The Walleye signed goaltender Jeremy Brodeur, 20, the son of NHL legend Martin Brodeur, to an amateur tryout agreement today.
Brodeur, who recently wrapped up a junior career, is expected to backup goaltender Jeff Lerg in today’s Game 1 of the Central Division finals against Fort Wayne. Faceoff is at 7:35 p.m. at the Huntington Center.
Jeremy Brodeur spent the last three years with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. In the playoffs, he posted a 5-4 record with a 3.33 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. In his OHL career, Brodeur has a record of 70-40-9 with a 2.80 goals-against average.
The native of Essex Falls, N.J. won a career-best 33 games this past season with just 14 losses, while posting a 2.84 GAA.
The Walleye signed Brodeur due to an injury to No. 1 goaltender Jake Paterson. In Game 7 of Toledo's first-round series against Kalamazoo on Tuesday, Paterson suffered a lower-body injury. Paterson is expected to miss the first two games of the second-round series today and Saturday. He will be reevaluated early next week.
The Walleye organization also was presented with the ECHL's 2016-17 Best Ice Award today.
The winner is determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, focusing on staffs that provide the best playing surfaces. Criteria include the quality of the ice, temperature of the building, and surrounding dasher board system.
Steve Miller, the general manager of the Huntington Center, said the organization is proud to be recognized with the award.
“Our Operations Manager, Jesus Rivera, works hard with his team to keep the ice in great shape throughout the season,” Miller said. “We take pride in the compliments we receive from both the Toledo Walleye players and coaches and the visiting teams.”
Joe Ernst, the ECHL's vice president of hockey operations, said the award recognizes the hard-working crews in the league.
“Our game is predicated on having a playing surface of the utmost integrity so that our players can perform at their highest level and our fans enjoy quality entertainment,” Ernst said.
First Published April 28, 2017, 7:15 p.m.
