Martin Brodeur Last updated Sunday, 16-Jan-05 00:13:18 EDT BIOGRAPHY - BORN: Montreal, Quebec, May 6, 1972.
- HOME: Hackensack, New Jersey
- HEIGHT:
- WEIGHT:
190-205 lbs - UNIFORM #: New Jersey Canada
- CATCHES: Left
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- SALARY (1996-97):
- STYLE:
Hybrid. Brodeur is not a typical Quebec butterfly goaltender. - STRENGTHS: Possesses great reflexes; in particular, an outstanding glove hand. Has strong positional play, and is rarely caught out of position. Good focus; plays well in games with low shot totals. Many people consider Martin to be the best puckhandling goaltender of all time - he is like having a third defenseman on the ice. Great disposition, and has the ability to dominate a game.
- WEAKNESSES: Can wear down after playing as many regular-season games as he does. Susceptible to low shots and wraparound shots. Tends to put rebounds back into the middle of the ice.
Son of Denis Brodeur, goaltender with bronze medal-winning Canadian Olympic Team, 1956 Name pronounced MAHR-tan broh-DOOR. QUOTABLE: "In the last game against Detroit [in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals], the time from ten minutes left to one minute left was probably the longest nine minutes of my life. But from one to zero was probably the greatest time I've ever had. I didn't want the clock to run out. It was such a great feeling: people crying in the stands, people jumping up and down, people cheering. Guys couldn't even sit up on the bench. It was probably the best minute of my life." (Sports Illustrated, May 26, 1997) | |
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