peoplepill id: richard-brodeur
RB
Canada
1 views today
1 views this week
Richard Brodeur
Canadian ice hockey player

Richard Brodeur

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Canadian ice hockey player
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Longueuil, Urban agglomeration of Longueuil, Montérégie, Quebec
Age
72 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Richard "King Richard", "Kermit" Brodeur (born September 15, 1952), is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. Brodeur was born in Longueuil, Quebec, but grew up in Montreal, Quebec.

Playing career

Originally selected in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders, Brodeur chose to begin his professional career in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques. For seven seasons, he played with the Nordiques, with the 1975–76 season being his best playing 69 games and winning 44. During the 1976–77 season, his goaltending helped guide the Nordiques to the Avco World Trophy.

When the WHA folded following the 1978–79 season, the Islanders reclaimed his rights. However, he only played two games for them as he was the third goalie behind Billy Smith and Chico Resch, and was traded to the Vancouver Canucks prior to the 1980–81 NHL season. In his second season with the Canucks, he guided the team during their improbable playoff run to the finals, eventually losing to Brodeur's old team, the Islanders. Following the Canucks' 6-5 overtime loss in Game 1, Brodeur swatted with his catching mitt at a cameraman who was stationed along the runway between the bench and the dressing room.

Brodeur was selected to play in the 1983 All-Star Game, but couldn't play due to an ear injury suffered in Toronto three days before the game. He remained with the Canucks for almost eight seasons until he was traded near the end of the 1987–88 NHL season to Hartford, where he ended his NHL career. At the time of his retirement, Brodeur was the last active NHL player from the WHA's inaugural season, and the last to have played in all 7 seasons of the WHA's existence.

After his retirement, he founded his own hockey school in the Vancouver area. He also briefly worked as an analyst on Quebec Nordiques French TV telecasts.

He is also remembered for being the goaltender that Wayne Gretzky scored the most on, 29 times in the NHL.

Awards

  • Terry Sawchuk Award (CHL) - 1979-1980
  • Named to the NHL All-Star Game - 1983
  • Cyclone Taylor Award (Vancouver Canucks) - 1981, 1982, 1985
  • Molson Cup (Most Canucks three-star selections) - 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86
  • Inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame - 2010

    Personal life

    Richard is an artist, using oil on canvas, and has had several shows at Diskin Galleries in Vancouver.

    Career statistics

    Regular season

    SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
    1970–71Verdun Maple LeafsQJHL61413604707.83.813
    1970–71Cornwall RoyalsQJHL35210014404.11.879
    1971–72Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL58348117052.93.914
    1972–73Quebec NordiquesWHA245142128810204.75.861
    1973–74Quebec NordiquesWHA301512116078913.32.901
    1973–74Maine NordiquesNAHL1610519274703.04
    1974–75Quebec NordiquesWHA5129210293818803.90.892
    1975–76Quebec NordiquesWHA6944212396724423.69.890
    1976–77Quebec NordiquesWHA5329182290616723.45.880
    1977–78Quebec NordiquesWHA3618152196212103.70.892
    1978–79Quebec NordiquesWHA4225133243312633.11.901
    1979–80New York IslandersNHL210080604.50.829
    1979–80Indianapolis CheckersCHL4622195272213142.88
    1980–81Vancouver CanucksNHL52171816302417703.51.884
    1981–82Vancouver CanucksNHL52201812301016823.35.891
    1982–83Vancouver CanucksNHL5821268329120803.79.873
    1983–84Vancouver CanucksNHL3610215211014114.01.868
    1984–85Vancouver CanucksNHL5116276293022804.67.855
    1984–85Fredericton ExpressAHL43012491303.13.898
    1985–86Vancouver CanucksNHL6419328354124024.07.861
    1986–87Vancouver CanucksNHL5320255297217813.59.872
    1987–88Vancouver CanucksNHL113626684904.40.859
    1987–88Fredericton ExpressAHL201099804.85.862
    1987–88Hartford WhalersNHL64203391502.65.894
    1988–89Binghamton WhalersAHL61202222105.68.824
    WHA totals3051651141217,101103783.64.889
    NHL totals3851311756221,966141063.85.872

    Playoffs

    SeasonTeamLeagueGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
    1971–72Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL1612319604402.75.922
    1971–72Cornwall RoyalsM-Cup321179411.34
    1974–75Quebec NordiquesWHA15879064813.18.913
    1975–76Quebec NordiquesWHA5142992204.41
    1976–77Quebec NordiquesWHA1712510075513.28.882
    1977–78Quebec NordiquesWHA11556223813.67
    1978–79Quebec NordiquesWHA3021141407.37
    1979–80Indianapolis CheckersCHL6333571212.02
    1980–81Vancouver CanucksNHL3031851304.22.852
    1981–82Vancouver CanucksNHL1711610894902.70.917
    1982–83Vancouver CanucksNHL3031931304.04.849
    1983–84Vancouver CanucksNHL4132221213.24.896
    1985–86Vancouver CanucksNHL2021201206.00.848
    1987–88Hartford WhalersNHL4131991203.62.862
    WHA totals512623294817733.60
    NHL totals331330200811113.32.894
    The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
    Lists
    Richard Brodeur is in following lists
    comments so far.
    Comments
    From our partners
    Sponsored
    Richard Brodeur
    arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes