How many cups does brodeur have

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When you look at statistics, the bottom line is winning and he's done that. He's going to go out as the greatest goaltender ever without question. In other words, Lamoriello is taking the Wayne Gretzky stance: A resume so packed full of aggregate statistics and records that evidence becomes overwhelming to the point that the greatest-ever debate becomes … not much of a debate.

In another sport, this could be called the LeBron or Barry Bonds stance. Braden Holtby in also had In the more offbeat categories, Brodeur also has the most goals by a goalie three, including one in the playoffs , had too many great playoff moments to count, is third all-time in goalie assists 45 , and was so unusually skilled with the puck that the NHL created the Trapezoid Rule in , which aimed to limit the area in which a goalie could handle the puck behind the net -- it's often referred to as the "Brodeur Rule.

He explained, "If you give the liberty to the goalies to play the puck, they'll mess up more than they're successful. He also expressed his concern for defencemen, "It's a no-brainer if they want to start to eliminate these huge hits for the defencemen Whenever my defencemen or somebody was getting a big hit, I felt guilty that I let that guy get hit like that.

Now, I've got to sit and watch all the time You've got to try to find something because so many guys are getting hurt. At the time of his statement, Devils defencemen Paul Martin, Johnny Oduya and Bryce Salvador were all out of the line-up with injuries.

Ultimately the suggestion was rejected and the rule stayed in place. Former Maple Leafs' general manager Brian Burke said, "We had originally approved a rule where the goaltenders couldn't handle the puck behind the net at all. The game was turning into a tennis match.

You'd dump it in and the goalie would throw it out and now with the soft chip into the corner it turns into a puck battle and a forecheck opportunity, which is what we wanted. In the —06 season, he posted 43 wins, adding onto his NHL records of what were now five win seasons and ten consecutive win seasons. After struggling early in the season, Brodeur improved 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, he won a postseason series against 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 second place on the all-time list ahead of Ed Belfour.

Just a few weeks later, on December 26, , Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3—0 to record his 85th career shutout, moving him past Glenn Hall for third place on that all-time list and first place among all active goalies. On February 1, , Brodeur beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6—5 in overtime to take the all-time lead in overtime non-shootout wins with 45, passing Roy.

The Devils' first 38 wins of the season were all with Brodeur in net, leading him to set a NHL record for most consecutive wins for a team. On April 3, , Brodeur tied the NHL record for most wins in a single season with 47, set by Bernie Parent in —74, in a 2—1 shootout victory against the Ottawa Senators. Two days later, he broke the record with his 48th win in a 3—2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, which helped the Devils clinch the Atlantic Division title.

However, he rebounded to finish the series, and helped the team advance in six games, while passing Grant Fuhr for second place in all-time playoff victories. In the second round against the Ottawa Senators, the Devils were defeated in five games as the Senators scored 15 goals during the series. In the —08 season, Brodeur became the second goalie in NHL history to reach wins with a victory against the Flyers on November 17, ; the only other goalie to achieve the feat is Roy.

He was also named the starting goalie for the Eastern Conference in the —08 NHL All Star Game in Atlanta; however, he was unable to participate because of a family obligation. After losing a bitter series against the rival Rangers in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, Brodeur refused to shake Sean Avery's hand.

During game three of the series, in an unusual move, Avery turned to face Brodeur during a 5-on-3 power play, and began waving his hands and stick in front of Brodeur's face in an effort to distract him.

The day after this game the NHL announced that it had revised its unsportsmanlike conduct rule now known as "The Sean Avery Rule" effectively outlawing such antics. Brodeur started wearing a new painted mask design for the —09 NHL season with a stylized "MB30" on the front, replacing the "J" that had been on his mask for nearly his entire NHL career. During a game on November 1, , Brodeur suffered from a "bruised elbow" which would later be diagnosed as a torn distal biceps tendon, making it the first major injury in his career.

Following surgery on November 6, , he would miss 16 weeks of the season before playing his next game on February 26, Upon returning from the injury, he registered a 4—0 shutout against the Colorado Avalanche for his 99th career shutout. Beginning in , Brodeur broke a number of career records for goaltenders.

He missed 50 games in the —09 season, but a winning streak upon his return pushed him near the NHL's all-time win record. On March 14, , the Devils defeated the Canadiens 3—1 to give him the st win of his career, tying him with Roy for the NHL record.

