| Position | Goaltender |
|---|---|
| Played for | Quebec Nordiques New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Hartford Whalers |
| Catches | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 7 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | September 15, 1952 (age 74) |
| Birth place | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft (1972) | 97th overall |
| Draft team | New York Islanders |
| Career start | 1972 |
| Career end | 1988 |
Richard Brodeur (born September 15, 1952), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was one of a select group of goaltenders to play in every season of the seven-year existence of the World Hockey Association, doing so with the Quebec Nordiques. Nicknamed "King Richard" and "Kermit", Brodeur was the starting goaltender for each of Quebec's runs to the Avco Cup Final, where they lost in 1975 and won in 1977.[1] He moved over to the National Hockey League in 1979, playing just two games before being moved to the Central Hockey League. He then was moved over to the Vancouver Canucks in 1980, where he played the next eight seasons and led the team to their first ever Stanley Cup Final appearance in 1982. He closed out his career with six games behind the net with the Hartford Whalers in 1987 and play with their American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton in 1988.
Early life
Brodeur was born in Longueuil, Quebec and grew up in Montreal, Quebec.
Playing career
Brodeur was selected in the 1972 NHL entry draft by the New York Islanders, but chose instead to play in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques, for whom he played for seven seasons. The 1975–76 season was his best; he played 69 games and won 44 of them. In 1976–77, he helped his team win the Avco World Trophy.
When the WHA folded following the 1978–79 season, he was protected as one of the Nordiques' priority selections, then was traded to the Islanders for Göran Högosta.[2] However, he only played two games for them as he was the third goalie behind Billy Smith and Chico Resch, and was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 1980. In his second season with the Canucks, he guided the team during their playoff run to the Final, which they lost to Brodeur's old team, the Islanders.
Brodeur was selected to play in the 1983 All-Star Game, but couldn't play due to an ear injury suffered in Toronto three days earlier. He remained with the Canucks for almost eight seasons, then was traded near the end of the 1987–88 NHL season to the Hartford Whalers, where he ended his NHL career. He was the last active NHL player from the WHA's inaugural season, and the last to have played in all seven seasons of the WHA's existence. In his professional career between two leagues, he went 296–289–74 as goaltender.
After his retirement, he founded his own hockey school in the Vancouver area. He also briefly worked as an analyst on Quebec Nordiques French TV telecasts.
He has been noted as the goaltender on whom Wayne Gretzky scored the most goals, with 29.[3]
Awards
- Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy, MVP Memorial Cup (Cornwall Royals) 1972 (Inaugural Winner).
- Terry Sawchuk Trophy (CHL) - 1979-1980
- Named to the NHL All-Star Game - 1983
- Cyclone Taylor Award (Vancouver Canucks) - 1981, 1982, 1985
- Molson Cup (Most Canucks three-star selections) - 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86
- World Hockey Association Hall of Fame - 2010 - Inaugural Inductee
Personal life
Brodeur is an artist, using oil on canvas, and has had several shows at Diskin Galleries in Vancouver.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1970–71 | Verdun Maple Leafs | QJHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 47 | 0 | 7.83 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Cornwall Royals | QJHL | 35 | — | — | — | 2100 | 144 | 0 | 4.11 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 58 | — | — | — | 3481 | 170 | 5 | 2.93 | .914 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 960 | 44 | 0 | 2.75 | .922 | ||
| 1971–72 | Cornwall Royals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 179 | 4 | 1 | 1.34 | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 24 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1288 | 102 | 0 | 4.75 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 30 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1607 | 89 | 1 | 3.32 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Maine Nordiques | NAHL | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 927 | 47 | 0 | 3.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 51 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 2938 | 188 | 0 | 3.90 | .892 | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | 906 | 48 | 1 | 3.18 | .913 | ||
| 1975–76 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 69 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 3967 | 244 | 2 | 3.69 | .890 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 299 | 22 | 0 | 4.41 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 53 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2906 | 167 | 2 | 3.45 | .880 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | 1007 | 55 | 1 | 3.28 | .882 | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 36 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1962 | 121 | 0 | 3.70 | .892 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 622 | 38 | 1 | 3.67 | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 42 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2433 | 126 | 3 | 3.11 | .901 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | 114 | 14 | 0 | 7.37 | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Islanders | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 4.50 | .829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2722 | 131 | 4 | 2.88 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 357 | 12 | 1 | 2.02 | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 3024 | 177 | 0 | 3.51 | .884 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 185 | 13 | 0 | 4.22 | .852 | ||
| 1981–82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3010 | 168 | 2 | 3.35 | .891 | 17 | 11 | 6 | — | 1089 | 49 | 0 | 2.70 | .917 | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3291 | 208 | 0 | 3.79 | .873 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 193 | 13 | 0 | 4.04 | .849 | ||
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 2110 | 141 | 1 | 4.01 | .868 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 222 | 12 | 1 | 3.24 | .896 | ||
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 51 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 2930 | 228 | 0 | 4.67 | .855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 249 | 13 | 0 | 3.13 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 64 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3541 | 240 | 2 | 4.07 | .861 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 120 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | .848 | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 53 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 2972 | 178 | 1 | 3.59 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 668 | 49 | 0 | 4.40 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 4.85 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 339 | 15 | 0 | 2.65 | .894 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 199 | 12 | 0 | 3.62 | .862 | ||
| 1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 21 | 0 | 5.68 | .824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 305 | 165 | 114 | 12 | 17,101 | 1037 | 8 | 3.64 | .889 | 51 | 26 | 23 | — | 2948 | 177 | 3 | 3.60 | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 385 | 131 | 175 | 62 | 21,966 | 1410 | 6 | 3.85 | .872 | 33 | 13 | 30 | — | 2008 | 111 | 1 | 3.32 | .894 | ||||
"Brodeur's stats". The Goaltender Home Page. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
References
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. p. 1615. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- ^ Kreiser, John (26 January 2011). "A look at 'The Great One' by the numbers". Edmonton Oilers - Features. NHL.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Richard [Brodeur]". Diskin Galleries. May 9, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2012.