James Martin (ice hockey)

James Martin
Born (1991-05-29) May 29, 1991
Winnipeg, MB, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Abbotsford Heat
Lake Erie Monsters
Toronto Marlies
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

James Martin (born May 29, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Martin was signed in 2011 to a three-year entry level contract the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League and was then assigned to affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.[1]

In 2012 Martin was assigned to Abbotsford again, but was assigned to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL for the majority of the season.[2]

Martin started the 2013–14 season with Abbotsford as well but has been assigned to the Alaska Aces multiple times.[3][4] Despite helping the Aces capture the Kelly Cup, Martin was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Flames and was released as a free agent.

On September 11, 2014, Martin was signed to a one-year standard players contract with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL.[5] During the 2014–15 season, in the midst of a career-high season in the ECHL with the Komets, in which he was selected to the ECHL All-Star Game, Martin was loaned to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters on January 29, 2015.[6] Martin appeared in 7 scoreless games with the Monsters before he was returned to the Komets for the post-season.

On September 1, 2015, Martin's ECHL rights were traded by the Komets to the Idaho Steelheads in exchange for Alex Belzile.[7] Prior to the 2015–16 season, Martin was invited on a try-out basis to attend the Toronto Marlies training camp of the AHL. After impressing through pre-season, Martin opened the season with the Marlies, before securing an AHL contract after four games with the Marlies on November 26, 2015.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Sift Current Broncos WHL 31 0 4 4 14 — — — — —
2008–09 Kootenay Ice WHL 25 0 0 0 25 4 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Kootenay Ice WHL 66 8 11 19 31 6 1 1 2 2
2010–11 Kootenay Ice WHL 65 11 18 29 68 19 0 6 6 21
2011–12 Abbotsford Heat AHL 28 2 1 3 23 — — — — —
2012–13 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 44 3 10 13 54 4 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Abbotsford Heat AHL 5 0 1 1 7 — — — — —
2013–14 Alaska Aces ECHL 51 2 15 17 33 11 0 0 0 10
2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 60 9 32 41 40 12 1 3 4 6
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 17 0 5 5 13 — — — — —
2015–16 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 7 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 59 2 7 9 47 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Flames sign Martin to entry level contract". Calgary Flames. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Heat announce roster moves". Abbotsford Heat. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Heat recall Martin". Abbotsford Heat. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Martin reassigned to Alaska". Alaska Aces. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Komets ink defenseman James Martin". Fort Wayne Komets. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  6. ↑ "Komets defensemen Martin, Leach get call to Lake Erie". Fort Wayne Komets. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  7. ↑ "Steelheads acquire rights to All-Star defenseman". Idaho Steelheads. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  8. ↑ Toronto Marlies (2015-11-26). "Martin signed to one-year AHL contract with Marlies". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-11-26.

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