At age 40, Martin Brodeur is the league's oldest goalie. The life-long New Jersey Devil surpassed Patrtick Roy as the all-time winningest goalie in 2009 and just kept on going. Later that year, he passed Terry Sawchuk for the most shutouts ever.
And last season, at a time when most thought the storied career could be coming to a close, Marty helped the Devils make a surprise run to the Stanley Cup finals.
The veteran has appeared in nearly 1,200 regular-season games since 1993, earning four Vezina trophies, five William M. Jennings trophies and a Calder Trophy for rookie of the year honors.
Now though, the main question surrounding Brodeur seems to be when he'll decide to hang up his skates. With more than 650 wins and 120 shutouts—along with a goal and 40 assists—Marty has nothing left to prove.
Still, he seems intent on continuing his impressive career.
With a lockout-shortened season, questions arose as to whether it would spell the end for the goalie. Brodeur opted not to play in another professional league, as so many of his peers did. Would age catch up with Marty? Would the time off leave him too rusty to ret ...
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