Introduction
Steve P. Martins (born April 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) 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 | ||
| 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 HT Jyvaskyla | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 |