Martin Gendron

Martin Gendron (born February 15, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks between 1995 and 1997. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Biography Gendron was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

Drafted in 1992 by the Washington Capitals, he spent about four seasons in the Capitals system before he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. Unable to break into the lineup in Chicago, Gendron remained in the minors until he left to play in Europe in 2000.

Gendron was the top goal scorer in the 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Gendron was the top goalscorer in the Swiss League during the 2002–03 and 2003–2004 seasons.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989–90 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 42 42 32 74 26 2 3 1 4 0 1990–91 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 55 34 23 57 33 4 1 2 3 0 1991–92 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 69 71 66 137 47 6 7 4 11 14 1992–93 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser QMJHL 63 73 61 134 44 — — — — — 1992–93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 10 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 37 39 7 46 20 20 21 17 38 8 1993–94 Canadian National Team Intl 19 4 5 9 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 8 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 72 36 32 68 54 4 5 1 6 2 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 20 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 48 38 29 67 39 22 15 18 33 8 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 81 51 39 90 20 3 2 1 3 0 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 17 8 6 14 16 — — — — — 1997–98 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 40 20 19 39 14 — — — — — 1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 10 5 10 15 4 2 0 0 0 4 1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 65 33 34 67 26 15 12 5 17 2 1999–00 Syracuse Crunch AHL 64 19 17 36 16 — — — — — 1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 14 6 10 16 6 4 0 2 2 4 2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 60 23 20 43 30 — — — — — 2001–02 Asiago ITA 38 27 35 62 2 3 1 1 2 0 2002–03 EHC Olten NLB 38 43 28 71 44 5 2 6 8 6 2003–04 EHC Olten NLB 45 39 27 66 26 — — — — — 2004–05 EHC Olten NLB 42 30 24 54 26 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Ajoie NLB 38 25 30 55 38 — — — — — 2005–06 EHC Chur NLB — — — — — 5 2 0 2 4 2005–06 HC Bolzano ITA 6 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Top Design de Saint-Hyacinthe LNAH 31 11 20 31 6 — — — — — 2007–08 EHC Chur NLB 19 12 11 23 36 — — — — — 2007–08 Caron & Guay de Trois-Rivières LNAH 15 7 17 24 2 13 5 7 12 10 AHL totals 283 138 134 272 147 50 32 26 58 20 NHL totals 30 4 2 6 10 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Canada WJC 7 5 2 7 2 1994 Canada WJC 7 6 4 10 6 Junior totals 14 11 6 17 8