The young goalie with the slender build and the neatly trimmed beard had the wide-eyed look of any normal hopeful following the brief practice at the Rangers training facility Thursday.
“I got invited to camp – I’m so excited for the opportunity,’’ Jeremy Brodeur said, as he joined the Rangers’ prospects for the Traverse City Tournament that will take place over the weekend in Traverse City, Mich. “Obviously, it’s a little different setting than I’m used to – in New York, rather than New Jersey – but it’s pretty cool, I guess.’’
Yes, Jeremy Brodeur is Martin Brodeur’s son, and he’s with the Rangers on a professional tryout, hoping, like every other tryout player, that he’ll play well enough this weekend to catch someone’s eye and earn himself a contract with an NHL organization.