Martin Brodeur is one of the best goaltenders of all time. His 691 wins remain unmatched and represent one of those records that will probably never be broken. Brodeur was part of a Devils team that won three Stanley Cups in eight years—and every time they did, he followed the same tradition on his day with the Cup.
1,266 regular season games. Three Stanley Cups. 691 wins. A Calder Trophy. Four Vezina Trophies. Two Olympic gold medals. Few hockey players can match Martin Brodeur’s accomplishments on the ice.
Swept the Red Wings
Drafted in 1990, Martin Brodeur joined a Devils team that was on the verge of success. In his third NHL season with the team, he helped the Devils win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Red Wings in four games. A star-studded team led by Scott Stevens and Brodeur swept the top-seeded Red Wings.
After winning the Stanley Cup, each player gets to spend a day with it. Writing for The Player’s Tribune upon his retirement, Brodeur recalled what he did on his day with the Cup.
What Martin Brodeur did with the Stanley Cup
Growing up, Brodeur played street hockey in his neighborhood. The way the kids chose teams was by the lamppost—whoever lived north of the post was on one team, and whoever lived south was on the other.
“I was on the North Pole team. My buddy Guy was on the South Pole team. I won’t be modest about it: the North Pole was a dominant organization during my childhood years,” Brodeur wrote.
“So after I won my first Cup with the Devils, I knew exactly where I was going to take it. I’d known since I was a kid. I brought it right back to my old neighborhood, and the North Pole and South Pole took to the street—for the Cup. The Cup. And we lost. Guy’s squad pulled the upset. I had to watch as he lifted it over his head and carried it around our street. But fortunately, I’d get another chance at revenge in 2000 and 2003.”
Bet none of them ever thought they’d be playing for an actual Cup on that street.
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