Joel Martin
| Joel Martin | |||
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| Born |
October 8, 1982 Fort Worth, Texas, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goalie | ||
| IHL team Former teams |
Kalamazoo Wings Odessa Jackalopes, Elmira Jackals , Trenton Titans, etc. | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Early Life
Hockey Career
Junior Hockey
Joel Martin played for the Western Hockey League from 2000-03, which is classified as a Major Junior Hockey League. In the 2000-01 season, Martin played 42 game for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and went 17-18-1. The following season, he played with the Hurricanes for 3 more games, before moving on to the Tri-city Americans for 37 games. In his 37 games as an American, Joel went 13-13-5. In the 2002-03 season, Martin moved to the Vancouver giants where he played 26 games with a 10-12-2 record. Late in the '02-03 season, Martin switched teams to the Calgary Hitmen, ending his junior career at 5-6-1.
Professional Hockey
WCHL
Martin played three games for the Bakersfield Condors of the SCHL in the 2003-04 season, and left them with a record of 1-2-0.
ECHL
Joel Martin has had quite a few stints in the ECHL, the first of which was in the 2003-04 season with the Columbus Cottomouths. Martin played 5 games with the Cottonmouths, and went 3-2-0.
Martin came bakc to the ECHL in the 2006-07 season when he played 32 games for the Trenton Titans, and went 12-15-2. He stayed in the league, but moved to the Elmira Jackals for the 2007-08 season, playing 49 games for the Jackals, with a record of 27-17-4. Joel started the 2008-09 season out in the ECHL with the Augusta Lynx, but left after 3 games with a record of 1-2-0.
UHL
Martin played two seasons in the UHL, both of which were with the Kalamazoo Wings. In the 2004-05 season, Joel went 17-8-1 in his 26 games, and in the 2005-06 season, Joel played 52 games, going 36-12-4. Joel led his team to the playoffs in the 2005-06 season, and helped them to win the Colonial Cup.
IHL
Joel played his first year in the IHL in the 2008-09 season. He is currently playing for the Kalamazoo Wings, sharing ice time with Jason Tapp. Joel's current record 27 games is 14-10-0.
AHL
Joel has never played a full season for the American Hockey League, but he has been frequently called up by various AHL teams since the 2005-06 season. He has been called up for a total of 4 games, and has gone 2-1-0.