Brian Rolston Brian Lee Rolston ( born February 21 , 1973 ) is a professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League . He has won a Stanley Cup Championship with the New Jersey Devils in 1995 , and the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 playing for Team USA . Rolston has represented the United States of America three times in Olympic competition for ice hockey . In the Salt Lake City Olympics of 2002 , he won the Silver Medal . Brian has three sons , Ryder Scott , Brody and Stone . His older brother is Ron Rolston , who is currently coaching the Rochester Americans . Rolston has been a resident of Short Hills , New Jersey . Playing career . Rolston is considered a utility forward , as he can play as a centre , left wing and right wing competently . The 6 ' 2 ' , 214 pound forward is best known for his highly regarded two - way ability . Rolston was drafted in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as their second pick in the first round . Prior to his NHL career , Rolston played for Lake Superior State University ( where as a freshman he scored the game winning goal and earned Most Outstanding Player honors in the National Championship game , which his team won ) , then the Albany River Rats of the AHL . He has played for the New Jersey Devils , the Minnesota Wild , the Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins . He scored a then career high 62 points , including nine shorthanded goals in 2001 – 02 with the Bruins . During his career , he has scored a total of 33 shorthanded goals . Rolston signed with the Minnesota Wild as an unrestricted free agent on July 8 , 2004 , though his debut with the Wild didn ' t take place until the 2005 – 06 season due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . Rolston often quarterbacked the Minnesota Wild ' s powerplay ( a task normally given to a defenseman ) due to his booming shot from the point and strong two - way ability . During the season , he was an on - ice leader and was one of the Wild ' s top scorers , scoring a new career high of 79 points . He was named as team captain for the Minnesota Wild for February , October , November 2006 and January 2007 . During 2006 – 07 , Rolston scored three goals ( one on a penalty shot and two in overtime shootouts ) , using a slapshot from the slot . He was selected for the 2006 – 07 NHL Western Conference All - Star Team . During the game , Rolston scored two goals and added two assists . Rolston ' s shot is also known for making Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jean - Sébastien Giguère duck for cover during a game in the 2007 - 2008 NHL season when Rolston fired a slapshot from the right wing aiming for the top left corner of the net . Giguere visibly ducked to avoid being hit in the mask , resulting in a goal for Rolston . In a similar event during the 2006 - 2007 NHL season , Rolston fired a slapshot on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo . The shot hit Luongo in the mask , and though unhurt , Luongo was visiby dazed for minutes , lying on the ice until the team ' s trainer confirmed he was okay to continue the game . Rolston would later score on a penalty shot using his slapshot in the same game against Luongo . On June 29 , 2008 , Rolston ' s negotiating rights were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in return for a conditional draft pick in 2009 or 2010 . After failing to agree to a contract with the Lightning , Rolston became a free agent the next day on July 1 , 2008 , and signed a four - year deal worth $ 20 million to return to the New Jersey Devils . Rolston was traded to the New York Islanders for Trent Hunter . In reaction to the trade , Rolston was quoted by " The Star Ledger " as saying " It ' s been a bit of a rough ride in Jersey , I ' m actually happy to go to a place that wants me . I just want to start new . I ' m actually really happy about the change . [ . . . ] I saw it coming . There was no blindside here . It was something we discussed from the end of the season and into the summer . " Rolston had been waived by the Devils during the 2010 - 11 NHL season , and is entering the final year of the four year deal he signed in 2008 .