Marty Sertich

Martin Sertich (born October 13, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Iowa Stars and Lake Erie Monsters.

Playing career Sertich attended Colorado College for four years, winning the Hobey Baker Award as a junior in 2005 after leading the nation in points (64). Sertich also had an impressive season in his senior year as captain, being honored as a finalist for the Hobey Baker. Over his four years with Colorado College, Sertich dressed for every game.

Much in the same vein as fellow Hobey Baker winner and former teammate Junior Lessard, Sertich signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars as a free agent following his collegiate play on July 10, 2006.

On June 10, 2008, Sertich was traded from the Dallas Stars to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2009 NHL entry draft. Sertich was later signed to a multi-year contract with the Avalanche on June 24, 2008. Marty was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, for the 2008–09 season but had his season limited to only 24 games as he suffered two separate concussions.

In the 2009–10 season, Sertich returned and improved his season totals to 28 points in 53 games before he was again struck down with a concussion against the Milwaukee Admirals on February 10, 2010, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.

On April 17, 2010, Sertich signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Swiss team, EHC Olten of the second tier National Liga B.

In each of his three seasons with Olten, Sertich led the team in points and was amongst the league's top scorers. On July 21, 2013, Sertich left Switzerland as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Following his Iserlohn stint, Sertich stayed in the German league, signing a two-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers in April 2014.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Roseville Area High School HS-MN 28 41 22 63 — — — — — — 2001–02 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 61 19 33 52 30 3 1 0 1 0 2002–03 Colorado College WCHA 42 9 20 29 26 — — — — — 2003–04 Colorado College WCHA 39 11 28 39 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Colorado College WCHA 42 27 37 64 26 — — — — — 2005–06 Colorado College WCHA 42 14 36 50 55 — — — — — 2006–07 Iowa Stars AHL 44 13 20 33 24 2 0 1 1 0 2007–08 Iowa Stars AHL 79 27 25 52 42 — — — — — 2008–09 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 24 7 8 15 12 — — — — — 2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 53 9 19 28 22 — — — — — 2010–11 EHC Olten SUI II 38 21 43 64 42 — — — — — 2011–12 EHC Olten SUI II 33 13 32 45 4 5 1 3 4 0 2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2012–13 EHC Olten SUI II 47 19 41 60 26 16 3 16 19 16 2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 50 9 33 42 39 9 1 1 2 8 2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 7 28 35 12 7 1 5 6 4 2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 46 5 14 19 4 — — — — — AHL totals 200 56 72 128 100 2 0 1 1 0 SUI II totals 118 53 116 169 72 21 4 19 23 16 DEL totals 148 21 75 96 55 16 2 6 8 12

Awards and honors Awards Year College All-WCHA First Team 2005 AHCA West First-Team All-American 2005 USA Hockey College Player of the Year 2005 All-WCHA Second Team 2006 Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2006