Martin Broder: goalkeeper biography

Martin Pierre Broder is a Canadian hockey goalkeeper. Twice champion of the Olympic Games in the national team of Canada. Almost all his career was spent in the NHL.

Biography

Martin Broder was born on May 6, 1972. His father, Denis Broder, was also a hockey player and played for the national team. Together with her, he won the bronze medals of the 1956 Olympics. After completing his professional career he worked as a photographer in the Montreal Canadiens team.

From his earliest childhood, Broder dreamed about a career as a hockey player. But not the goalkeeper. He dreamed of becoming a super forward. At the age of seven, a conversation took place with the coach, which in many ways predetermined his life. He decided to play at the position of the goalkeeper.

After several years of intensive training and debut as a member of the St. Iazent Lazar team (refers to the junior hockey league of Canada), Broder was spotted by scouts. Already in 1990, in the draft he was selected by the team "New Jersey Devils" under the twentieth number.

Career

In the "New Jersey" Martin Brodeur debuted in March 1992 at the age of nineteen. Then during the season he played in the American hockey league for the team "Utica Devils".

Since the 1993-1994 season. Defended the colors of the "devils" for twenty-two years. In 1994 he was recognized as the best new player in the NHL.

Already in 1995, together with his team, he becomes the first in the life of the owner of the Stanley Cup.

Martin Broder for all of his career only managed to beat records. For example, he became one of the goalkeepers able to throw pucks. In April 1997, in a game against the team, "Montreal Canadiens" made a throw from their goal. And the puck, which no one hindered, flew straight into the opponent's goal. In total, the goalkeeper has three goals. He is a record holder in this regard.

In 1998, Martin Broder received an invitation to the national team of Canada. He had to perform at the Olympics in Nagano. It was a great honor for the goalkeeper, and he agreed without hesitation. However, the game goalkeeper watched from the bench. The coach decided to release on the ice more experienced goalkeeper.

But the next Olympiad brought Martin the glory of the most reliable goalkeeper. In many ways, thanks to his professional actions, Canadian hockey players won the gold of Salt Lake City.

In 2005, Broder was offered a contract in the "Vanguard". But the goalkeeper refuses from favorable conditions of the Omsk club, because he is very far from Canada. In addition, the hockey player was scared to meet a bear in the streets of the Siberian city. He was seriously interested in his agent how people survive in distant Omsk, because the air temperature there sometimes drops to minus forty degrees.

In December 2014, Martin Broder signed a contract with the club "St. Louis Blues" for one year. The amount was seven hundred thousand dollars. Many called this his decision strange. Everyone noticed that the style of Broder's game has deteriorated noticeably, yet the age made itself felt. After several games of the season, he announced his retirement from professional sports.

Broder - the three-time winner of the Stanley Cup (1995, 2000, 2003), the trophy prize, has two silver medals from the world championships and two gold medals of the Olympics.

Highscores

Martin Broder is a versatile goalkeeper who could play in different styles. He himself paid much attention to this moment in his autobiographical book. However, not only does this distinguish him from the hockey masses of the goalkeepers.

Broder is a true record holder. The list of his achievements takes more than one line. Here are some of them:

• Won 691 match;
• He did not miss washers in 125 games;
• Threw the winning washer in one of the games (the only goalkeeper in the history of hockey) ;
• 1266 games for his career.

Personal life

In 1995, a marriage took place between Broder and Melanie Dubois, a resident of Canada. The couple had three sons and a daughter. However, family life did not last long. Already in 2003, Dubois filed for divorce. The reason for this was the betrayal of Martin.

He began a relationship with Genevieve Nol, who was Melanie sister-in-law. In 2008, Nol and Broder married. And in 2009 they had a son, Max Philippe.

The elder sons of Broder followed in the footsteps of his father. All of them are engaged in hockey professionally. For example, Anthony was drafted "New Jersey Devils" under the two hundred and eighth number (in 2013).

Jeremy and William (twins) act on the positions of the attacker and goalkeeper.

In 2009, Martin received American citizenship. But he lives in Canada, where he is now a prosperous businessman. The ex-goalkeeper has his own pizzeria in Montreal, as well as a spa in Quebec.