Brodeur: Beyond the Crease (US Edition)
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-17 17:07:31
Martin Brodeur is a giant in the world of hockey. He is the number-one goalie in the bet today and one of the greatest goaltenders of the modern age. He has been netminder for the New Jersey Devils for 13 years leading them to three Stanley Cup victories and winning numerous individual awards in the process including two Vezina trophies. A three-time Olympian for Canada. Brodeur was part of the gold-medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was in goal when Team Canada captured the 2004 World Cup and has been a move of every major Canadian team since he broke into the NHL in 1992. He is rated as the fourth most popular and recognizable hockey player of all time (after Wayne Gretzky. Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux).
In Brodeur: Beyond the fold the game's beat netminder takes a candid personal look at his go his sport the business of hockey the evolution of the sport and his journey to the apex of the modern bet. It is one man's detailed unique view of the kaleidoscope of interest and competitive chaos that defines today's NHL a rare opportunity to understand the feature through the eyes of one of the game's most insightful athletes at the height of his abilities.
Brodeur: Beyond the fold traces Brodeur's career revealing how he became the best from minor hockey through junior to the NHL and Team Canada. It examines his rich national and personal hockey heritage and the pivotal role his father and others played in his career as well as his thoughts and insights on: being part of the effort that turned the New Jersey Devils around from being what Wayne Gretzky called "a Mickey walk organization" into one of the bet's most powerful and successful franchises; being in the crease in 2002 when Canada ended a 50-year gold medal drought at the Olympics; being a Canadian and a Quebecer playing and living in the US; life as a preserve and father of four his love of motorcycles and the lifestyle of the modern athlete; pursuing greatness and sporting records; the best goalies he’s ever seen and the beat NHL shooters; how he prepares for bet day; what it's like to be the wealthiest man ever to play his lay and what it was like to watch $8 million in salary fly out the window during the NHL lockout of 2004-2005.
In association with award-winning sports journalist Damien Cox the top goalie in the bet takes us inside the bet and beyond to reveal the man behind the disguise.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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