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PLAYOFF	Team	GP	MIN	W	L			GAA	SO	GA	SA	SA%
2009-10	NJ Devils	5	298.44	1	4			3.01	0	15	111	.881

 

           

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Season	Team	GP	MIN	W	L			GAA	SO	GA	SA	SA%
2009-10	NJ Devils	77	4499	45	25			2.24	9	168	2004	.916
GP : Games played, MIN : Minutes, W : Wins, L : Lost, OTL : Overtime Lost, GAA : Goals against average, SO : Shutouts, GA : Goals Against, SA : Save, SA% : Save percentage. Possibly Set in 2009-10 BRODEUR ROY SAWCHUCK   Most Regular Season Shutouts NEW RECORD 110 - 103 Most Games Played All Time NEW RECORD 1,076   1,029 - Most 30 Win Seasons 13 12 -   Most Minutes Played All Time   NEW RECORD 63,519       60,225   - Most Post-Season Shutouts 23 23 -

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur named NJBIZ Forty Under winner

Published: Friday, July 30, 2010, 1:09 PM     Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010, 2:13 PM

  Rich Chere/The Star-Ledger

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur was named a NJBIZ 40 under winner.

Devils goalie Martin Brodeur has been named a winner in the 2010 NJBIZ Forty Under 40 awards program.

The Forty Under 40 awards program honors men and women under the age of 40 who have been making headlines in their field and who share a commitment to business growth, to professional excellence and to the community. To qualify, a nominee had to meet selection criteria that included working in New Jersey and possessing significant authority for decision making within a company or organization.

NJBIZ and the program sponsors will honor this year's winners during an awards ceremony on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset.

 

 

Kovy signing signals changing times in New Jersey

By Dave Lozo  - NHL.com Staff Writer NEWARK, N.J.

At 38, Martin Brodeur is still is the face of the New Jersey Devils franchise. That's what 17 seasons with one team, three Stanley Cups and unprecedented success will do for a goaltender. 

Brodeur was in attendance for Tuesday's news conference to announce the signing of Ilya Kovalchuk to a record-setting 17-year deal, one that will expire long after Brodeur is inducted into the Hockey of Hall of Fame. It's a signal that times are changing in New Jersey, but Kovalchuk made sure to let everyone know his lucrative deal doesn't mean this is now his team.

"No way," said Kovalchuk when asked if his contract makes him the new face of Devils hockey. "You have to deserve to be the face of the franchise. And that guy deserves everything."

Brodeur was seated in the front row for Kovalchuk's news conference along with forwards Zach Parise, Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner. First-year coach John MacLean was on the podium with Kovalchuk when a reporter asked if the Russian superstar's deal was a sign the Devils would begin to open things up offensively and get away from the defensive style that helped make Brodeur a legend. MacLean spoke highly and enthusiastically about the team's newfound ability to score and play an exciting brand of hockey.

Devils President and GM Lou Lamoriello, who was also on the podium, had a great view of his players' reactions to that question and made sure to let everyone know what he saw before the next question could be asked.

"I was looking at the expressions on faces up here in the front when that question was asked and I saw the smiles from Zach, Patrik and Jamie," Lamoriello said, "and then I looked over at Marty and he gave a stare as if to say, 'What is he going to say?'"

Don't worry. Brodeur is a realist. He knows he doesn't have a lot of time left as a player, and he knows what locking up a star like Kovalchuk -- and eventually Parise -- long-term means to the only franchise he's known. As long as it results in continued success, Brodeur doesn't mind if Tuesday's events mean his days of being the face of the franchise are nearing an end.

"I've been here for long enough that I understand that when people have talked about the Devils, my name is always related to the team," Brodeur said. "But I think him, eventually, what he's accomplished today, signing his deal and the success that he will have here along with Zach, these guys will be it. I think it's important that people relate to players and I think that's how you build your fan base and I think it's a great opportunity for us to have a player like that in our building every night. We're going to be on the road, we'll be an exciting team to watch -- regardless if we trap it up once in a while, we're going to be pretty good."

