Steve Martins

Steve P. Martins (born April 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Biography As a youth, Martins played in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau, Quebec. He attended Choate Rosemary Hall, and later attended Harvard University, graduating in 1995.

Martins was drafted in the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft by the Hartford Whalers. Martins played professional hockey from 1995 until 2009 primarily in minor leagues. He played 267 NHL games with the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues, and the Ottawa Senators. Martins' best season in the NHL was 1999–2000 with the Tampa Bay Lightning, recording 5 goals and 17 assists in 57 games. In his career, he scored 21 goals and 25 assists.

His best minor league season was 2005–06 with the Binghamton Senators when he recorded 22 goals and 58 assists. He finished his career with the Chicago Wolves in 2008–09.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Outaouais Frontaliers QMAAA 38 18 33 51 70 — — — — — 1989–90 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-Prep 1990–91 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-Prep 1991–92 Harvard University ECAC 20 13 14 27 26 — — — — — 1992–93 Harvard University ECAC 18 6 8 14 40 — — — — — 1993–94 Harvard University ECAC 32 25 35 60 93 — — — — — 1994–95 Harvard University ECAC 28 15 23 38 93 — — — — — 1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 30 9 20 29 10 — — — — — 1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 23 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 1996–97 Springfield Falcons AHL 63 12 31 43 78 17 1 3 4 26 1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 78 20 41 61 122 21 6 14 20 28 1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 4 1 6 7 16 — — — — — 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 4 3 7 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 5 7 12 37 — — — — — 2000–01 Detroit Vipers IHL 8 5 4 9 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 20 1 1 2 13 — — — — — 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 5 1 2 3 0 16 1 6 7 22 2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 39 1 3 4 20 — — — — — 2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 51 10 21 31 66 3 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 26 5 11 16 31 — — — — — 2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 2 3 5 10 — — — — — 2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 28 3 3 6 18 2 0 1 1 0 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 22 4 9 13 16 — — — — — 2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 25 1 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 2004–05 JYP SM-l 54 13 12 25 66 3 0 0 0 4 2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 76 22 58 80 80 — — — — — 2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 48 13 26 39 49 — — — — — 2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 76 17 40 57 78 22 2 7 9 30 2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL 55 13 20 33 58 — — — — — AHL totals 447 105 236 341 466 42 3 10 13 56 NHL totals 267 21 25 46 142 5 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1991–92 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1993–94 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1993–94 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 1994