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Dan Quinn for Murray Baron and Ron Sutter following the 1990 - 91 season . Following his return from an ankle injury during the 1999 - 2000 season , he was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes along with Jean - Marc Pelletier in exchange for Keith Primeau . Brind ' Amour was one of Philadelphia ' s most popular players . He spent his years in Philadelphia as an alternate captain to Kevin Dineen and then Eric Lindros , filling in as captain and wearing the " C " when Lindros was out of the lineup . It was there that he started his reputation of being one of the best shutdown centres of the NHL . This has culminated into a Selke Trophy awarded to him as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and again in 2007 . During his stint with Philadelphia he was considered one of the league ' s ' ironmen ' , with a consecutive games streak of 484 played , a Flyers franchise record . Additionally , he was one - third of the " BBC Line " featuring Bates Battaglia and Erik Cole during the Carolina Hurricanes ’ Stanley Cup run in 2002 . Brind ' Amour was named Captain of the Hurricanes before the 2005 - 06 season . He won his first Stanley Cup on June 19 , 2006 with the Hurricanes , defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 , 3 - 1 . In December 2006 , he scored his 1000th career point and in February 2007 , he recorded his 400th career goal . On February 14 , 2008 against Pittsburgh , Brind ' Amour tore his ACL in the first period ending his 2007 - 2008 season . However , Brind ' Amour would return for the 2008 - 09 season , playing in 80 games while recording 16 goals and 35 assists as the Hurricanes reached the Eastern Conference finals . On January 20 , 2010 , Brind ' Amour was replaced as Hurricanes captain by Eric Staal , previously an alternate captain . Brind ' Amour then served 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 career NHL games , where he then moved into Hurricanes ' management as a director of forwards development . His number 17 jersey was retired in a ceremony on February 18 , 2011 . The ceremony took place prior to a game against the Philadelphia Flyers , which at the time was coached by Peter Laviolette . Thus the two teams Brind ' Amour spent the bulk of his career with , as well as the coach he won the Stanley Cup with , were present to honour him . It is the third number to be officially retired by the Hurricanes since moving to Raleigh , North Carolina , after Glen Wesley ' s number 2 and Ron Francis ' number 10 ; all three retired players continue to work within the organization . Brind ' Amour was among the last few players in the NHL who had also played in the League during the 1980s . At the time of his retirement , he finished his professional career 18th in all - time NHL games played . Management career . On June 7 , 2011 , Brind ' Amour was introduced by the Hurricanes as their assistant coach and development coach . He will retain his role in developing the franchise ' s forwards while also spending time behind the bench in the NHL . Brind ' Amour represented the Hurricanes in a ceremony before the Charlotte Checkers ' first home game as Carolina ' s new American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate . Personal life . Brind ' Amour has three children from his first marriage to Kelly Sue Gardner ( a . k . a . Kelle Sullivan Gardner , Kelle Sullivan Brind ' Amour ) : a daughter , Briley , and two sons , Skyler and Reece . Brind ' Amour married for the second time on July 10 , 2010 , to Amy Biedenbach , a native of Raleigh and the daughter of former North Carolina State University basketball standout and former UNC Asheville men ' s basketball coach , Eddie Biedenbach . Rod and Amy have a son , Brooks Edward Brind ' Amour , born on December 19 , 2011 .