Brodeur: Beyond the Crease (paper) (Canadian Edition)

The autobiography of hockey s mostcelebrated goalie

Martin Brodeur is one of the most successful and decorated goalies in the National Hockey League and in international hockey, and among the greatest goalies of the modern era. Every time he steps on the ice as the goaltender of the New Jersey Devils, he either sets a new record or edges ever closer to some of the most prestigious netminding records in the history of the sport.

A three-time Stanley cup champion, he is the only goalie in NHL history with 10 seasons of 30 wins or more, and in 2006 he set a new mark for consecutive playoff starts by an NHL goalie.

The numbers speak for themselves, but what they cannot express is that Martin Brodeur is at the very heart and soul of the Devils, and one of the team's greatest leaders. And when Canada finally ended a 50-year gold medal drought at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, it was Brodeur who stood tall in the crease.

In Brodeur: Beyond the Crease, the game's best netminder takes a candid, personal look at his career, his sport and his journey to the apex of the modern game, including updates from the 2006/2007 season.

Customer Reviews:

Great Book

By J. Patalsky "JP" - October 12, 2006

This book is a behind the scenes look into the life of one of the best netminders ever... Brodeur.
He is pretty funny at times, serious at others but has a great attitude about the best game ever: hockey, and he has tips for other players to survive happily in his world. Overall, this book is entertaining and factual. The pictures are great, also.
If you are looking for a great piece of literature, look elsewhere. This is a biography by one of the best goaltenders ever to grace a net.
A very good read and worth every cent. I would recommend this book to anyone with team management in their life (home, work, etc.)

No more or less than what one would expect out of this type of book.

By Adam R. Jones - December 10, 2006

Although Brodeur does raise up some interesting points about players roles in the new NHL (not just on the ice, but as partners in the league, marketing, salaries, etc), this book mostly just hovers in the "Why was this necessary?" realm.

Numerous stories and anecdotes are repeated throughout the book, and it also goes through extensive recaps of of the 2005-06 season. Not in a candid, behind the scenes kind of way either. Reads more like a newspaper recap (in turn because Toronto Sun beat writer Damien Cox did the actual writing of the book) than an insider's view of the NHL. There are a few interesting factoids about the life of an elite NHLer, but for the most part it's just standard fair. Also stumbles into "Martin Brodeur reviews the movies of Spring 2006" for a chapter.

This book is also poorly editted as numerous sentences are missing words and even a few typos.

All and all, I would recommend this book for a Devils/NHL fan with the... read more

Better then I expected.

By Chris Tasker - May 15, 2007

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.