Paul Martin (ice hockey player)

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Paul Martin (ice hockey player)
Date of birth March 5th 1981
place of birth Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2000 , 2nd round, 62nd position
New Jersey Devils
Career stations
1998-2000 Elk River High School
2000-2003 University of Minnesota
2003-2010 New Jersey Devils
2010-2015 Pittsburgh Penguins
2015-2018 San Jose Sharks

Paul Joseph Martin (born March 5, 1981 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a retired American ice hockey player . The defender played over 900 games for the New Jersey Devils , Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League between 2003 and 2018 . With the US national team , he took part in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Career

Martin in the Pittsburgh Penguins jersey

Martin first played ice hockey from 1998 to 2000 with the Elk River Elks , the high school team of Elk River High School , in the high school league system of the United States. After graduating from high school, the defense attorney won the annual Minnesota Mr. Hockey award in calendar year 2000, which honors the best high school player in the US state of Minnesota . He then spent three seasons during his college days with the University of Minnesota team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association , before the American in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft as the 62nd player in the second round of the New Jersey Devils was selected from the National Hockey League .

With his university, the left-handed shooter won the NCAA Division I championship in 2001 and 2002 and then moved to the New Jersey Devils, who immediately added him to their regular NHL squad. Martin spent the lockout in the 2004/05 NHL season at the Swiss first division club Friborg-Gottéron . After his old contract in East Rutherford after the 2007/08 season had expired, the Canadians signed a three-year contract in eleven million worth of US dollars at the Devils. Due to an arm injury that he suffered in October 2009, Martin was unable to play for much of the 2009/10 season . On July 1, 2010, he signed a five-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins . This guaranteed the defender a total income of around 25 million US dollars.

This contract was not renewed after the 2014/15 season, so Martin joined the San Jose Sharks as a free agent and signed a four-year contract there. At the side of offensive defender Brent Burns , Martin initially spent two successful years with the Californians, with whom he reached the final of the Stanley Cup in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2016 . In the 2017/18 season , which he started on the Injured Reserve List , the now 36-year-old had to give way to the younger competition in the team over and over again and also played a few games for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League . Only in the playoffs did he return to the NHL. Nevertheless, in June 2018 - shortly before the start of his fourth and last year of contract - the Sharks put him on the waiver in accordance with the regulations in order to be able to pay him the last year of his contract. The 37-year-old Martin then announced the end of his active career in November 2018.

International

With the US national team , Paul Martin took part in the U20 Junior World Championship in 2001 , the World Cup of Hockey in 2004 and the World Championships in 2005 and 2008 . He was also part of the USA team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia . He was also nominated for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , but had to be removed from the roster a short time later due to a cross-broke.

The defender could not record a medal win at any of the tournaments. For the senior national team, he came to a total of 21 missions in which he posted nine points scorer , including one goal.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2003 WCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 2003 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of Minnesota
  • 2003 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2003 NCAA West Second All-American Team
  • 2004 NHL YoungStars Game

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1998/99 Elk River High School High school 24 9 11 20th
1999/00 Elk River High School High school 24 15th 35 50 26th
2000/01 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 3 17th 20th 8th
2001/02 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 8th 30th 38 22nd
2002/03 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 9 30th 39 32
2003/04 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 6th 18th 24 4th 5 1 1 2 4th
2004/05 Friborg-Gottéron NLA 11 3 4th 7th 2 - - - - -
2005/06 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 5 32 37 32 9 0 3 3 4th
2006/07 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 3 23 26th 18th 11 0 4th 4th 6th
2007/08 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 5 27 32 22nd 5 1 2 3 2
2008/09 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 5 28 33 36 7th 0 4th 4th 2
2009/10 New Jersey Devils NHL 22nd 2 9 11 2 5 0 0 0 0
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 3 21st 24 16 7th 0 2 2 2
2011/12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 2 25th 27 18th 3 1 0 1 0
2012/13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34 6th 17th 23 16 15th 2 9 11 4th
2013/14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 39 3 12 15th 10 13 0 8th 8th 6th
2014/15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 3 17th 20th 20th 5 0 2 2 2
2015/16 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 3 17th 20th 22nd 24 0 5 5 6th
2016/17 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 4th 22nd 26th 20th 6th 1 0 1 4th
2017/18 San Jose Sharks NHL 14th 0 2 2 2 7th 0 0 0 2
2017/18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 18th 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
NCAA overall 127 20th 77 97 62
NHL overall 870 50 270 320 238 122 6th 40 46 44

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 United States U20 World Cup 5th place 7th 0 4th 4th 2
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 3 0 1 1 0
2005 United States WM 6th place 7th 0 0 0 2
2008 United States WM 6th place 7th 1 7th 8th 0
2014 United States Olympia 4th Place 4th 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 7th 0 4th 4th 2
Men overall 21st 1 8th 9 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Paul Martin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ minnesotaminutemen.com, Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award winners
  2. ↑ penguins.nhl.com, Shero Upgrades Pens' Defense with Martin, Michalek Signings
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Paul Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 5th 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota