Martin Brodeur Announces Retirement
Martin Brodeur announced his retirement today, January 29, 2015, at a Blues press conference. He is quite possibly the best goalie of all-time in the NHL. He has a number of records that may never be broken, such as 125 shutouts, or 691 career wins. The article below goes through and lists many of the milestones in Brodeur’s career.
Martin Brodeur’s career timeline full of milestones, memories – NHL.com – NHL Insider
“There are plenty of superlatives to describe the career of Martin Brodeur, but one word that seems to stick out is longevity.
Brodeur was around professional hockey for parts of three decades and two centuries, leaving his footprint on the game again and again. His tour of the professional hockey world lasted 24 years in total, and here are some of the most important dates and moments from that journey.
June 16, 1990: The New Jersey Devils select Brodeur with the 20th pick in the NHL Draft, held at BC Place in Vancouver.
March 26, 1992: Brodeur makes 24 saves in his NHL debut and picks up his first victory, 4-2 against the Boston Bruins.
Oct. 20, 1993: In his seventh career appearance, Brodeur makes 17 saves to earn his first NHL shutout in a 4-0 win against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.”
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Here’s a video with some of Brodeur’s greatest moments:
When it comes to being considered the “Best of All-Time” for anything in the NHL, there will always be some debate, because there are different eras that players play in. There is also different criteria on which to judge the players on…
Some people judge goalies by the the number of Stanley Cups they won, if they won any. Others judge goalies by games won, and still others go by individual awards, or shutouts, or any other number of things.
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Loading ...It doesn’t matter who your choice is for best goalie of all-time. Martin Brodeur will definitely always be one of the top choices available. He had an amazing career and now he has to transition to a different part of his life. He will be working in the offices of the St. Louis Blues for the remainder of the season. After that, nobody knows yet what will happen, except Brodeur himself. I look forward to following his future work as a non-player.
I enjoyed watching you immensely. Good luck in the future, Martin Brodeur!
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