Marty has new gig with Devs
Martin Brodeur is coming home. The legendary Devils goalie, who is going to be inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in a few months, is returning to New Jersey to be the team’s vice president of business development, the team announced Wednesday morning.
Brodeur, 46, has spent the past three seasons in the Blues organization, where he so strangely ended his playing career in 2015 after 21 years with the Devils. For the past two years, he has been the assistant general manager under Doug Armstrong, but he made it clear that he wanted to scale back the workload and spend more time with his family.
With the Devils, his role was defined in a press release as working “across all departments to identify, capitalize and develop on business opportunities for the Devils, Prudential Center and the outlying community.” He will report to team president Hugh Weber.
“It feels fantastic to be back home here in New Jersey,” Brodeur said in the release. “This unique opportunity will allow me to build on existing relationships in the business community and take on a new challenge in my career. I’ve been able to work in all facets of the game of hockey and have had a growing interest in the business surrounding the game. Working with Hugh and his team will be beneficial for all of us.”
Brodeur won three Stanley Cups with the Devils (1995, 2000, 2003) and backstopped them to 17 postseason appearances. Among the many league records he holds are regularseason wins (691), games played (1,266), games played with a single team (1,260) and regular-season shutouts (125). There is a statue of him at the corner of Lafayette and Mulberry outside the Prudential Center in Newark, and now he is going to pass it all the time on his way to work.
“Our objective over the last five years has been to solidify the New Jersey Devils organization as an agent of growth for our communities, our partners, and the great sport of hockey — on and off the ice,” said Weber, who works under owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who bought the team in 2013 and raised it out of financial run.
“Marty’s addition to our extraordinary collection of business executives driving our efforts will advance our results exponentially,” Weber said. “The fabric of this organization was built over decades of Marty’s commitment to excellence. His everyday presence will have a profound effect with our fans, our partners, and the community.”