Because Brodeur was that damn good. Just how good was he? Today, as we draw one day closer to Marty's 30 taking its rightful place in the rafters of the Prudential Center, we look at his numerous achievements, honors, and NHL records. We all know that Marty is an athlete who was winning awards from the beginning until the end. The following statistics are courtesy of Martin Brodeur's official website and show just how many different awards his won in Juniors, the NHL, and internationally:.
Jennings Trophy as the goalkeeper with the least number of goals scored against during the regular season , , and Has won the Vezina Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the NHL. It's an impressive list to be sure; many NHL players have come and gone without ever winning a Stanley Cup, let alone 3 of them. Brodeur can also boast of having 2 Olympic gold medals to his name, again a feat that not many athletes can do.
The Calder Trophy win is one that Brodeur should be proud of; as many know and some may not, Brodeur was not the first goaltender selected during his draft year that honor would go to Trevor Kidd and he beat out not only Kidd, but all other rookies as well.
Only 16 goalies have ever won the trophy out of the 82 times it has been awarded, putting Marty in the company of names such as Ken Dryden, Tony Esposito, and Terry Sawchuk. Since the NHL has adopted it's current qualifications for the winner of the Vezina trophy goaltender judged to be the best at his position prior to the season, it has been awarded 33 times.
Out of those 33 winners, there are only 4 repeat winners; Tim Thomas twice , Patrick Roy 3 times , Dominik Hasek 6 times and our own Marty who won it 4 times. With Thomas in the equation or not, that puts Marty in some rather elite company, as 22 separate goalies have won the award, but only these 4 have done it more than once. The William M. Jennings Trophy is the successor to the original credentials required to win the Vezina; it is awarded to the goaltender s playing a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against.
Marty is tied with Patrick Roy for the most Jennings Trophy wins since its inception with 5. The only other goalies to win it more than twice are Ed Belfour 4 , Dominik Hasek 3 , and Brian Hayward 3 , which puts him in very limited company.
Additionally, when I was watching the Devils growing up, I didn't really understand what the big deal was about all of the other trophies and individual awards, but I certainly knew what the Stanley Cup was. Watching the team lift it above their heads three times as an 8, 13 and 16 year old boy was both amazing and inspiring; plus it's always nice to have bragging rights at school that your team won it all!
Some will say it was because he had tremendous ability, while others will think he was just the beneficiary of a strong defensive system that helped the New Jersey Devils net three Stanley Cup titles. Brodeur has been the Devils' last line of defense since But, until , he had three pretty good defensemen in front of him in Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko.
One is in the Hall of Fame, one should get there soon, one played his entire career in New Jersey and all three have had their numbers retired by the Devils. It's no coincidence that the Devils won three Cups with that trio on the blueline, and the last two Cups also came with the addition a fourth solid d-man in Brian Rafalski.
The Devils also played the neutral-zone trap to perfection in those days, choking off opponents' chances and making one-goal or two-goal leads insurmountable through that third and final Cup championship in Since Daneyko and Stevens retired, the Devils have not had that dominating, crease-clearing physical presence that No.
Since Niedermayer went to Anaheim and Rafalski went to Detroit , they have also not had that puck-moving presence or goal-scoring threat from the point. The trap is long gone, the Devils are now in Newark and New Jersey also doesn't hold leads like it used to. Brodeur recorded 23 wins and a 2. The Devils returned to the playoffs in the —12 NHL season, as Brodeur recorded his 14th win season.
In Game 1 of the conference quarterfinals against the Panthers, Brodeur became only the second goaltender to record playoff wins in a 3—2 Devils victory. In Game 4 with a 4—0 victory, he broke the NHL career playoff shutout record with his 24th, surpassing Roy, who had 23 shutouts. The Devils advanced by winning Game 7 in double overtime, after making 43 saves to keep his team in the contest.
Following a second round series win over the Flyers, Brodeur and the Devils defeated the Rangers four games to two in the Eastern Conference finals. Brodeur was 14—10 in the postseason with a save percentage of.
During the off-season of , Brodeur hired agent Pat Brisson, leading many analysts to believe he would test free-agency or retire. Brodeur had a 13—9—7 record in his 29 appearance in —13, with a 2. The following season, he shared the Devils' starting goalie position with Cory Schneider whose 45 games played were six more than Brodeur's total.
