Spencer Martin (ice hockey)

Spencer Martin (born June 8, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League (NHL). Martin was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round, 63rd overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Spencer Martin
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft 63rd overall, 2013
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

An Ontario native, Martin played midget hockey with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens before he was originally selected 18th overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors,[1] He made his debut in the 2011–12 season, appearing in 15 games in the last season that the team was known as the Majors.[2] During the campaign Martin won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge,[3] and was also a member of Canada's team at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships which won bronze in the Czech Republic.[4]

With the renamed, Mississauga Steelheads, during the 2012–13 season Martin was an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game where he led Team Orr to a rare shutout win,[5] and he helped Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team win gold at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.[6] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Martin was rated as a top prospect.[7] He was the fifth goalie selected in the draft, when he was selected 63rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche.

In the 2013–14 season, Martin playing in his second campaign as the Steelheads first-choice goaltender appeared in a league-high 64 games and 3562 minutes in posting 24 wins. In his final year of major junior hockey, Martin was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year, entry-level contract on October 5, 2014.[8]

While playing in a career-high 50 games during the 2016–17 season, Martin was selected for the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic, the first Rampage goaltender to ever be selected.[9] The same season, Martin made his NHL debut on January 21, 2017, in a 3–2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks.[10] Due to the recalls by the Avalanche, Martin was unable to participate in the All-Star Classic.[11] On July 16, 2018, Martin signed a one year contract extension with the Avalanche.[12]

As an impending restricted free agent following the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Martin's tenure with the Avalanche ended after he was not tendered a qualifying offer on June 25, 2019.[13] On the opening day of free agency, Martin agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2019.[14]

Martin was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010–11 Toronto Jr. Canadiens GTMMHL 50 — — — 2250 115 5 2.27 — — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 15 2 7 1 753 50 0 3.98 .885 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 46 17 21 4 2504 126 0 3.02 .906 2 0 1 90 9 0 6.01 .804
2013–14 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 64 24 33 5 3562 210 3 3.54 .899 4 0 4 270 18 0 3.99 .901
2014–15 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 31 15 13 1 1713 85 1 2.98 .921 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 20 9 9 1 1113 60 2 3.23 .878 1 0 1 44 5 0 6.87 .688
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 18 7 7 1 905 40 3 2.65 .921 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 19 26 5 2812 136 2 2.90 .904 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 3 0 2 1 181 13 0 4.35 .865 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 34 14 15 4 1856 96 1 3.10 .893 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 23 9 10 2 1305 74 3 3.40 .902 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 4 2 2 0 231 12 0 3.12 .915 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 12 11 5 1742 87 0 3.00 .897 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 2 1 181 13 0 4.35 .865 — — — — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2012 Canada Ontario U17 5 4 1 0 308 10 1 1.95 .931
2013 Canada WJC18 2 2 0 0 120 2 0 1.00 .941
Junior totals 7 6 1 0 428 12 1 1.68 .934

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team 2012
CHL Top Prospects Game 2013 [16]
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Bronze with Team Ontario 2012 [17]
WJC U18 Bronze with Team Canada 2012 [18]
WJC U18 Gold with Team Canada 2013 [19]
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References
  1. "First Round Pick Spencer Martin Commits to the Majors". Ontario Hockey League. July 2, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. "Spencer Martin - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". thehockeywriters.com. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  3. "Spencer Martin: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #68". LastWordOnSports.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. "Steelheads goalie picked for under-18 camp". Mississauga.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  5. "2013 CHL Top Prospects Game: Team Orr posts rare shutout in 3-0 win over Team Cherry". HockeysFuture.com. September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. "Martin helps Canada bring home gold from World U18". insidehalton.com. September 21, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. "Spencer Martin: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". InLouWeTrust.com. June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  8. "Avalanche signs Spencer Martin". Colorado Avalanche. October 5, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  9. "Forward A.J. Greer and Goaltender Spencer Martin Selected to 2017 AHL All-Star Classic". sarampage.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  10. Colpitts, Iain (January 24, 2017). "Martin makes NHL debut with Colorado Avalanche". mississauga.com. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  11. "Avalanche Recall Goaltender Spencer Martin". sarampage.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2018. Despite being named to the Pacific Division Team at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic, Martin will be unavailable for tonight’s contest due to the timing of his recall.
  12. "Avalanche Signs Geertsen, Graves, Martin". NHL.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  13. "Andrighetto not qualified by Avalanche". coloradohockeynow.com. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  14. "Lightning sign three players one-year, two-way contracts". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  15. "Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule". nhl.com/lightning. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  16. "Steelheads goalie to play in Top Prospects game". mississauga.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  17. "Ontario wins bronze at U17 challenge". Sportsnet.ca. July 8, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  18. "Hockey's Future - Spencer Martin". hockeysfuture.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  19. "Martin, Canada win U18 gold". news.ca.msn. April 5, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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