Leonard Francis Broderick (born October 11, 1938) is a Canadian former

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

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. He played one game in the

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, with the

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during the 1957–58 season. He is the brother of former professional hockey player

Ken Broderick Kenneth Lorne Broderick (February 16, 1942 – March 13, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 27 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins, and 73 games in the World Ho ...

. Born in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Broderick played

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with the

Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was an ice hockey franchise in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1903, it operated junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association and la ...

, with whom he recorded record-tying nine shutouts in the 1956-57 season, tying a record previously set by

Glenn Hall Glenn Henry Hall (born October 3, 1931) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. During his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a co ...

. During the 1957–58 season was loaned to the

by the Marlboros to replace

Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played ...

, and played his one and only

in a 6-2 win over his hometown

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on October 30, 1957. He spent one more season with the Marlboros before playing

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with the Oakville Oaks. He signed with the

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They previ ...

, but let in 16 goals in 3 games and retired soon after.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1938 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Toronto Montreal Canadiens players St. Paul Saints (IHL) players Toronto Marlboros players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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