His statistical performance declined, as his GAA increased to 2. In 39 games played, Brodeur had a. Among his 19 wins in —14 was a victory in the season finale against Boston, his th for New Jersey.
On June 6, , he told ESPN that he would test the free agency market for the —15 season and his year tenure with the Devils ended. On November 26, , Brodeur signed a tryout contract with the St. Louis Blues after their starting netminder, Brian Elliott, was injured. The decision followed Elliott's return to the Blues, as he had been demoted to the team's number-three goalie behind Elliott and Jake Allen. Brodeur announced the news at a press conference two days later.
Brodeur retired having started just five games with the Blues, going 3—3—0 in seven appearances. Upon announcing his retirement, Brodeur was hired by the Blues as a special assistant to general manager Doug Armstrong. On May 22, , Armstrong announced that Brodeur and the Blues had agreed to a three-year contract naming him as an assistant general manager of the team. The statue was formally dedicated on October 22, , in a ceremony before the game against the Minnesota Wild.
On July 25, , Brodeur was appointed a management team member for Canada's men's team for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea. On August 29, , he joined the Devils as the executive vice president of business development. Canada failed to win a medal after losing the bronze-medal match to Finland, a game in which many people thought Brodeur should have played.
In the Olympics at Salt Lake City, Utah, Brodeur was initially named the backup behind Curtis Joseph, following Joseph's losing the tournament opener against Sweden, he was named the starting goaltender the rest of the way, and won gold for Canada.
He went undefeated in the tournament, stopping 31 of 33 shots in the gold-medal victory over Team USA. Brodeur then led Team Canada to a World Cup of Hockey championship in , allowing only five goals in five games. He led all goalies in GAA and save percentage while going undefeated. He started in four games, but Canada failed to win a medal after losing to Russia in the quarterfinals.
He registered a shootout win against Switzerland and a loss to the United States. After the loss to the US, he was benched for the remainder of the Games in favour of Roberto Luongo. During the NHL playoffs, Melanie filed for divorce during the playoffs amid reports that Brodeur was having an affair with Genevieve Nault, the wife of Melanie's brother.
The incident was referred to by opposing fans during the playoffs. The reports proved to be true, as Brodeur and Genevieve married in June of Their first child together, Maxime Philippe Brodeur, was born in November Brodeur is regarded as an engaging raconteur in his spare time. He has hosted a street hockey tournament in his hometown of St. Leonard, Quebec, for each of the Devils' Stanley Cup championships, where he played as a forward.
His oldest brother, Denis Jr. He has two sisters, Line and Sylvie. Brodeur also includes his views on the "new NHL" after the lockout, and how it affected his career. Brodeur co-owns a business called La Pizzeria Etc. The idea came about after Souray was traded to play in Montreal, the city in which the business now operates. Fans picked Brodeur to appear on the cover of the video game "NHL 14", choosing him in a series of votes that included 60 players.
He was the first goalie in 17 years to have his image on the cover. During his NHL career, Brodeur set numerous league records. He ended his career with wins, more than Roy who is second on the NHL's all-time list. He extended his record shutout total to , 22 more than second-place Sawchuk. After his final season, he had played in 1, regular season games, a total more than above that of any other goalie. In nine seasons, Brodeur was the NHL wins leader, and in five other seasons he was among the top five goalies in the category.
In postseason play, he had the most shutouts of any NHL goalie with 24 , and his playoff wins ranks second all-time. Writer Steve Politi noted Brodeur's longevity as an advantage on other top all-time goalies such as Roy; he played 70 or more games in 12 seasons, compared to 0 for Roy. Brodeur is remembered for his playing style: writer Katie Strang called him "one of the most innovative [goalies] ever to play the game", due to his "superior puck-handling skills". Scott Gomez a former teammate of Brodeur in New Jersey considered his goalie to be the equivalent of an extra defenceman.
A rule disallowing goalies from handling the puck outside a trapezoid shaped area behind the net is called "The Brodeur Rule" by some who believe his tendency to play the puck in the corners inspired the rule. Brodeur's playing style proved uncommon among goalies of his era, as most of his competitors used a butterfly style exclusively.
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