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Brian Rafalski

1973 - Today

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Brian Christopher Rafalski (born September 28, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings, in the SM-liiga for HPK and HIFK, in the Elitserien for Brynäs IF, and in the ECHL for the Florida Everblades. After going undrafted, Rafalski spent four seasons in Europe - winning the Pekka Rautakallio trophy as best Liiga Defenseman in 1997, and 1999, the Finnish SM-liiga championship with HIFK in 1998, and the Kultainen kypärä ("the Golden Helmet") in 1999. After entering the NHL in 1999 as a free agent with the Devils, Rafalski played in five Stanley Cup Finals during the 2000s, his first three with the Devils and his last two with the Red Wings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Rafalski is the 379th most popular hockey player (up from 391st in 2019), the 17,891st most popular biography from United States (up from 18,202nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Brian Rafalski ranks 379 out of 676. Before him are Morten Green, Staffan Kronwall, Tomáš Tatar, Vladimir Tarasenko, Aki Berg, and Neal Broten. After him are Milan Bartovič, Rob Blake, Richard Zedník, Chris Osgood, Nino Niederreiter, and Erik Karlsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Brian Rafalski ranks 1,020. Before him are Ruslan Honcharov, Jonathan Vaughters, Olga Vasdeki, Erin O'Toole, Rory Stewart, and Matilda Ernkrans. After him are Bun B, Adriana Carmona, Naoki Hiraoka, Amy Van Dyken, Ray LaMontagne, and Alex Sandro Santana de Oliveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Rafalski ranks 17,899 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Payton II (1992), Navi Rawat (1977), Grant Holloway (1997), Kimberly Hill (1989), Kaskade (1971), and Phillip Wilson (1941). After him are Bianca Del Rio (1975), Lance Deal (1961), Lindsey Van (1984), Jaci Velasquez (1979), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1993), and Lauv (1994).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Brian Rafalski ranks 28. Before him are Phil Housley (1964), John LeClair (1969), T. J. Oshie (1986), Mark Pavelich (1958), Jack Hughes (2001), and Neal Broten (1959). After him are Auston Matthews (1997), Bill Guerin (1970), Chris Drury (1976), Doug Weight (1971), Joe Pavelski (1984), and Phil Kessel (1987).

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