"I want to thank Tom Stillman, Doug Armstrong, Chris Zimmerman and the Blues organization for giving me the opportunity to continue my playing career and begin my career off the ice in hockey operations," Brodeur said. "I am looking forward to the next chapter of my career."
Bill Armstrong was promoted to assistant GM to replace Brodeur, who played seven games with the Blues during the 2014-15 season after spending the first 21 seasons of his NHL career with the New Jersey Devils from 1991-2014. He retired from the NHL on Jan. 29, 2015, and became a senior adviser to Doug Armstrong, the Blues general manager, before he was promoted to assistant general manager following the season.
The NHL all-time leader in wins (691), shutouts (125) and games played among goalies (1,266), Brodeur was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 26 and will be inducted in Toronto on Nov. 12.
"I appreciated his insight and professionalism over the last few years and wish him nothing but the best," Doug Armstrong said. "Marty and I had talked over the last year and into the spring and really into the summer of the responsibilities that went into and more of the time responsibilities and work responsibilities that went into being an assistant manager.
"Marty just felt that he needed to prioritize his family coming from playing and jumping right into management, he didn't have any time off. So I certainly understood that and we wish Marty nothing but the best as he moves forward. When he does want to get back in a management role and into hockey, his future will take him wherever he wants to go. He has great hockey sense and work ethic and we appreciate everything that he did here."
Brodeur, 46, was 691-397-49 (105 ties) in 22 NHL seasons with the Blues and Devils. He won the Stanley Cup three times (1995, 2000, 2003) and the Vezina Trophy four times (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008). Brodeur won the Calder Trophy in 1994 as NHL rookie of the year, and the Jennings Trophy five times (fewest goals allowed).
Selected by New Jersey in the first round (No. 20) of the 1990 NHL Draft, Brodeur made the NHL First All-Star Team three times and the Second Team four times. He is the only goalie in NHL history with eight 40-win seasons, and his 48 wins in 2006-07 are tied for the most in a single season by a goalie (Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals; 2015-16).
