Martin Brodot, whose photo adorned the covers of the best hockey publications and sports simulations for more than a year, ended his glorious career at St. Louis during the 2013/2014 season. All his main achievements are associated with the club “New Jersey Devils” and the national team of Canada, where he became not only the author of numerous records, but also a real legend, an icon for his fans.
Key Biography Facts
Probably Martin Brodot was doomed to become a hockey player. Firstly, he was born in the hockey city of the world - the Canadian Montreal, which in the 60-70s. The twentieth century stamped Stanley Cups one after another. This momentous event occurred on May 6, 1972, when the whole Maple Leaf Country lived in anticipation of the upcoming super battle with amateurs from the Soviet Union.
Secondly, his father - Denis Brodo - was a rather famous hockey player. True, most of his career took place in the lower leagues, but he had his own personal reason for pride - a bronze medal received in the national team for speaking at the 1956 Olympic Games.
Martin Brodot was an exemplary son, but this can not be said about his family life . With his first wife - Melanie Dubois, who bore him three charming heroes and a beautiful princess - he divorced after eight years of marriage. At the same time, the scandal could not be avoided: Melanie filed for divorce after she found out that her husband was cheating on her brother with his wife. The second marriage - with Genevieve Nol - turned out to be stronger: having married in 2008, the couple are still in a happy union.
All the sons from the first marriage followed the path of the father. At the same time, two of them - Anthony and Jeremy - chose the role of goalkeeper, but William decided to change the family tradition and became an attacker.
Martin Brodot and the New Jersey Devils
Iron Martin won all his main prizes at the club level as part of the New Jersey Devils, although, like any resident of Montreal, he dreamed of playing in a local superclub since childhood. However, in the 1990 draft, in the first round, he was chosen by a club from a suburb of New York, which Brodo probably did not regret.
The thirtieth issue of the “devils” held its first match in red and black on March 22, 1992 against the “bears” from Boston. Ahead of him were waiting another 21 season as part of this club and 1259 matches with a fantastic average percentage of reflected shots - 91.2. Martin Brodot was a supporter of the Stand Up technique, traditional for North American goalkeepers, which is characterized by a rigid vertical post and excellent stick ownership.
Of the club's achievements in Martin, first of all, three Stanley Cups and four “Vezina” should be noted as the best goalkeeper of the championship. Of the three championship rings, the most valuable is, of course, the first one, mined according to the results of the 1994/1995 season. Then the “devils" showed super-closed hockey, the main pillars of which were Martin Brodot and captain Scott Stevens. The most difficult series was the semifinal confrontation with the Philadelphia Flyers, led by Eric Lindros. It was the victory over her that opened the way for the team to the coveted trophy.
Personal Achievements in the NHL
In addition to four cups to the best goalkeeper, Martin Brodot boasts a prize for the “Best Newcomer of 1994”, as well as current records for the number of dry matches in the regular season and in the playoffs. For twelve consecutive seasons, the goalkeeper scored thirty or more victories, showing in each of them an impenetrability percentage of over 90%. A nine-time participant in the Star Matches, he is the record holder for the number of games held on the hockey platform - 1266 (including seven matches in the St. Louis Blues).
In addition, Martin Brodot is a co-owner of several not quite typical goalkeeper achievements. So, on his account there are three goals, one of which he spent in the playoffs, and another one became a victory in the match. He received the nickname "iron" after spending 4,697 minutes in a row on ice during 2006-2007.
Canada national team
Martin Brodot - the goalkeeper, better known for playing for the club from New Jersey, however, he also left a very noticeable mark on the Canadian national team. What is worth at least two of his gold Olympic medals in Salt Lake City and Vancouver, as well as a victory in the World Cup in 2004? Yes, he did not manage to become a world champion and enter the so-called “triple golden club”, but this was due to the fact that his club almost always reached the very last stages of the Stanley Cup and Martin simply did not have the opportunity to help his national team in the fight for world championship.
Life after hockey
It is extremely difficult for any athlete to complete a professional career. So Brodo, despite the fact that in recent years his performance has become noticeably worse, tried to stay in his favorite game until the last. He even took a very mixed step - he signed before the 2013-2014 season. contract with St. Louis, however, having spent only seven matches, was forced to admit that he was not able to deceive the rapidly flying time.
Today, Martin Brodot, whose biography, published in 2006, has become a real bestseller, leads a very measured lifestyle. Owning several pizzerias and one spa in Montreal, he does not experience any financial difficulties. In her free time she loves to act as an expert on local television and in hockey magazines. He has not yet thought about the career of a coach, although many fans of this great game are looking forward to this step.