Denis Joseph Germain Stanislaus Brodeur (October 12, 1930 – September 26, 2013) was a Canadian photographer, acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and was the father of

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goaltender

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, the

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's winningest goaltender. He was the official photographer for the

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for many years, and co-published a book entitled ''Goalies: Guardians of the Net'' in 1996, which features his son Martin on the front cover. Like his son, Denis was also considered an outstanding goaltender, and helped team Canada win the bronze medal at the 1956 Olympic Games in

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, Italy. In November 2006 the

acquired Brodeur's photography work, which consisted of over 110,000 images from 40 years. Some of the legendary names included in this collection are the brothers Phil and Tony Esposito, Jean Béliveau, Gordie Howe,

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and Bobby Orr. He also captured many famous events and landmarks, from the nasty Boston-Montreal rivalry of the 1970s right on up through the Devils' first

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in 1995. His image was featured on a hockey card for the 2004–2005 Upper Deck Series One Hockey.

Personal

With his wife Mireille, Denis had three sons—Denis Jr., Claude,

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—and two daughters—Line and Sylvie. Claude was a

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pitcher in the

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. On September 26, 2013, Brodeur died at age 82.

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