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Paul Martin
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Position Defense
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
Born (1981-03-05)March 5, 1981,
Elk River, MN, USA
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2000
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career 2003 – present

Paul Joseph Martin (born March 5, 1981) is a professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career[]

Martin played high school hockey at Elk River High School and was the Mr. Hockey award winner. In 2000, he was drafted in the second round, 62nd overall by the New Jersey Devils. He has sound offensive instincts and a projectable frame. He was part of a successful program at the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. He helped his school win the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships.

He played for the Devils from the 2003–04 season until July 2010.

Pittsburgh Penguins[]

Martin signed a 5-year, $25 million (USD) contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010.[1] He made his Penguins regular season debut on October 7, 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers, picking up the primary assist on Tyler Kennedy's 3rd period goal, the Penguins' first ever at the Consol Energy Center. He returned to New Jersey to face his former team for the first time on October 11 and finished the game with a goal, an assist and over 26 minutes of ice time in a 3-1 Penguins victory.[2]

International play[]

Martin was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and again in 2010 for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada along with teammates Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner. Martin, however, did not see any action in the 2006 Olympics, and missed the 2010 Olympics because of a broken arm (being replaced for the latter by Tim Gleason).

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Elk River High School MN 24 9 11 20
1999–00 Elk River High School MN 24 15 35 50 26
2000–01 University of Minnesota NCAA 38 3 17 20 8
2001–02 University of Minnesota NCAA 44 8 30 38 22
2002–03 University of Minnesota NCAA 45 9 30 39 32
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 6 18 24 4 5 1 1 2 4
2004–05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 11 3 4 7 2
2005–06 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 5 32 37 32 9 0 3 3 4
2006–07 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 3 23 26 18 11 0 4 4 6
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 5 27 32 22 5 1 2 3 2
2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 5 28 33 36 7 0 4 4 2
2009–10 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 2 9 11 2 5 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 3 21 24 16 7 0 2 2 2
NHL totals 477 29 158 187 130 49 2 16 18 20

International statistics[]

Year Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2001 WJC 7 0 4 4 2
2004 WCH 3 0 1 1 0
2005 WC 7 0 0 0 2
2008 WC 7 1 7 8 0
Senior int'l totals 24 1 12 13 4

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