A player doesn't set the NHL record for wins unless he cares about winning, and Brodeur clearly does. He knows he can't play forever, but he sees himself as a Devil and will continue to see himself that way long after he retires. Brodeur grew up in a suburb of Montreal and was a fan of the Canadiens, a franchise with a sterling reputation for success.

Brodeur knows the Devils will never be mentioned in the same breath as the Canadiens when it comes to their history, but moves like locking up Kovalchuk can keep them on the path of a franchise that puts winning above all else.

"I care about this organization," Brodeur said. "I lived all my life here. I've seen our fan base grow. I want to make sure it continues. I know I've been a big part of it ... and now seeing other players coming in, and you see the commitment of Kovy coming in today. For me, it's important. Because hopefully I'll stick around. It doesn't mean I'm going to be a hockey player all the time for the Devils, but I might be around in a different capacity.

"It's something where the better we are, the better reputation we have. We talked about the prestige of our organization. When you're part of that ... I've lived in Montreal and I've seen that organization as high as it can (be) because of who they are. Hopefully, it's a pipe dream to think we're going to be like them because it's different markets for hockey, but there's a possibility if we keep going the way we are."

When Kovalchuk first came to the Devils in a blockbuster trade in February, Brodeur wasn't sure what to expect from a Russian superstar. Would Kovalchuk be a "me-first" player who commanded attention and the spotlight? Would he ruffle feathers in the Devils' team-oriented locker room?

It didn't take long for Brodeur to figure out Kovalchuk was all about winning a Stanley Cup, which is why he said he has no problem with passing the torch -- eventually -- to Kovalchuk.

"For me, it was how he blended with the team right away," Brodeur said. "It took him a week after everybody was kind of looking at him all the time and looking at what he was doing, it was fun to have him around. That surprised me a little bit because I didn't know. You figure when a Russian player comes in -- we only had (Vladimir Zharkov) there, and he's a young guy -- so it's how is he going to blend in and boom, right away, it was tremendous."  

Brodeur creates buzz over bulbs

 

Friday, 06.04.2010 / 9:13 AM / News By Eric Marin

Brodeur turns a crank to light a bulb at one of the event's energy displays. VIEW GALLERY

On the ice, Martin Brodeur is known for making incredible saves. Thursday in Newark, he helped spread the word about an important cause: saving energy.

Brodeur was a guest speaker at Project Porchlight's "Salute to Success," which celebrated the program's distribution of more than one million compact fluorescent light bulbs to New Jersey residents. In two years,  the program reached more than 300 communities in the Garden State, saving New Jersey residents an estimated $78 million on their electricity bills.

The event featured live music, a raffle for a Devils jersey autographed by Brodeur, displays with energy-saving tips, and free giveaways of compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. The program's slogan -  "Simple actions matter" - makes perfect sense to Brodeur.

"Just one little thing can make a big difference in the environment and saving energy," Brodeur said. "And by the same token, it saves you a little bit of money, also."

Project Porchlight is an initiative of One Change, a not-for-profit organization that promotes "smart choices that protect the environment." What began five years ago as a grassroots movement handing out CFL bulbs in Ottawa quickly spread throughout Canada and eventually reached the United States. So far, New Jersey represents its biggest point of outreach in the U.S. Up next is California, where Project Porchlight hopes for similar success over the next three years.

"This is a celebration - a milestone. We've reached a million homes," said Stuart Hickox, President and Founder of One Change. "The campaign has started to wind down a little bit, so it's kind of like a, ‘Hooray for us.' We've got a celebrity [in Brodeur] who's willing to lend his star power to the cause and generate a little extra buzz."

The genesis of One Change stemmed from one simple idea.

"If every household in America changed one light bulb - just one - from an old-fashioned incandescent to a compact fluorescent, it would be like taking 800,000 cars off the road in the reduction in pollution," Hickox explained. "So I said to my wife, ‘How hard can it be to get people to do that, to change one light bulb?' That's the basis of all the work that we do. We're trying to mobilize community groups and organizations to be the carriers of that simple message.

"Every one of us has the power to make a simple change, and we've discovered that if you can get someone to do something as simple as changing a light bulb, they're much more likely to feel that they can do other stuff, the more complicated things."

