How old is martin brodeur from the new jersey devils

The first one was an era built on stellar defense and then as he got older the team started to get a bit faster and more skilled upfront. We were lucky to be able to watch him play for our team and his age season shows us why. Related Story: Five free agents for the Devils to watch in the playoffs. More FS Atlantic News ». View all Atlantic Sites. More Metropolitan News ».

More FS Metropolitan News ». View all Metropolitan Sites. More Central News ». More FS Central News ». View all Central Sites. His goaltending career began when his coach asked him if he wanted to play as a backup at the position in a youth tournament. Martin explained: " The next season my coach came up to me and said, 'Do you want to be a goalie or forward this year?

I don't know why I decided, but I thought it would be fun to play goal. Brodeur's play in goal was soon noticed by fans and scouts. Martin spent the following season in the AHL with Utica.

However, in the —94 season, Martin returned to the NHL permanently and gained recognition when he won the Calder Trophy, an annual award for the best rookie in the NHL. He led the Devils to the second-best record in the league and the Eastern Conference Finals in the playoffs where they lost to the New York Rangers in seven games.

Martin finished 2nd in goals against average GAA 2. In the —95 NHL season season which was shortened to 48 games due to a four-month lockout, the Devils finished tied for 9th overall, 5th in their conference, and they were not considered a Stanley Cup contender. With the leadership of Martin, they defeated the Boston Bruins in the 1st round, shutting them out in three of their four wins. In the second round against Pittsburgh, Martin gave up only eight goals and helped the Devils defeat the Penguins in five games.

In the third round, the Devils defeated Philadelphia in six games, giving them their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history against the heavily favoured Detroit Red Wings.

The strong play of Martin and the Devils' infamous "trap" method made the series lopsided in favour of New Jersey, who swept the Red Wings 4 games to 0 while holding them to only seven goals in four games. 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. After a year of success, the Devils were in the middle of the pack for most of the —96 season and barely missed the playoffs. Martin played in 74 of his team's 82 games, setting a single-season record for most minutes played by a goalie, while having the 2nd-most shutouts 6 in the league.

He was named the starter in the All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference and stopped all 12 shots he faced. In the —97 season, the Devils finished 3rd in the NHL. Martin was runner-up for the Vezina Trophy, was named to the All-Star team, and had the lowest goals against average by a goalie in almost 30 years, earning him the Jennings Trophy. He also had 10 shutouts and a. On April 17, , in the first game of a first-round playoff matchup against the Montreal Canadiens, Martin fired the puck the length of the ice and into the Canadiens' empty net to ensure a 5—2 victory.

It was only the second time in NHL history that a goaltender had scored in the playoffs and the fifth time overall. The Devils went on to win that series, but lost in the second round to the rival New York Rangers. The following year, Martin had 43 wins and 10 shutouts in the regular season. The Devils finished first in the Eastern Conference, but they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the eighth-seeded Ottawa Senators.

In the —99 season, the Devils finished first in the Eastern Conference for the third straight year with Martin winning 39 games. He was among the contenders for the Vezina Trophy and started in the All-Star game, making his fourth appearance. However, the Devils lost in the first round to the Penguins.

It was the worst playoff performance in Martin's five-year career, as he allowed 20 goals in seven games with an. During the — season on February 15, , Martin was credited with his second career goal as he was the last Devils player on the ice to touch the puck before Daymond Langkow of the Philadelphia Flyers accidentally put the puck into his own empty net during a delayed penalty call against the Devils.

Martin had previously tapped the puck behind his net, stopping an attempted wrap-around by a Philadelphia Flyer. That season, Martin won 43 games for the second time in his career and the Devils finished with the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference after losing the division to the Philadelphia Flyers by two points.

Martin helped the Devils sweep the Florida Panthers in the first round, giving up only six goals in four games. In the next round against the Toronto Maple Leafs he recorded two shutouts, including one in the final game of the series as the Devils went on to win four games to two, setting up a showdown with rival Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Flyers took a commanding 3—1 series lead and had home ice to close out the series, but Martin gave up only one goal in each of the remaining three games of the series, propelling the Devils to the surprising come from behind series victory in 7 games.

They went on to play the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Final, who had a higher seed but fewer regular season points, giving the Devils home ice advantage in the series. After taking game one with a 7-goal rally against Dallas, the Devils were led by Martin the rest of the way as he gave up only six goals in the next five games, giving the team their second Stanley Cup Championship in six years.

The next year, Martin topped the win mark for the third time in his career, despite having an average GAA and save-percentage throughout the season. He played in the All-Star Game for the 6th consecutive season and helped the Devils earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference. In the first round, Martin recorded two shutouts against the Carolina Hurricanes and the Devils took the series in six games.

After struggling to beat 7th-seeded Toronto in seven games, the Devils had little trouble defeating the 6th-seeded Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals where Martin added two more shutouts, both on the road. In their second straight Stanley Cup finals appearance, the Devils played a back-and-forth series against the top seeded Colorado Avalanche and lost in seven games. In the —02 season, Martin finished among the league leaders in wins and GAA.

He continued to lead the league in victories and remained a Vezina and MVP candidate. The next season, in —03, he finally achieved what had been eluding him his whole career: the Vezina Trophy. With one of the most impressive playoff performances of his career, Martin guided the Devils to their third Stanley Cup victory after dramatic seven-game series wins against the top-seeded Ottawa Senators and the surprising 7th-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Some hockey writers speculated a New Jersey player did not win because there were multiple candidates resulting in a split vote among the sportswriters who selected the winner. In the —04 season, Martin won his second consecutive Vezina Trophy and Jennings trophy. The Devils lost the Atlantic Division title by 1 point to the Philadelphia Flyers, who thus obtained the third seed and home ice advantage against the sixth-seeded Devils in the first round of the playoffs.

This would be too much for Martin and the Devils to overcome as the Flyers went on to defeat them in five games. In the —06 season, Martin posted 43 wins, adding onto his NHL records of what was now five win seasons and ten consecutive win seasons. After struggling early in the season, Martin's impressive play later on made him a finalist for the Vezina Trophy for the third straight year and helped lead the Devils to a surprising comeback in the last two months of the season that resulted in them winning the Atlantic Division in the final game of the year.

In the first round of the playoffs, Martin beat the Rangers for the first time in his career, leading the Devils to a four-game sweep.

But a 4—1 series loss to the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Devils in the next round. On December 8, , he posted a 2—0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers for his nd career win, moving him into 2nd place on the all-time list ahead of Ed Belfour. Just a few weeks later, on December 26, Martin beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3—0 to record his 85th career shutout, moving him past Glenn Hall for 3rd place on that all-time list and 1st place among all active goalies.

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