Does Rod Brind’Amour Belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Rod Brind’Amour was a borderline offensive star in his early years and a consensus star defensive forward in the latter half of his career, winning the Selke twice. He is -39 for his career.

Was Brind’Amour that elite defensively? Was he a good enough all around player to be inducted?

Listen to us discuss Brind’Amour’s Hall of Fame case:

Rod Brind’Amour’s Career:

• NHL: 1989-2010; 20 seasons, 17 quality
• Totals:
  • 452G,
  • 732A for
  • 1184P,
  • -39 in
  • 1484 games (23rd All Time);
  • 21:05 ATOI (since 1998-99);
  • 105.7 PS
• Draft: In his draft class (1988), Brind’Amour, drafted 9th overall, is
  • 6th in Goals
  • 4th in Assists
  • 5th in Points
  • 82nd in Plus/Minus
  • 3rd in Games Played
• Era: Of the 21 players to play in at least 1,250 games between 1989 and 2010, Brind’Amour is
  • 8th in Goals, APG, Points and PPG
  • 9th in GPG and Offensive Point Shares
  • 7th in Assists
  • 19th (3rd last) in Plus/Minus
  • 14th in Point Shares
• 82-game average: 25G, 40A for 66P, -2
• 3-year peak (1991-94): 82-game average of 35G, 52A for 87P, -7
• Possession (since 2007-08):
  • 51.6% Corsi For
  • -0.5% Relative Corsi For
  • 50.6% Fenwick For
  • -1.7% Relative Fenwick For
• Playoffs:
  • 51G,
  • 60A for
  • 111P,
  • +7 in
  • 159 games
  • Era: Of the hundreds of skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1989 and 2010, Brind’Amour is
    • 17th in Goals
    • 32nd in GPG
    • 32nd in Assists
    • 57th in APG
    • 22nd in Points
    • 44th in PPG
    • 60th in Plus/Minus
• Adjusted:
  • Hockey-Reference:
    • 463G,
    • 747A for
    • 1210P
    • Adjusted 82-game average: 26G, 41A for 67P (+1P per 82 games)
    • Per Game: Not in the Top 25
  • VsX:
    • 453G,
    • 775A
    • 1,100P
    • Not in the Top 25
• Trades:
  • Traded at 21 with Dan Quinn (25) for Ron Sutter (27) and Ron Barron (24)
  • Traded at 29 with Jean-Marc Pelletier (21) and a 2000 2nd Rounder (Agris Saviels) for Keith Primeau (28) and a 2000 5th Rounder (Kristofer Ottosson)

Ron Brind’Amour’s Accomplishments:

• Selke twice (‘06, ‘07)
• Top 5 in Calder Voting
• Goals:
  • Leader-boards:
    • Top 10 in Goals once
  • Single-season totals:
    • 35 goals three times,
    • 30 goals five times,
    • 25 goals nine times,
    • 20 goals twelve times
• Assists:
  • 60 assists twice,
  • 50 assists four times,
  • 40 assists six times
• Points:
  • 90 points once,
  • 80 points four times,
  • 70 points eight times,
  • 60 points nine times,
  • 50 points fourteen times
• All Star:
  • 1st Team All Rookie
  • 1 All Star Game appearance
  • Three Stars:
    • Monthly Second Star twice
• VsX Peak:
  • Best 7 Seasons:
    • Goals: doesn’t qualify
    • Assists: 179th All Time
    • Points: 168th All Time
  • Best 10 Seasons:
    • Goals: 195th All Time
    • Assists: 147th All Time
    • Points: 139th All Time.

Ron Brind’Amour’s Great Teams:

• NHL:
  • Best Player (by points) on one Final Four (‘95 Flyers),
  • Best Skater (possibly even best player) on one Champion (‘06 Hurricanes),
  • Best Skater on one Runner Up (‘02 Hurricanes),
  • Top 3 Forward (led the playoffs in Goals) on one Runner Up (‘97 Flyers),
  • Top 9 Forward on one Final Four (‘09 Hurricanes)
• World Cup:
  • Top 6? Forward (by points) on one World Cup Runner Up (‘96 Canada)
• World Championships:
  • Top 6? Forward (by points) on one World Champion (‘94 Canada)