Brodeur, the Devils' goaltender and the NHL's all-time wins leader doesn't just talk the talk when it comes to switching to CFL bulbs. It's a change he's started to make in his own home.

"Most of them are [CFLs] just because of this, but it's definitely a work in progress," Brodeur said. "It's new to everybody. I think it's about making the effort. Nobody is asking to change overnight. If you do make some small changes in your lifestyle, it'll make a difference."

A CFL bulb uses about 75 percent less energy than an incandescent bulb, according to the Project Porchlight web site. It also lasts up to 10 times longer and can save $30 or more in energy costs over the life of the bulb.

"You just look at the money saved throughout this year, and the homes and the people that have been impacted by it - it's tremendous," Brodeur said. "A lot of it is volunteer work, people believing in the cause, and you have to give them a lot of credit."

The NHL's wins leader in 2009-10 with 45, Brodeur kidded about reducing energy consumption during Devils games: keeping pucks out of the net means less use of the goal light.

"Saving goes both ways," Brodeur said. "That's what I try to do - save as many pucks as I can. If I do that, then I'm saving energy. I put it out to the fans to try to do the same in their own lives."

His appearance was an important part of Thursday's festivities.

"I think it gives the project considerable legs, number one, and number two, it shows that all of us have to be concerned with saving energy," said Joseph Fiordaliso, Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, a Project Porchlight partner. "With him demonstrating his support, he's saying to everyone, ‘Hey guys, working together, we can make America energy self-sufficient.'"

The live music and a stand serving up free Italian ices lured a lunchtime crowd to Military Park, a Newark landmark originally laid out in 1667. New Jersey's largest city, Newark became the Devils' new home in 2007.

"Newark is the hub of New Jersey," Fiordaliso said. "It's a city that we see every day making tremendous strides. It demonstrates that all of us - urban and suburban - have to work together to reduce energy consumption."

Even with everything it's already accomplished, One Change isn't about to pull the plug on its energy initiatives. Plans are already in the works for campaigns promoting fuel efficiency and water conservation, both of which are expected to begin this year.

 

 

Brodeur on Devils: 'We're not far'

MB30 says coaching decision is key

Friday, 06.04.2010 / 1:55 PM / News By Eric Marin

 

Brodeur says new coach hire is an important decision.

Martin Brodeur hasn't exactly enjoyed watching the Philadelphia Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Final. Not only are they a heated division rival, but their postseason march began with a first-round elimination of the Devils.

"It's mixed emotions, a bit," Brodeur said Thursday. "You learn to hate them because you played against them so you want them to lose, but on the other hand, if they beat you and they beat everybody else, well, we're like the other teams. But again, especially when you battle teams in your conference, especially rivalries, it's not fun to watch them have success, that's for sure."

The Flyers were set to host the Chicago Blackhawks for Friday's Game 4 at Wachovia Center, with Chicago holding a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Each of the first three games was decided by a goal: the Hawks took the first two on home ice, before the Flyers responded with an overtime win in Wednesday's Game 3.

"It's definitely where I thought it was going to be," Brodeur said. "I feel Chicago's a pretty deep team with a lot of skill and good role players, and I'm not just saying that because [former Devil] John Madden plays there, because I love the guy. I think there's a lot good things for Chicago, but Philly's a resilient team, so it'll be an interesting series, there's no doubt about it. It seems to be high scoring so far, two games with a lot of goals, but we'll see. Chicago's definitely in the driver's seat now."

Would anyone have guessed that this year's finalists would be backstopped by Antti Niemi and Michael Leighton? In Chicago, Niemi began the season as Cristobal Huet's backup. The Flyers claimed Leighton off waivers from Carolina in December.

"You don't see that too often," Brodeur said. "You saw it in a few seasons, but it's pretty impressive. Two goalies that didn't play the whole year; they played half the season. They get to the playoffs, and it was a merry-go-round a bit with the Flyers' goalies with the injuries, and Niemi's been playing really well for Chicago. It's definitely something a lot different than what Stanley Cup Finals have been about with top goalies playing in them."

Philadelphia became the fourth team since 2002 to reach the Final after ousting the Devils. In three straight first-round exits since 2008, New Jersey has drawn opponents that found a rhythm at the right time.

