Brian Rafalski has spent two and a half years in retirement, but hours before his first game back in competitive hockey, he says he's at ease. "There'll be some dust that has to be shaken off," ...

After serving for two years as team chaplain for the ECHL's Florida Everblades, veteran defenseman Brian Rafalski will attempt a comeback with the team beginning Friday night with an eye on a possible ...

DETROIT (AP) - Brian Rafalski chose quality time with his wife and three kids over making $6 million next season with the Detroit Red Wings. The three-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time Olympic ...

Interesting development on Thursday as ECHL Florida signed 40-year-old defenseman Brian Rafalski, above right, defending the Penguins' Sidney Crosby in the 2009 Stanley Cup final with the Red Wings.

The Detroit Red Wings were short two good-sized, top-six forwards last summer when Todd Bertuzzi spurned their offer of a one-year contract, after they already opted not to re-sign Robert Lang. But a ...

Brian Rafalski went undrafted out of the University of Wisconsin, banished to the European Leagues as an undersized offensive defenseman. He spent four seasons there before then-Devils general manager ...

The Devils’ benchings build, expanding from punishment for needless penalties to making examples of players who make mistakes. A good idea, a necessary step, is nearly getting out of hand. Defenseman ...

That’s ‘D’ for Devils, as in Defense in Disarray. The deal Lou Lamoriello didn’t make for a backliner is haunting him. Admitting yesterday that Brian Rafalski has a broken leg, the Stanley Cup champs ...

Continuous back and knee pain this season forced Brian Rafalski to spend more time on the training table getting treatment than he ever has before. At age 37, the skilled puck-moving defenseman for ...