Denis Brodeur

Joseph Germain Denis Brodeur Stanislaus (born 12 October 1930 in Montreal, Quebec, † September 26, 2013 ) was a Canadian sports photographer and professional ice hockey goaltender, who in 1956 won the Olympic bronze medal.

Curriculum vitae

Denis Brodeur grew up in French- speaking Canada and was in his early years as a talented hockey goalkeeper, so he took part in the summer of 1955 at the training camp of the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League and then was offered a professional contract. He suggested the offer made ​​, however, since it does not at the Olympic Hockey Tournament in 1956 would be allowed to participate, were excluded from the professional players.

End of January 1956 Denis Brodeur joined with the Canadian national team at the Olympic Winter Games in the Italian ski resort of Cortina d' Ampezzo. After a sovereign preliminary round undefeated and only one goal conceded Canada moved into the final round, where they eventually won the bronze medal.

As a result, Brodeur continued to play ice hockey, among other things, in the Eastern Hockey League, but increasingly devoted himself to photography and established himself as one of the leading sports photographers in Canada. He was longtime team photographer of the Montreal Expos from the Major League Baseball MLB and the hockey team Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. In addition, published books, in which he as an author, illustrator and photographer participated.

In 2006 he sold his 110,000 Photos comprehensive collection of the Hockey League NHL.

Family

Denis Brodeur was the father of two sons, Denis Jr. and Martin. Martin Brodeur is also Hockey goalkeeper and plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, with whom he repeatedly won the Stanley Cup. At the Olympic Winter Games in 2002 he won the gold medal and was awarded the Vezina Trophy several times as the best goalkeeper in the NHL. On 14 March 2009, he presented in Montreal with his 551st career victory a previous league record of Patrick Roy as a victorious richest goalkeepers in the NHL.

Publications

• Daniel Daignault and Denis Brodeur: Goalies: Guardians of the Net. Key Porter Books Ltd, 1996, ISBN 978-1-55013-745-3.
• Martin Brodeur, Damien Cox and Denis Brodeur: Brodeur: Beyond the Crease. Wiley, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-15302-4.