"I don't know what that means but it's something that hopefully, we'll be the guys going a long way when we beat certain teams in the first round," Brodeur said.

There's already a solid foundation in place for next season. The 2009-10 Devils racked up their fourth Atlantic Division title in five years, and Brodeur, who led the NHL with 45 victories and nine shutouts, believes the team is close to taking that next step.

"Our regular seasons are great, it's just a matter of coming together at the right time of the season, of a playoff game," he said. "A lot has to do with breaks. Seems that's been tough on us. You have to create your own breaks. But you look at the Flyers, who were down 3-0 [to Boston in the second round], and overcame that, now have to overcome being down 2-1 in the series, you never know.

"We definitely know that we're not far, but again, there's a reason why we're not here and the other teams are, and it's up to the organization to try to find that answer for us."

First on the to-do list is finding a replacement for Jacques Lemaire, who retired at the end of the season, ending a 17-year coaching career.

"Every year over the past few seasons we've been scratching our heads for that same decision, who's going to be the next guy," Brodeur said. "We're trying to be consistent. We've been like that with our players, we need to start doing that with our coaches, also."

Brodeur, a veteran of 16 seasons, sees the next hire as an important decision for the organization, which will name its third coach in four seasons. Brent Sutter, Lemaire's predecessor, departed after the 2008-09 campaign to return home to Alberta before taking the reins in Calgary.

"It's not going to be something that Lou [Lamoriello] and the ownership is taking lightly," Brodeur said. "I think it came as a shock to everybody that Jacques left us. It came as a shock that Brent left us. So now we're up against the same situation again: to find somebody that can lead us to where we need to go."

He continued: "Stability is where we built our success in New Jersey. We have to regain that."

 

 

 

Devils win Jennings Trophy for fewest goals allowed

By Rocky Bonanno  - NHL.com Staff Writer

Martin Brodeur was reunited with an old friend on Sunday -- the William M. Jennings Trophy.

The Hall-of-Fame bound Devils goaltender captured the award by closing out the regular season with a 2-1 victory against Buffalo at Prudential Center. The Jennings is awarded "to the goalkeeper(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it."

New Jersey finished with a League-low 186 goals against, five less than runner-up Boston, the team that won the honor last season. Brodeur gave up 168 of those goals (his lowest single-season total since 154 in 2003-04) and was the only goaltender on the team to qualify for the Jennings. Backup Yann Danis permitted 16 goals in 12 games.

"It's a tribute to the players that play in front of me," Brodeur said. "Every day they go out and pay attention defensively. Especially for Yann [Danis], in his first year to be able to go out and be a part of it is kind of nice because he was definitely a big part of it this season."

It is the fifth time Brodeur has won the Jennings, and his first since 2004. It is also the third occasion that Brodeur has won the award solo --- 2009-10, 2003-04 and 1997-98. In 1996-97, he shared the honor with teammate Mike Dunham, and in 2002-03 Brodeur finished in a tie with Roman Cechmanek and Robert Esche of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Two other times Brodeur was a runner-up for the Jennings -- 1993-94 to Buffalo's Dominik Hasek and Grant Fuhr, and 1995-96 to Detroit's Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon.

Brodeur's five Jennings wins match the total of Patrick Roy for the most among all goaltenders since the award was introduced in 1981-82.

Even at age 37 and in his 17th season in the NHL, all with New Jersey, Brodeur showed no signs of slowing down in a remarkable career with few objectives left to achieve. Among all goaltenders, he led the NHL in games (77), starts (76), wins (45), shutouts (9), and time on ice (4,499:01). He was also third in goals-against average (2.24).

The 2009-10 season will mostly be remembered for three huge accomplishments -- becoming the NHL's all-time leader in shutouts (110), games by a goalie (1,076) and the first netminder in League history to win 600 career games. He completed the season with 602.

Brodeur will receive the Jennings Trophy at the 2010 NHL Awards Show, to be held in Las Vegas on June 23. The NHL Awards Show will be broadcast live from the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel Las Vegas on Versus in the United States and CBC in Canada.

Breaking down 600 wins, 110 shutouts

A closer look at the numbers

Wednesday, 04.07.2010 / 5:07 PM / Features By Eric Marin