Is Rod Brind'Amour A Hockey Hall Of Famer? It's Complicated

Prior to Rod Brind'Amour, there were exactly three men in NHL history to captain and coach the same NHL team to a Stanley Cup championship.

The other guys – Toe Blake with the Montreal Canadiens, Cooney Weiland with the Boston Bruins and Hap Day with the Toronto Maple Leafs – did that roughly a bazillion years ago.

It has inspired a lot of debate as to whether 'Rod the Bod' belongs alongside Blake, Weiland and Day in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM.