why did Martin Brodeur write usa on his stick?

He does it b4 the game because he keeps the sticks of major victorys so it is his way of remembering who he beat.

Brodeur has been known to keep every stick he has used in a victory. This may be a way to pre-mark which stick he used for the game. It could also be a superstition in which he writes the name of his opponents on his stick. A third reason may be that he had too bring a large amount of sticks over from New Jersey and he marked them before he came so he knew which stick he wanted to use for each game

One possibility: He may be keeping all the sticks he uses as keepsakes, or to put them on some display somewhere. Labeling this stick with the name of the opponent might just be a way of telling it apart from his other sticks.

If he did that, it may be because of the fact that Brodeur naturalized last December (he took the oath of American citizenship in Newark, NJ in December).

That's the only explanation that seems reasonable to me.

How presumptuous of him to put U-S-A on his stick BEFORE his victory if he's labeling his sticks following a victory. I think it's probably a charity thing.

They said during the game that he does it so he knows which stick he used in which game. Someone else said for charity and I would not be surprised if they are auctioned off for charity.

about $300

It's for charity purposes. He'll know when and where the stick was used.

I saw it to. maybe he does it for every stick, write the name of his opponet? i dont know. didnt make sense to me.

He used to play for New Jersey so that may be why. But I have no idea otherwise.