Paul Martin (ice hockey)

This article is about the ice hockey defenseman. For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation).

Paul Martin
Born	March 5, 1981 (1981-03-05) Elk River, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils
National team	United States
NHL Draft	62nd overall, 2000 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2003–present

Paul Joseph Martin (born March 5, 1981) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

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. He helped his school win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships.

He played for the Devils from the 2003–04 season until July 2010.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Martin signed a 5-year, $25 million (USD) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010. He made his Penguins regular season debut on October 7, 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers, picking up the primary assist on Tyler Kennedy's 3rd 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.

International play

Martin was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and again in 2010 for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada along with teammates Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner. Martin, however, did not see any action in the 2006 Olympics, and missed the 2010 Olympics because of a broken arm (being replaced for the latter by Tim Gleason).

Career statistics

				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
NHL totals				477	29	158	187	130		49	2	16	18	20

International statistics

Year	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	WJC		7	0	4	4	2
2004	WCH		3	0	1	1	0
2005	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2008	WC		7	1	7	8	0
Senior int'l totals			24	1	12	13	4

External links

• Paul Martin's NHL player profile
• Paul Martin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Paul Martin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database