Brodeur topped another of Roy's previous marks on November 27, as he set the record for the most minutes played in the NHL, which had been 60, Brodeur's 1,th career appearance which happened on December 18, , broke Roy's record of 1, He also set the mark for the most regular-season shutouts with a 4—0 win against the Penguins on December 21, breaking Sawchuk's record of On December 30, , Brodeur and the Devils shut out the Penguins, 2—0. It was his th career shutout, giving him the all-time professional record, surpassing George Hainsworth's total of combined in the NHL 94 and Western Canada Hockey League On April 6, , Brodeur reached his th career win by defeating the Thrashers 3—0.

This was also his th career shutout. He also won his fifth Jennings Trophy and had the third-best GAA in the league, leading his team to back-to-back division wins that included a 6—0 regular-season sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. However, the Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs, losing to the seventh-seeded Flyers in five games. Brodeur had a 5—18—1 stretch to begin the —11 season as New Jersey slumped to the bottom of the NHL.

Although the Devils improved in the second half of the season, they didn't reach the playoffs. Brodeur recorded 23 wins and a 2. The Devils returned to the playoffs in the —12 NHL season, as Brodeur recorded his 14th win season. In Game 1 of the conference quarterfinals against the Panthers, Brodeur became only the second goaltender to record playoff wins in a 3—2 Devils victory.

In Game 4 with a 4—0 victory, he broke the NHL career playoff shutout record with his 24th, surpassing Roy, who had 23 shutouts. The Devils advanced by winning Game 7 in double overtime, after making 43 saves to keep his team in the contest. Following a second round series win over the Flyers, Brodeur and the Devils defeated the Rangers four games to two in the Eastern Conference finals. Brodeur was 14—10 in the postseason with a save percentage of. During the off-season of , Brodeur hired agent Pat Brisson, leading many analysts to believe he would test free-agency or retire.

Brodeur had a 13—9—7 record in his 29 appearance in —13, with a 2. The following season, he shared the Devils' starting goalie position with Cory Schneider whose 45 games played were six more than Brodeur's total.

His statistical performance declined, as his GAA increased to 2. In 39 games played, Brodeur had a. Among his 19 wins in —14 was a victory in the season finale against Boston, his th for New Jersey.

On June 6, , he told ESPN that he would test the free agency market for the —15 season and his year tenure with the Devils ended. On November 26, , Brodeur signed a tryout contract with the St. Louis Blues after their starting netminder, Brian Elliott, was injured.

The decision followed Elliott's return to the Blues, as he had been demoted to the team's number-three goalie behind Elliott and Jake Allen. We all know that Marty is an athlete who was winning awards from the beginning until the end. The following statistics are courtesy of Martin Brodeur's official website and show just how many different awards his won in Juniors, the NHL, and internationally:. Jennings Trophy as the goalkeeper with the least number of goals scored against during the regular season , , and Has won the Vezina Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the NHL.

It's an impressive list to be sure; many NHL players have come and gone without ever winning a Stanley Cup, let alone 3 of them. Brodeur can also boast of having 2 Olympic gold medals to his name, again a feat that not many athletes can do. The Calder Trophy win is one that Brodeur should be proud of; as many know and some may not, Brodeur was not the first goaltender selected during his draft year that honor would go to Trevor Kidd and he beat out not only Kidd, but all other rookies as well.

Only 16 goalies have ever won the trophy out of the 82 times it has been awarded, putting Marty in the company of names such as Ken Dryden, Tony Esposito, and Terry Sawchuk. Since the NHL has adopted it's current qualifications for the winner of the Vezina trophy goaltender judged to be the best at his position prior to the season, it has been awarded 33 times. Out of those 33 winners, there are only 4 repeat winners; Tim Thomas twice , Patrick Roy 3 times , Dominik Hasek 6 times and our own Marty who won it 4 times.

With Thomas in the equation or not, that puts Marty in some rather elite company, as 22 separate goalies have won the award, but only these 4 have done it more than once. The William M. Jennings Trophy is the successor to the original credentials required to win the Vezina; it is awarded to the goaltender s playing a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against. Marty is tied with Patrick Roy for the most Jennings Trophy wins since its inception with 5.

The only other goalies to win it more than twice are Ed Belfour 4 , Dominik Hasek 3 , and Brian Hayward 3 , which puts him in very limited company.

Additionally, when I was watching the Devils growing up, I didn't really understand what the big deal was about all of the other trophies and individual awards, but I certainly knew what the Stanley Cup was. Watching the team lift it above their heads three times as an 8, 13 and 16 year old boy was both amazing and inspiring; plus it's always nice to have bragging rights at school that your team won it all! Continuing with our look back, now we come to all of the records and distinctions that Marty has earned throughout his NHL career.

While the list above was certainly impressive, the following list manages to dwarf it, as he owns a number of different NHL records from his storied career. Statistics again taken directly from Marty's website with some cleaning up via NHL.