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.
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Following surgery on November 6, , he would miss 16 weeks of the season before playing his next game on February 26, Upon returning from the injury, he registered a 4—0 shutout against the Colorado Avalanche for his 99th career shutout. Beginning in , Brodeur broke a number of career records for goaltenders.
He missed 50 games in the —09 season, but a winning streak upon his return pushed him near the NHL's all-time win record. On March 14, , the Devils defeated the Canadiens 3—1 to give him the st win of his career, tying him with Roy for the NHL record. Brodeur topped another of Roy's previous marks on November 27, as he set the record for the most minutes played in the NHL, which had been 60, Brodeur's 1,th career appearance which happened on December 18, , broke Roy's record of 1, He also set the mark for the most regular-season shutouts with a 4—0 win against the Penguins on December 21, breaking Sawchuk's record of On December 30, , Brodeur and the Devils shut out the Penguins, 2—0.
It was his th career shutout, giving him the all-time professional record, surpassing George Hainsworth's total of combined in the NHL 94 and Western Canada Hockey League On April 6, , Brodeur reached his th career win by defeating the Thrashers 3—0. This was also his th career shutout. He also won his fifth Jennings Trophy and had the third-best GAA in the league, leading his team to back-to-back division wins that included a 6—0 regular-season sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins.
However, the Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs, losing to the seventh-seeded Flyers in five games. Brodeur had a 5—18—1 stretch to begin the —11 season as New Jersey slumped to the bottom of the NHL.
Although the Devils improved in the second half of the season, they didn't reach the playoffs. 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. 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. Losing his defensive foursome along with the trap system has undoubtedly impacted Brodeur's game. But, to suggest that just about anyone could have played goal for the Devils en route to those three NHL titles is folly.
Brodeur has done his part since first taking over the crease, and he has still managed to put together some win campaigns in the last several seasons, even without a stellar squad in front of him anymore.
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