Paul Martin (ice hockey)

Paul Martin
Born	March 5, 1981 Elk River, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
National team	United States
NHL Draft	62nd overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils[1]
Playing career	2003–present

Paul Joseph Martin (born March 5, 1981) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round, 62nd overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, playing six seasons for the organization before joining the Penguins in 2010.

Playing career

High school/collegiate

Martin played high school hockey at Elk River High School and was the Mr. Hockey award winner. In 2000, he was drafted in the second round, 62nd overall, by the New Jersey Devils. He has sound offensive instincts and a projectable frame. He was part of a successful program at the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). He helped his school win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships.

Professional

Martin joined the Devils for the 2003–04 season, playing 70 games in his first full season, putting up 24 points. The next season, Martin played for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He returned the next season, this time appearing in 80 games while increasing his point production to 37.

During the 2006–07 season, Martin played the entire 82-game season, though his point total dropped to 26. During the 2009–10 season, Martin suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left forearm, playing in just 22 games and scoring a career-low 11 points.

Martin signed a five-year, US$25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010.^[2] He made his Penguins regular season debut on October 7, 2010, against the Philadelphia Flyers, picking up the primary assist on Tyler Kennedy's third period goal, the Penguins' first ever at the Consol Energy Center. He returned to New Jersey to face his former team for the first time on October 11, and finished the game with a goal, an assist and over 26 minutes of ice time in a 3–1 Penguins victory.^[3]

Martin scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal with the Penguins on April 13, 2012, against the Philadelphia Flyers in an 8–5 Penguins loss. He was scratched with an undisclosed injury for Game 4.

On July 1, 2015, Martin was signed as a free agent to a four-year, $19.4 million deal with the San Jose Sharks.^[4]

International play

Martin was named to Team USA for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and again for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, along with then-Devils teammates Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner. Martin, however, did not see any action in the 2006 Olympics, and missed the 2010 Olympics due to a broken arm; he was replaced in the latter tournament by Tim Gleason.

Martin was also named to Team USA for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the U.S. failed to medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Elk River High School	MN		24	9	11	20	—		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Elk River High School	MN		24	15	35	50	26		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	University of Minnesota	NCAA		38	3	17	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	University of Minnesota	NCAA		44	8	30	38	22		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	University of Minnesota	NCAA		45	9	30	39	32		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		70	6	18	24	4		5	1	1	2	4
2004–05	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA		11	3	4	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New Jersey Devils	NHL		80	5	32	37	32		9	0	3	3	4
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	3	23	26	18		11	0	4	4	6
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		73	5	27	32	22		5	1	2	3	2
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		73	5	28	33	36		7	0	4	4	2
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		22	2	9	11	2		5	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		77	3	21	24	16		7	0	2	2	2
2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		73	2	25	27	18		3	1	0	1	0
2012–13	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		34	6	17	23	14		15	2	9	11	4
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		39	3	12	15	10		13	0	8	8	6
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		74	3	17	20	20		5	0	2	2	2
2015–16	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	3	17	20	22
NHL totals				775	46	246	292	216		85	5	35	40	32

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	United States	WJC	5th		7	0	4	4	0
2004	United States	WCH	4th		3	0	1	1	0
2005	United States	WC	6th		7	0	0	0	2
2008	United States	WC	6th		7	1	7	8	0
2014	United States	Oly	4th		4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals					7	0	4	4	0
Senior totals					21	1	8	9	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2000–01
All-WCHA Second Team	2001–02
All-WCHA Second Team	2002–03
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2002–03
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	2003	[5]

References

1. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". National Hockey League.
2. "Paul Martin signs five-year, $25 million deal with Pittsburgh Penguins". NJ.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
3. "Shorthanded Devils continue woeful start with loss to Penguins". ESPN. 2010-10-11.
4. "Sharks sign defenseman Paul Martin". Mercury News. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database