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Martin Brodeur
Born May 6, 1972
Montreal, PQ, CA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team New Jersey Devils
NHL draft 20th overall, 1990
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1991–present

Martin Brodeur (born May 6, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils.[1] In his 13-year tenure, he has led the team to three Stanley Cup championships and has taken them to the playoffs all but once since his NHL goaltending career has begun.[2] In addition to holding over thirty Devils franchise records,[3] he is on pace to surpass Patrick Roy's career records for wins,[4] games played and minutes played, as well as Terry Sawchuk's record for career shutouts.[5]

Brodeur has been among the NHL's most consistent goaltenders over the past decade, winning at least 35 games each of the last nine seasons as well as being the only player in NHL history with five 40-win seasons.[6] He is a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, a five-time Jennings Trophy winner, a nine-time NHL All Star, and one of only a handful of NHL goaltenders to have scored a goal. In the current 2006-07 NHL season, Brodeur surpassed Sawchuk on the all-time wins list and Glenn Hall on the all-time shutouts list to rank 2nd and 3rd in those categories, respectively, and is on pace to break the single-season wins record of 47.[7]

Brodeur is considered a hybrid style goalie, which differs from the typical Butterfly style of his native Quebec. He is best known for his great reflexes, especially with his glove hand, his puck handling, and his strong positional play.[8]

Brodeur's father, Denis, was also considered an outstanding goaltender and played in the 1956 Olympics for Team Canada, where he helped them win a bronze medal.[9][10]

NHL career

1990–1994

Brodeur was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, from the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL), in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils,[11] for whom he has played since the 1991-1992 season.

In the 1991-92 NHL season, he was called up to the Devils for 4 games during the regular-season when Devils' goaltenders Chris Terreri and Craig Billington became injured, and played in 1 playoff game. He spent most of the season and the entire following season with the Utica Devils of the AHL.[12] But in 1994, Brodeur achieved notoriety when he won the Calder Trophy after leading the Devils to 2nd place in the NHL and the 3rd round of the playoffs, where they eventually lost to the New York Rangers in seven games.[13] He finished 2nd in goals-against-average and 4th in save-percentage during the regular-season, which was surprising for a rookie goaltender. He was not originally chosen as the starting goalie, but he played so well when called upon that he overtook Chris Terreri as the Devils' #1 goalie.

The next season, the Devils finished tied for 9th overall, 5th in their conference, and were not considered a Stanley Cup contender. However, with the leadership of Brodeur, they defeated the Boston Bruins in the 1st round after shutting them out in 3 of their 4 wins. They defeated Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the 2nd and 3rd rounds and then swept Detroit while holding them to seven goals in four games to win the Stanley Cup in only Brodeur's second full season in the NHL. After the victory, he was quoted as saying the following:

In the last game against Detroit, the time from ten minutes left to one minute left was probably the longest nine minutes of my life. But from one to zero was probably the greatest time I've ever had. I didn't want the clock to run out. It was such a great feeling: people crying in the stands, people jumping up and down, people cheering. Guys couldn't even sit up on the bench. It was probably the best minute of my life.[14]

1995–1999

After a year of his mom has me the Devils were in the middle of the pack the following year for most of the season and barely missed the playoffs for only the second time in 9 seasons. Brodeur played in 77 (of a possible 82) games, setting a single-season record for most minutes played by a goalie, while having the 2nd most shutouts in the league. He was named the starter in the All-Star game for the Eastern Conference, and stopped all 12 shots he faced. He finished 4th in voting for the Vezina Trophy, which is awarded to the league's top goaltender. Brodeur also played on Team Canada during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, where Canada lost to the United States in the gold medal match.

In the 1996–97 season, the Devils finished 3rd in the NHL and played the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs. In the first game of the series on April 17 1997, with the Devils up by two goals late in the game, Brodeur fired the puck the length of the ice and into the empty net to ensure a 5-2 victory. It was only the 2nd time in NHL history that a goalie had scored in the playoffs, and the 5th time overall.[15] The Devils went on to win that series, but lost in the 2nd round to the rival New York Rangers once again. Brodeur was runner-up for the Vezina, named to his second all-star team, and had the lowest goals-against-average by a goalie in almost 30 years, earning him the Jennings Trophy. He also had 10 shutouts and a .927 save-percentage, one of the highest ever achieved by a goaltender.

The following year, Brodeur had 43 wins and 10 shutouts in the regular-season. The Devils finished first in the Eastern Conference, but lost in the 1st round of the playoffs to the Ottawa Senators. Once again, he made the all-star team, finished as a runner up for the Vezina, and took home the Jennings Trophy.

In the 1998–99 season, the Devils finished first in the Eastern Conference for the 3rd straight year, with Brodeur winning 39 games. He was among the contenders for the Vezina Trophy and started in the All-Star game, making his 4th appearance. But the Devils lost in the 1st round yet again, this time to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was by far the worst playoff performance in Brodeur's 5-year career, as he allowed 20 goals in 7 games.

1999–2003

In the 1999-00 season, Brodeur won 43 games for the 2nd time in his career, and went on to lead the Devils to their second Stanley Cup Championship against the Dallas Stars in 6 games. The next year, Brodeur topped the 40-win mark for the 3rd time in his career, despite having an average GAA and save-percentage throughout the year. He played in the All-Star Game for the 6th consecutive season. He took the Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the second straight season, where they lost to Colorado in game 7.

On February 15, 2000, Brodeur was credited with his second career goal, but he did not even get a shot off. In a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a delayed penalty was called against the Devils. Simon Gagne of the Flyers took the puck around his own net and headed up the ice along the near side. Sergei Brylin confronted him and Gagne went to turn to the left to avoid him. Unfortunatly, this knee-jerk reaction sent the puck skidding back towards the Flyers' net. Because Philadelphia pulled their goaltender for the delayed penalty, the puck went right into their net. After a review lasting more than 5 minutes, the referees not only dertermined that Brylin did not touch the puck when he hit Gagne, but that Brodeur was the last Devils player on the ice to touch the puck before the penalty. Brodeur had previously tapped the puck behind his net, stopping an attempted wrap-around by a Flyer. This simple tap was enough to credit Brodeur for the goal.

In 2001–02, Brodeur finished among the league leaders in wins and GAA. Brodeur continued to lead the league in victories and remained a Vezina and MVP candidate. The next year, Brodeur finally achieved what had been eluding him his whole career: the Vezina Trophy. He was also a Hart Trophy finalist for the league's Most Valuable Player, won the Jennings Trophy again, and was named a 1st Team All-Star and started in the All-Star Game. He also guided the Devils to their 3rd Stanley Cup victory. His 7 shutouts were the most ever in a single playoff season.

2004–present

In 2004, Brodeur won his 2nd consecutive Vezina Trophy and Jennings trophy. He was also a 1st Team All-Star, a starter in the NHL All-Star Game, and a finalist for the Hart Trophy yet again.

After the lockout cancelled the 2004-05 NHL Season, Brodeur came back and represented Canada at the Turin Olympics. He had another 43-win season, and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy for the third straight year. He led the Devils to a surprising comeback in the last 2 months of the season to win the Atlantic Division in the last regular-season game, after struggling early in the season. In the playoffs, he beat the Rangers for the first time in his career, leading the Devils to a 4-game sweep. But a 4-1 series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Devils from the playoffs.

On January 27, 2006 Brodeur signed a contract extension with the Devils that will pay him $31.2 million over six years.

During the 2006-2007 NHL season, Brodeur posted a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers for his 462nd win, moving him into 2nd place on the all-time list. Just a few weeks later on December 26, 2006, Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 to notch his 85th career shutout, moving him past Glenn Hall for 3rd place on that all-time list.

Brodeur was selected to play in his ninth NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas on January 24, 2007.

Personal life

File:Brodeurbook.jpg
Brodeur's 2006 autobiography

Martin and first wife Melanie Dubois (native from Saint-Liboire, Quebec, Canada) were married in 1995, after the birth of their son, Anthony. The following year they had twin sons, William and Jeremy. In 2002 they had a daughter, Annabelle Antoinette.

Between his hockey seasons, Martin was travelling from New Jersey to St-Liboire where he used to own a little house to join his wife Melanie's family. Recognizing his presence in the village, the Loisirs of St-Liboire (owners and managers of the central park of the town) named their center "Le Centre Martin Brodeur" (The Martin Brodeur Centre). His name was used by the Loisirs' directors to create a golf tournament named after him. This fundraising activity contributed to many projects such as a new children's park, a tennis court and an arena over the ice rink. His involvement with the village is now over, but the park centre is still named after him.

The Brodeurs separated when Melanie accused her husband of committing adultery with her brother's ex-wife "on numerous occasions at a variety of locations" and that it had been "ongoing and continuous for a period from the fall of 2002 to present date."[16] The divorce was finalized in 2003. Martin now resides with his current girlfriend Génevive Nault in West Orange, New Jersey.

