Martin BrodeurB次元官网网址檚 father took pictures of many of the greatest players in NHL history.
His sonB次元官网网址檚 plaque now sits amongst those legends in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Martin Brodeur and the rest of the class of 2018 received their Hall of Fame rings Friday to kick off a weekend of festivities that will culminate with MondayB次元官网网址檚 induction ceremony.
Team photographer for the Montreal Canadiens during their glory years, Denis Brodeur snapped shots of Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy and countless others throughout his own storied career.
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Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy as the NHLB次元官网网址檚 top goalie four times with the New Jersey Devils, took home the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year, owns two Olympic gold medals and is the NHLB次元官网网址檚 all-time leader in victories (691) and shutouts (125).
B次元官网网址淚 was asked a lot of questions about a lot of different things when I played,B次元官网网址� said the 46-year-old, who retired in 2015 and owns or shares 12 league records. B次元官网网址滲ut when you take a step back after you retire, you understand a little bit where you stand in hockey.B次元官网网址�
Denis Brodeur, who died in 2013, took Martin for the first skate of his young life on the ice at the old Montreal Forum when he was a toddler.
Now his son is in the hall.
B次元官网网址淲ith my dad being so close to the hockey world, I got to meet a lot of these guys,B次元官网网址� Martin Brodeur said. B次元官网网址滻 was fortunate to play with a lot of guys that are in the Hall of Fame B次元官网网址� Doug Gilmour, Dave Andreychuk, (Viacheslav) Fetisov and (Igor) Larionov. I was coached by Larry Robinson and Pat Burns and Jacques Lemaire B次元官网网址� I forgot about Lou (Lamoriello).
B次元官网网址淚 was fortunate to be around a lot of guys that made their mark in hockey.B次元官网网址�
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, diminutive winger Martin St. Louis, league trailblazer Willie OB次元官网网址橰ee, Canadian womenB次元官网网址檚 star Jayna Hefford and Russian great Alexander Yakushev are the other five 2018 inductees announced back in June.
Brodeur and St. Louis were eligible to be selected by the 18-member committee for the first time. Nominees require 75 per cent of the vote to make the cut.
B次元官网网址淯ntil we were flying up today as a family, it really didnB次元官网网址檛 really start to hit,B次元官网网址� Bettman said. B次元官网网址滻tB次元官网网址檚 started to take a more real quality to it.B次元官网网址�
The NHL has grown from 24 to 31 teams since Bettman took over as commissioner in 1993, with annual revenue ballooning to nearly US$5 billion. HeB次元官网网址檚 also overseen three lockouts, including the cancellation of the entire 2004-05 season, with another work stoppage potentially looming in either 2020 or 2022.
B次元官网网址淲e have the greatest game in the world, we have the greatest athletes in the world playing our game, and our fans are the greatest,B次元官网网址� said Bettman, 66. B次元官网网址淎nd when you put that combination together, the skyB次元官网网址檚 the limit as to how much more we can even grow this game.B次元官网网址�
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press
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