| Played for | Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders St. Louis Blues |
|---|---|
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 9 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | April 13, 1972 (age 54) |
| Birth place | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft | 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft |
| Draft team | Hartford Whalers |
| Career start | 1995 |
| Career end | 2009 |
Steve P. Martins (born April 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Biography
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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.