Martin Brodeur gets to watch his son, Jeremy, play for Blue Jackets

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TRAVERSE CITY — Please excuse St. Louis Blues assistant general manager Martin Brodeur if he had a confused look on his face during the Traverse City Prospects Tournament at Centre Ice Arena on Saturday.

The reason was because Jeremy Brodeur, his 19-year-old son, was the starting goaltender for the opposing Columbus Blue Jackets. He was invited by the Blue Jackets as a free agent to compete in Traverse City. He attended their development camp in June.

“What are the odds,” Martin Brodeur said. “For sure, I’m holding my breath. I don’t want him to get scored on. Hey, it’s just one game, it doesn’t matter. I was rooting for everyone to do well, actually. I was hoping for a 0-0 tie. That would have been great.”

With Martin watching closely from the bleacher section of the arena, Jeremy made 27 saves in a 4-1 win. His shutout bid ended with 3:31 left when Blues defenseman Dmitrii Sergeev scored on a …

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