Gareth Martin

Ireland Northern Ireland Gareth Martin

Date of birth	3rd October 1982
place of birth	Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK
size	175 cm
Weight	95 kg

position	defender
Shot hand	Right

Career stations

2003-2005	Belfast Giants
2005-2006	Solway Sharks
2006-2007	Belfast Giants
2007-2008	Belfast City Bruins
2009-2010	Flyers Ice Hockey Club

Gareth Martin (born October 3, 1982 in Belfast , Northern Ireland , United Kingdom ) is a former Northern Irish ice hockey player who spent almost his entire career on the Irish island. Internationally he played for the Irish national ice hockey team .

Career

Gareth Martin, who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, began his career with the Belfast Giants , for whom he made his debut in 2003 in the Elite Ice Hockey League , the British top division. After a detour to Scotland, where he was on the ice with the Solway Sharks from Dumfries , he returned to the Emerald Isle and initially played again for the Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League. He later played for the Belfast City Bruins and the Flyers Ice Hockey Club from Dublin in the Irish Ice Hockey League . When they stopped playing in 2010, he ended his club career.

International

British citizen Martin competed with the Irish national team in the Division III World Championships in 2005 , 2007 , 2010 when he had the best plus / minus record of the tournament and in 2012 . At the 2011 World Cup he played with his team in Division II.

Achievements and Awards

2007 Promotion to Division II at the Division III World Championship
2010 Promotion to Division II at the World Championship of Division III, Group A.
2010 Best plus / minus balance at the World Championship in Division III, Group A

Remarks

↑ In ice hockey, Northern Ireland is not represented internationally by the British but by the Irish federation , contrary to its state assignment .

Web links

Gareth Martin at eliteprospects.com (English)
Gareth Martin at eurohockey.com

personal data
SURNAME	Martin, Gareth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Northern Irish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd October 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK

[1] In ice hockey, Northern Ireland is not represented internationally by the British but by the Irish federation , contrary to its state assignment .