The Brodeur Kids: Living Up to the Family Name?
Now that it’s been about a month since news broke that the son of NHL legend Martin Broduer has signed with the New Jersey Devils, fans have had some time to sit and wonder what truly has happened to the Broduer family legacy.
After his accomplished NHL career and retiring with the New Jersey Devils, Marty Brodeur left behind quite a career for his kids to live up to. In 1,266 games, the Hall of Famer put up a win-loss-OT loss record of 691-397-105 games, with a .912 SV%. Brodeur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, five years after his eldest son, Anthony, was drafted in the NHL Entry Draft.
Anthony, born in 1995, was drafted in the 7th round of the 2013 draft by the Devils. Prior to the draft, Anthony had pretty average statistics. In 2013-14, where he played for the Gatineau Olympiques, Anthony’s SV% in 30 games was .887. The goalie later turned out to be a bust, as he never got the chance to play in the NHL. He most recently played hockey for the University of Ottawa in the 2019-20 season, putting up a .888 SV% in 8 games. Following his time in Ottawa, Anthony joined the PGA Tour in Canada, making the switch from hockey to golf. Anthony played only in 5 events for the tour and ended up being cut from each event.
William, one of two Broduer twins, has also stepped away from hockey since playing in college. The last time William stepped on the ice to represent a team was back in 2019, his senior year at Providence College in Rhode Island.
The other part of this duo is Marty’s son Jeremy, who made headlines last month when the Utica Comets, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Devils, signed him to a two-way contract. This contract allows the goalie to be called up to the Devils’ roster at any time, with the only change being in his salary cost.
A goaltender like his father, Jeremy hasn’t yet made a name for himself in the NHL world. The furthest the goaltender has gotten is playing four games in the AHL, putting up a 2.98 average goals against and a .922 save percentage. In the 2021-22 season, Jeremy received the honor of being named the East Coast Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Week.
The hope of Devils fans at the moment is for the goalie to rise to the NHL and even possibly to turn out to play like his father once did for the same team in his prime. One thing is for sure, though, and the statistics prove it, there is much work to still be done for the goaltender as is for any player in the NHL. Only time will truly tell what the career of Jeremy Brodeur shapes up to be.