Martin Brodeur

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Martin Brodeur (born May 6, 1972 in Montreal) is a Canadian-American former hockey goalie and current executive. He played 22 seasons in the NHL, mostly with the New Jersey Devils, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders ever. He helped the Devils win three Stanley Cups and five Eastern Conference titles, and he won two Olympic gold medals with Canada in 2002 and 2010.

Brodeur set many league records. He finished his career with 691 regular-season wins, 125 shutouts, and 1,266 games played. He won the Vezina Trophy four times and the Jennings Trophy five times, and he earned the Calder Trophy in 1993-94 as the NHL’s top rookie. He even scored three goals in his career, the most by any goaltender. He played with a hybrid style, known for his puck handling and quick reflexes. His skill with the puck helped spark rule changes behind the net, sometimes called the “Brodeur Rule.”

He retired in 2015 after a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues and later worked in hockey management. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, and the Devils later honored him with a bronze statue outside the Prudential Center in 2016 and retired his number 30 jersey the same year. In 2020 he joined the Devils as an advisor on hockey operations.

Off the ice, Brodeur is married to Melanie Dubois and has four children. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2009. He co-authored an autobiography and co-owns a pizza business with former teammate Sheldon Souray.