Martin St. Pierre (ice hockey)

Joseph Louis Martin St. Pierre (born 11 August 1983) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey forward who plays for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Tipsport Liga.

Martin St. Pierre
Born (1983-08-11) August 11, 1983
Embrun, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
Tipsport Liga team
Former teams		 HC Slovan Bratislava
Chicago Blackhawks
Khimik Moscow Oblast
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Oulun Kärpät
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Montreal Canadiens
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Lausanne HC
Barys Astana
Admiral Vladivostok
Kunlun Red Star
Sheffield Steelers
National team  Kazakhstan
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present

Playing career

As a youth, St. Pierre played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Hawkesbury, Ontario.[1]

Undrafted, St. Pierre was a graduate of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy in 2004.[2] St. Pierre then played his first professional season in 2004–05 with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL and the Edmonton Roadrunners of the AHL.[3]

On November 3, 2005, Martin was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks and was assigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. He made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in the 2005–06 season. St. Pierre spent the majority of the next two seasons in the AHL with the Admirals and the Rockford IceHogs. He also had a brief spell in the Russian Super League prior to the 2007–08 season with Khimik Mytishchi.[4]

After appearing in only 21 games with the Blackhawks through parts of 3 seasons, St. Pierre was traded to the Boston Bruins for Pascal Pelletier on July 24, 2008.[5] St. Pierre was then assigned to the Bruins affiliate, the Providence Bruins. On December 20, 2008, Martin received his first call-up to the Bruins.[6] He played his first game for Boston, recording an assist, in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on December 21, 2008. On December 30, 2008 St. Pierre scored his first Bruins goal, in a 5-2 Bruins road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a shorthanded goal.[7]

On July 1, 2009, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.[8] He was assigned to the Binghamton Senators. He was called up to Ottawa and played his first game for Ottawa against the Florida Panthers on January 9, 2010.

On June 6, 2010, St. Pierre left the NHL for Europe signing a one-year contract with Russian team, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, of the KHL.[9]

On July 11, 2011, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jackets He was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, where he would spend the remainder of the season, playing in 73 games and leading the team in points, recording 11 goals and 53 assists.[10] On July 2, 2012, St. Pierre signed a contract to return with the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.

On July 6, 2013, St. Pierre signed a one-year two-way deal as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens.[11] In the 2013-14 season, St. Pierre was originally assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He remained with the Bulldogs for the majority of the year, playing in a solitary game with the Canadiens in his one recall to the NHL.

On July 24, 2014, St. Pierre returned to Europe, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, of the KHL.[12] He finished the season at Lausanne HC.

On August 9, 2015, St. Pierre signed a contract with KHL club Barys Astana of Kazakhstan. He later accepted naturalised citizenship with Kazakhstan and represented the country at the 2017 IIHF Division I World Championships.

In his third and final season under contract with Astana in 2017–18, St. Pierre was traded by the club to Russian outfit, Admiral Vladivostok in exchange for James Wright on November 24, 2017.[13]

In July 2019, St. Pierre signed with the Sheffield Steelers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League,[14] however he was released by the club just two months later.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2000–01 Guelph Storm OHL 6820496940 40004
2001–02 Guelph Storm OHL 6632538568 9391212
2002–03 Guelph Storm OHL 5511455674 11511164
2003–04 Guelph Storm OHL 68456511095 228273520
2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 4514395355 72576
2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 184378 —————
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7723507398 40332
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20000 —————
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 65277299100 60116
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 141348 —————
2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 1416716 —————
2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 6921678880 122121412
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50000 —————
2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 6115516658 165111626
2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 142244 —————
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 7724487250 —————
2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 30000 —————
2010–11 HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 81128 —————
2010–11 Kärpät SM-l 2786146 —————
2010–11 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 11391218 182101220
2011–12 Springfield Falcons AHL 7311536456 —————
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 7626335959 —————
2013–14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 7110384848 —————
2013–14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10000 —————
2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 5710233358 —————
2014–15 Lausanne HC NLA 31010 10000
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 557172432 —————
2016–17 Barys Astana KHL 5411203122 1033610
2017–18 Barys Astana KHL 30618244 —————
2017–18 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 100444 —————
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 27481210 —————
2019–20 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51124 —————
2019–20 DVTK Jegesmedvék SVK 17491328 ————-
2019–20 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 214141818 —————
NHL totals 3935812 —————
KHL totals 2413991130138 1033610

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Kazakhstan WC-D1 19th 5 1 2 3 6
Senior totals 5 1 2 3 6

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team 2001
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy 2004
Third All-Star Team 2004
Wayne Gretzky Trophy 2004
AHL
All-Star Game 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
All-Rookie Team 2006
First All-Star Team 2007
Second All-Star Team 2008

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. Coratti, Steph (1 February 2016). "Martin St. Pierre: Anything but small". Guelph Storm. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. Flaming, Guy (29 September 2004). "Oilers sign OHL scorer Martin St. Pierre". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. "Khimik Mytishchi - Russia". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Bruins acquire Martin St. Pierre". Boston Bruins. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  6. "Bruins recall St. Pierre, Sturm on IR". Boston Bruins. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  7. "Bruins 5, Penguins 2". Boston Bruins. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  8. "Bulletin: Senators sign center Martin St. Pierre". Ottawa Senators. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  9. "Changes in the composition of Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  10. "Columbus ink St. Pierre, Byers". American Hockey League. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref
  11. "Canadiens sign free agent Martin St. Pierre to one-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  12. "Martin St. Pierre to strengthen powerplay" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  13. "Exchange of foreigners with Barys Astana" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. "Martin St Pierre Joins the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  15. "One In and One Out for the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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