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 enlarge | Authors: Martin Brodeur, Damien Cox
Creator: Denis Brodeur
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0470153024
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780470153024
ASIN: 0470153024
Publication Date: September 24, 2007
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 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!
Autobiography from one of the greatest NHL goaltenders May 30, 2007
In hockey parlance, the "crease" is the small rectangular area in front of the goal, defended by the goalie like a junkyard dog. Facing slap shots over 100 MPH, bracing for oncoming collisions with opponents (and teammates), it takes a brave (or foolhardy) soul to don the sports equivalent of baseball's "tools of ignorance."
Martin Brodeur, netminder for the New Jersey Devils since 1992, is one of the greatest goalies in the history of the game. He led his team to the Stanley Cup three times and is the only goalie in the NHL with 10 seasons of 30 or more wins. A nine-time All-Star, he has won the Jennings Award, given to the goalies of the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season, five times and is a two-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the best goalie in the league. In short, he's a sure lock for the NHL Hall of Fame when the time comes.
BRODEUR: BEYOND THE CREASE, written with Damien Cox, an award-winning sportswriter for the Toronto Star, is about what we've come to expect in sports biographies these days: a recap of a career, hopefully of one of the better athletes rather than the "flavor of the month," when sudden success makes one a household name for a brief period.
The Quebec-born Brodeur --- whose father, Denis, was also a professional goalie --- writes primarily about his professional experiences. But he seems to share equal pride in representing Canada in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, although that pride is tempered by disappointing results in Turin, where the team failed to win a medal. With all that time on his hands during the 2005-06 lockout that canceled the entire season, Brodeur does a good job of capturing the frustration of an aging athlete (i.e., in his mid-30s) with less time ahead of him than behind, uncomprehending of the inability of labor and management to reach an agreement. The players had to make a lot of concessions that hit them in the wallet. He also makes clear his displeasure with decisions made by the league to promote individual stars at the expense of the teams.
But there's more to the man than the headlines on the ice. The tabloids went wild when Brodeur's marriage fell apart and he began a relationship with his sister-in-law. The timing of the situation --- he received the divorce papers during the 2003 playoffs --- just added to the melodrama. Overall, however, his home life seems sedate, especially in the age of "bling" and celebrity conspicuous consumption.
By the end of BRODEUR: BEYOND THE CREASE, the reader (who most likely will be a staunch hockey fan) will probably come away with his impressions confirmed: Brodeur must have felt the time was right to tell his story. But, like many of his fellow athlete/authors, the reader might wonder what he really had to say.
--- Reviewed by Ron Kaplan
Better then I expected. May 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wanted to read this book since it came out and wasn't able to find it anywhere but online. Anyways, being a huge Hockey fan, I wanted to read about one of the all time best goalies in the NHL. I could not put it down, I read the thing in two days. It was well written, interesting and insightful. Great mix of personal tidbits, Devil's history, and hockey info all in one. But not so much of any one thing to cause me to loose interest. I have always admired Brodeur, but after reading this book, I am now a Brodeur fan, (but still not a Devils fan.) Well worth the time and money on this book.
 What's the point of this book? May 3, 2007
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I agree with one of the above posters that this book comes under the "why is this necessary?" category. That is exactly what I thought when I read it. I'm a huge hockey fan and have been for 20 years. However I am NOT a Devils or Brodeur fan. Nevertheless I wanted to see what he had to say as I appreciate anything having to do with hockey. First of, as mentioned by other posters, many stories are repeated throughout the book, as if to fill it up. There really is no need for this book to have been written precisely for that reason: there's nothing Brodeur has to say. He is still an active goaltender, so it's not a memoir of an ex-NHLer; he has not gone through some enormous turmoil either in his personal or professional life that would prompt him to share it with everyone to either set the record straight or just share his experience; he is a good goaltender but he's not THE BEST -so writing an autobiography while he's still active and having no interesting anegdotes or stories to tell is a little premature in my opinion. This book is exactly like his team, the NJ Devils: BORING! They may win a lot of games but they sure don't draw the crowds to watch the yawnfest. Similarly this book can put you to sleep or at the very least skip half of the pages in search for something, ANYTHING interesting this guy has to say.
Good Read!! March 7, 2007
I enjoyed reading this book. I could understand why some other reviewers wanted a more in-depth look on his life. Brodeur doesn't divulge every little piece of information about his personal life, but sort of mentions some personal turmoil briefly, and then moves on. He does seem to recount the lockout and salary caps several times throughout the book, but I think he was only doing that to place an emphasis on how much the league has changed since the non-existant 04-05 season. There are many facts that I did not know about. He does mention his family, where he grew up, where he lives know, some pre-grame playoff routines,his relationship with the Devils owner, as well as other information that most may not know. It is an interesting book. It captured my attention all the way through!!
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