Martin Hlinka

Martin Hlinka (born 25 September 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the St. Charles Chill in the Central Hockey League (CHL). In April 2021 he was announced as Director of Youth Hockey for the Seattle Kraken. Prior to joining the Kraken he served as an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins in the AHA conference of the NCAA, following spells coaching clubs in Russia and Austria, and with youth international teams of Belarus and Poland.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Augsburg University NCAA III 15 6 5 11 8 — — — — — 1996–97 Augsburg University NCAA III 24 14 23 37 19 — — — — — 1997–98 Augsburg University NCAA III 24 14 30 44 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Augsburg University NCAA III 22 6 27 33 24 — — — — — 1998–99 Quad City Mallards UHL 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1999–00 Quad City Mallards UHL 71 21 46 67 74 14 0 7 7 24 1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 60 13 19 32 50 3 1 2 3 2 2000–01 Quad City Mallards UHL 11 4 10 14 0 5 1 1 2 11 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 50 5 18 23 34 — — — — — 2003–04 Quad City Mallards UHL 38 19 20 39 67 3 0 2 2 4 2003–04 Hershey Bears AHL 30 6 10 16 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Hershey Bears AHL 52 5 22 27 28 — — — — — 2005–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 46 16 21 37 48 — — — — — 2006–07 Hannover Scorpions DEL 52 12 14 26 70 6 1 2 3 6 2007–08 Hannover Scorpions DEL 54 5 21 26 126 3 0 1 1 4 2008–09 Hannover Scorpions DEL 51 6 13 19 84 10 2 0 2 35 2009–10 Hannover Scorpions DEL 56 4 21 25 54 11 1 2 3 0 2010–11 Hannover Scorpions DEL 52 7 17 24 28 5 3 2 5 12 2011–12 Hannover Scorpions DEL 52 5 14 19 40 — — — — — 2012–13 Hannover Scorpions DEL 32 7 14 21 65 — — — — — 2013–14 St. Charles Chill CHL 66 15 19 34 90 — — — — — AHL totals 192 29 69 98 138 3 1 2 3 2 DEL totals 395 62 135 197 515 40 9 10 19 67