Martin Brodeur

Martin Brodeur (born the May 6th 1972 with Montreal, Quebec) is a player of professional Hockey of the National league of hockey evolving/moving with the Devils of the New Jersey.
He is regarded by several as one of best the goalkeepers of the history.

Career in the LNH

He begins his career as a junior in the team of the Laser of Saint-Hyacinthe of the Ligue of hockey major junior of Quebec in 1989 - 90.

He is the first choice (20th on the whole) of Devils at the time of the fishing out of entry of the National league of hockey in 1990 but remains to evolve/move in the LHJMQ for two more seasons. In 1994 for its first season, it gains the Trophée Calder given to best the recruit of the season of the National league of hockey. It also gained the trophy Jennings with four recoveries (1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004) as well as the Trophée Vézina in 2003 and 2004. It gained three Coupes Stanley, in 1995, 2000 and in 2003.

Embroiderer has his own style of distinctive play, magnet to venture around his net to handle the disc. However, of the modifications in the payments of the LNH since the season 2005-2006 prevent it from exploiting this strategy. Embroiderer presents an average of goals allocated among the best of his time. It is also recognized to play a very great number of matches during the season, compared to the other goalkeepers number one. Thus, during its career, it disputed 8 seasons of more than 70 matches. It marked 2 goals in career, a top for a guard.

Its first goal was marked against the team of her birthplace, the Canadian of Montreal, during the first match of the eliminatory Séries of 1997.

Its second goal was marked during the regular season 1999-2000 against the Flyers of Philadelphia. It was not a shooting with properly spoken but Brodeur was credited with a goal marked against his camp whereas the guard of the opposing team had left at the time of a differed penalty. Moreover, it finally proved that this goal was that of the victory. November 17th, 2007, Embroiderer reached an important plate, it enjoys its 500e victory of its career over a profit of 6-2 against Flyers of Philadelphia. He is the second guard of the history to reach this plate after Patrick Roy.

Statistics

Season

Fine of the Season LNH 2006-2007

Eliminatory series

Records

See also: Contenu=Aide detailed: [[Statistical of the leaders of LNH#Statistique concerning the guards]], [[Statistical of the best guards]]

Data taken at the end of the Season LNH 2007-08

2 er for the number of victories in one season (48).
2 ème for the number of victories in career (505).
3 ème for the number of victories in career in eliminatory series (89).
3 ème for the number of Washing S in career (94).
1st for the number of washings for one season in eliminatory Series (7).
2 ème for the number of washings in eliminatory series (21).
9 ème for the average of goals allocated in career (2,20).

International career

In 2002, it took part in the Olympic Games of Salt Lake City and gained gold with the team of Canada of hockey, becoming thus the first goalkeeper to gain a Stanley Cut and an Olympic gold medal.

Statistics

Others

His/her father, Denis Embroiderer, is a famous sporting photographer, former hockey player and also goalkeeper. He gained a bronze medal with the Winter Olympics of 1956 with Cortina d' Ampezzo in Italy.

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