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Brodeur: Beyond the Crease

Brodeur: Beyond the Crease

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Authors: Martin Brodeur, Damien Cox
Creator: Denis Brodeur
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book

List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 13 reviews
Sales Rank: 331194

Media: Paperback
Edition: US Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.2

ISBN: 0470153024
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780470153024
ASIN: 0470153024

Publication Date: September 24, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Martin Brodeur is a giant in the world of hockey. He is the number-one goalie in the game today, and one of the greatest goaltenders of the modern age. He has been netminder for the New Jersey Devils for 13 years, leading them to three Stanley Cup victories and winning numerous individual awards in the process, including two Vezina trophies. A three-time Olympian for Canada, Brodeur was part of the gold-medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was in goal when Team Canada captured the 2004 World Cup and has been a part of every major Canadian team since he broke into the NHL in 1992. He is rated as the fourth most popular and recognizable hockey player of all time (after Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Mario Lemieux).

In Brodeur: Beyond the Crease, the game's best netminder takes a candid, personal look at his career, his sport, the business of hockey, the evolution of the sport, and his journey to the apex of the modern game. It is one man's detailed, unique view of the kaleidoscope of intrigue and competitive chaos that defines today's NHL, a rare opportunity to understand the sport through the eyes of one of the game's most insightful athletes at the height of his abilities.

Brodeur: Beyond the Crease traces Brodeur's career, revealing how he became the best, from minor hockey through junior to the NHL and Team Canada. It examines his rich national and personal hockey heritage, and the pivotal role his father and others played in his career, as well as his thoughts and insights on: being part of the effort that turned the New Jersey Devils around from being what Wayne Gretzky called "a Mickey Mouse organization" into one of the game's most powerful and successful franchises; being in the crease in 2002 when Canada ended a 50-year gold medal drought at the Olympics; being a Canadian and a Quebecer playing and living in the US; life as a husband and father of four, his love of motorcycles, and the lifestyle of the modern athlete; pursuing greatness and sporting records; the best goalies he’s ever seen and the best NHL shooters; how he prepares for game day; what it's like to be the wealthiest man ever to play his position, and what it was like to watch $8 million in salary fly out the window during the NHL lockout of 2004-2005.

In association with award-winning sports journalist Damien Cox, the top goalie in the game takes us inside the game and beyond, to reveal the man behind the mask.


Customer Reviews:   Read 8 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Book   January 1, 2008
Bought this for my son in law and he couldn't put it down, fast friendly service.

Thank you
Ellen



5 out of 5 stars suprisingly good   December 29, 2007
A must read for any Devils or Brodeur fan. A good read for any hockey fan in general. Gives an interesting inside view of the team and league through the eyes of a player over the last few years.




2 out of 5 stars Brodeur's deserves better   November 29, 2007
A good, but not great account of the best goaltender in hockey today. The ghosted effort to write in the first-person doesn't work. Still a good read for the dedicate hockey fan.


4 out of 5 stars Brodeur fan   October 8, 2007
If your a Brodeur fan, you'll enjoy the book. It's an easy read. I personally wish that there was more of his "routine" type stuff in the book, but that is just my bias as a hockey player also- wanting to know what he does. It goes into it a bit, but not enough for me! Other than that, it goes into more detail in some places relative to others, so sometimes it's overkill sometimes you want a lot more, but overall, worth it to read.


5 out of 5 stars Brodeur: Beyond the Crease   August 9, 2007
My brother loved this book. It was a birthday present & he loves the Devils & this made the perfect gift!


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