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- Goaltending came naturally to Brodeur, whose father, Denis, played the position on the Canadian Olympic team that won the bronze medal in 1956. Raised in Montreal, Martin played forward as a kid—sewing the seeds of the stickhandling skills that would serve him so well in the NHL—before switching to goal at age seven.
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On March 21, 2013, in his first game back from a month-long absence due to a pinched nerve injury in his upper back, Brodeur was credited with a power play goal against the Carolina Hurricanes, [101] making him the only NHL goaltender to record three career goals, [102] and the first goaltender to score on the power play since Evgeni Nabokov in ...
An excellent stickhandler, Brodeur in 1997 became the second goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in a playoff game. He also led the Devils to Stanley Cup victories in 2000 and 2003. Brodeur was a member of Team Canada in the Olympic Games of 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010.
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Feb 19, 2019 · Even as Brodeur became one of the best goalies in the NHL and lifted New Jersey to success the franchise had never seen before, he found his way back to Saint-Leonard. Advertisement
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Martin Brodeur was already playing goalie for his ice hockey team, so getting the chance to play forward with his buddies on the street in the Montreal suburb of St. Leonard was an outlet. It...
Mar 18, 2009 · By blanking the Thrashers 3-0 at the Philips Center in Atlanta on April 6, 2010, Brodeur became the first NHL goalie to reach the 600-wins mark.
Jan 10, 2010 · Brodeur was born in Montreal and one could say that goaltending was in his genes. Brodeur’s father, Denis Brodeur, was a goaltender on Canada's 1956 Olympic team that won a bronze medal.
Nov 11, 2018 · Brodeur was, of course, a puck stopper of the highest regard, not to mention a goalie so skilled at playing the puck that the NHL changed its rulebook to mitigate the advantage he gave the...
