Steve P. Martins (born April 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Steve Martins
Martins with the Chicago Wolves in 2007
Born (1972-04-13) April 13, 1972 (age 52)
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Hartford Whalers
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Islanders
St. Louis Blues
NHL draft 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1995–2009

Biography

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As a youth, Martins played in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau, Quebec.[1] He attended Choate Rosemary Hall, and later attended Harvard University, graduating in 1995.[citation needed]

Martins was drafted in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft by the Hartford Whalers.[citation needed] Martins played professional hockey from 1995 until 2009 primarily in minor leagues. He played 267 NHL games with the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues, and the Ottawa Senators.[citation needed] Martins' best season in the NHL was 1999–2000 with the Tampa Bay Lightning, recording 5 goals and 17 assists in 57 games.[citation needed] In his career, he scored 21 goals and 25 assists.[citation needed]

His best minor league season was 2005–06 with the Binghamton Senators when he recorded 22 goals and 58 assists. He finished his career with the Chicago Wolves in 2008–09.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Outaouais Frontaliers QMAAA 38 18 33 51 70
1989–90 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-Prep
1990–91 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-Prep
1991–92 Harvard University ECAC 20 13 14 27 26
1992–93 Harvard University ECAC 18 6 8 14 40
1993–94 Harvard University ECAC 32 25 35 60 93
1994–95 Harvard University ECAC 28 15 23 38 93
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 30 9 20 29 10
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 23 1 3 4 8
1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 63 12 31 43 78 17 1 3 4 26
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 1 1 0
1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 78 20 41 61 122 21 6 14 20 28
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 4 1 6 7 16
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 4 3 7 10
1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 1 0 1 0
1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 5 7 12 37
2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 8 5 4 9 4
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 20 1 1 2 13
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 5 1 2 3 0 16 1 6 7 22
2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 39 1 3 4 20
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 10 21 31 66 3 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 26 5 11 16 31
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 2 3 5 10
2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 28 3 3 6 18 2 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 22 4 9 13 16
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 25 1 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 JYP SM-l 54 13 12 25 66 3 0 0 0 4
2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 22 58 80 80
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 1 1 2 0
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 48 13 26 39 49
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 76 17 40 57 78 22 2 7 9 30
2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL 55 13 20 33 58
AHL totals 447 105 236 341 466 42 3 10 13 56
NHL totals 267 21 25 46 142 5 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors

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Award Year  
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1991–92 [citation needed]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1993–94 [citation needed]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1993–94 [citation needed]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1994 [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1993–94
Succeeded by