In 2005, Brodeur started co-authoring his autobiography with long-time Toronto Star columnist and ESPN contributor Damien Cox. Entitled Brodeur: Beyond the Crease, it hit the market in October 2006. Some of the things that he talks about in the book are player salaries and contracts, NHL marketing, Lou Lamoriello and the Devils' new arena in Newark.[17]

Records

Last updated on January 28, 2007.

Devils franchise

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  • Most wins
  • Most losses
  • Most ties
  • Most goals allowed
  • Lowest goals-against-average
  • Most shutouts
  • Most games/minutes played by a goalie
  • Highest save percentage
  • Most shots faced
  • Most points by a goaltender

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  • Most wins
  • Most losses
  • Most ties
  • Most goals allowed
  • Lowest goals-against-average
  • Most shutouts
  • Most games/minutes played by a goalie
  • Highest save percentage
  • Most shots faced
  • Most points by a goaltender

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  • Most wins
  • Most losses
  • Most goals allowed
  • Lowest goals-against-average
  • Most shutouts
  • Most games / minutes played by a goalie
  • Highest save percentage
  • Most shots faced
  • Most points by a goaltender
  • Most penalty minutes by a goaltender



NHL

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  • 2nd place - Most wins (480)*
  • 3rd place - Most shutouts (90)**
  • 1st place - Most overtime wins (45)***
  • Most consecutive 30-win seasons (11)[18]
  • Most 40+ win seasons (5)
  • Only NHL goalie to score a game-winning goal
  • One of only 2 NHL goalies to score a goal in
    both the regular season and the playoffs

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  • Most shutouts in a playoff year (7, in 2002-03)[19]



*As of the 2006-07 season, is being challenged by active goalie Ed Belfour of the Florida Panthers for that spot.[20]
**Moved past Glenn Hall for third place on December 26, 2006 and is the active leader in that category.[21]
***Achieved versus the Philadelphia Flyers (6-5 OT win) on February 1, 2007.[22]

Awards

  • QMJHL All-Rookie Team - 1990
  • QMJHL 2nd All-Star Team - 1992

Career statistics

Stats as of April 30, 2006.
Bolded numbers indicate league leader.

Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA S/P
1989-90 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 42 23 13 2 2333 156 0 4.01 n/a
1990-91 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 52 22 24 4 2946 162 2 3.30 n/a
1991-92 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 48 27 16 4 2846 161 2 3.39 n/a
1991-92 New Jersey NHL 4 2 1 0 179 10 0 3.35 .882
1992-93 Utica AHL 32 14 13 5 1952 131 0 4.03 .884
1993-94 New Jersey NHL 47 27 11 8 2625 105 3 2.40 .915
1994-95 New Jersey NHL 40 19 11 6 2184 89 3 2.45 .902
1995-96 New Jersey NHL 77 34 30 12 4434 173 6 2.34 .911
1996-97 New Jersey NHL 67 37 14 13 3838 120 10 1.88 .927
1997-98 New Jersey NHL 70 43 17 8 4128 130 10 1.89 .917
1998-99 New Jersey NHL 70 39 21 10 4239 162 4 2.29 .906
1999-00 New Jersey NHL 72 43 20 8 4312 161 6 2.24 .910
2000-01 New Jersey NHL 72 42 17 11 4297 166 9 2.32 .906
2001-02 New Jersey NHL 73 38 26 9 4347 156 4 2.15 .906
2002-03 New Jersey NHL 73 41 23 9 4374 147 9 2.02 .914
2003-04 New Jersey NHL 75 38 26 11 4554 154 11 2.03 .917
2005-06 New Jersey NHL 73 43 23 7 4364 187 5 2.57 .911
NHL CAREER TOTALS 813 446 240 105 47,875 1,760 90 2.21 .912

Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1989-90 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 12 5 7 678 46 0 4.07
1990-91 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 4 0 4 232 16 0 4.17
1991-92 Saint-Hyacinthe QMJHL 5 2 3 317 14 0 2.64
1991-92 New Jersey NHL 1 0 1 32 3 0 5.62
1992-93 Utica AHL 4 1 3 258 18 0 4.18
1993-94 New Jersey NHL 17 8 9 1171 38 1 1.95
1994-95 New Jersey NHL 20 16 4 1222 34 3 1.67
1996-97 New Jersey NHL 10 5 5 659 19 2 1.73
1997-98 New Jersey NHL 6 2 4 366 12 0 1.97
1998-99 New Jersey NHL 7 3 4 425 20 0 2.83
1999-00 New Jersey NHL 23 16 7 1450 39 2 1.61
2000-01 New Jersey NHL 25 15 10 1505 52 4 2.07
2001-02 New Jersey NHL 6 2 4 381 9 1 1.42
2002-03 New Jersey NHL 24 16 8 1491 41 7 1.65
2003-04 New Jersey NHL 5 1 4 298 13 0 2.62
2005-06 New Jersey NHL 9 5 4 473 17 1 2.25
NHL CAREER TOTALS 152 89 63 9,472 297 21 1.88


International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Ice hockey

Brodeur was selected as Team Canada's backup goalie for the 1998 Winter Olympics, but did not play. Canada failed to win a medal.

In the 2002 Olympics, Brodeur won gold for Canada, playing in every game except the tournament opener against Sweden. He had the best GAA in the tournament and went undefeated, stopping 31 of 33 shots in the Gold Medal victory over Team USA.

He backstopped Team Canada to the World Cup of Hockey championship in 2004, allowing only 5 goals in 5 games. He led all goalies in GAA and save percentage while going undefeated.

He was selected to Team Canada for the 2006 Winter Olympics. He started in 4 of 6 games, but Canada failed to win a medal.

Overall, Brodeur has played for Canada in:


International statistics
Bolded numbers indicate tournament leader

Year Team Event   GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1996 Canada WC 3 0 1 1 140 8 0 3.43
1996 Canada WCH 2 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00
1998 Canada Oly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
2002 Canada Oly 5 4 0 1 300 9 0 1.80
2004 Canada WCH 5 5 0 0 300 5 1 1.00
2005 Canada WC 7 5 2 0 419 20 0 2.87
2006 Canada Oly 4 2 2 0 238 8 0 2.01
Senior Int'l Totals 26 16 6 2 1477 54 1 2.19


Preceded by Winner of the Calder Trophy
1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Vezina Trophy
2003, 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Jennings Trophy
1997, 1998
(1997: Shared with Mike Dunham) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Jennings Trophy
2003, 2004
(2003: Tie Roman Cechmanek/Robert Esche) 		Succeeded by

References

General

  • "Martin Brodeur Biography". HockeyGoalies.org. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  • "Martin Brodeur Official Fan Page". martinbrodeur.net. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  • "New Jersey Devils Goaltending History". goaliesarchive.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  • "New Jersey Devils season statistics and records". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  • "Year-by-year results, including game results" (PDF). New Jersey Devils. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  • "Individual regular-season records" (PDF). New Jersey Devils. Retrieved 2006-09-01.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Martin Brodeur - Career Stars". Yahoo! Sports. 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Devils Historical Moments". Sports E-Cyclopedia. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  3. ^ "Devils All-Time Leader Board and Season Records" (PDF). NewJerseyDevils.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  4. ^ "NHL Wins (Goalies)". HHof.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  5. ^ "NHL Shutouts". HHof.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  6. ^ "Martin Brodeur Player Profile". NHL.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
  7. ^ "Martin Brodeur - Stats". ESPN. 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
  8. ^ "Martin Brodeur Biography". hockeygoalies.org. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  9. ^ "Stanley Cup Journal". HHof.com. 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  10. ^ "Brodeur following in father's mask". USA Today. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  11. ^ "1990 NHL Entry Draft Picks". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  12. ^ "1992-93 Utica Devils (AHL)". hockeydb.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  13. ^ "1994 National Hockey League Playoffs". nbpfaus.net. 2001. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  14. ^ "Martin Brodeur Biography". hockeygoalies.org. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
  15. ^ "Martin Brodeur - Facts". MartinBrodeur.net. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  16. ^ "Brodeur's Wife Files For Divorce". ESPN. 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  17. ^ "Brodeur: Beyond the Crease (Hardcover)". Amazon.com. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  18. ^ "Brodeur sets goaltending mark in Devils win". TSN. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  19. ^ "Playoff Records-Goaltending". couchpotatohockey.com. 2003. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
  20. ^ "Brodeur vaults into 2nd on all-time win list". Yahoo! Sports. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
  21. ^ "Penguins Devils Recap - Tuesday December 26, 2006". Yahoo Sports!. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  22. ^ "Take nothing for granted in the 'final' minute". nhl.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
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