Andrew Martens (born July 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for the Wichita Thunder of the then Central Hockey League.[1]
| Andrew Martens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 5, 1981 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Manitoba Moose Toronto Marlies Lake Erie Monsters Oklahoma City Barons | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2014 | ||
Playing career edit
He played three seasons of college hockey at Bemidji State University before turning pro in the 2005–06 season. In the 2010–11 season with the Thunder, Martens scored 54 points in 65 games to be named Wichita's defenseman of the year and the CHL's most outstanding defenceman. He is a native of Calgary, Alberta.
On December 28, 2011, Martens signed a PTO with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League.
After four seasons with Thunder and after the club were granted admission into the ECHL, Martens despite being team captain opted to retire from professional hockey prior to the 2014–15 season on October 9, 2014.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 37 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 70 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 72 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 48 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 72 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 65 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 33 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 66 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 63 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 53 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CHA First Team | 2005–06 | |
| Central Hockey League | ||
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2010–11 | |
| All-CHL Team | 2010–11 | [3] |
References edit
- ^ "Thunder re-sign Martens; Add Hosmer". Wichita Thunder. 2014-08-13. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ "League change reinforced Martens decision to retire". Kansas.com. 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "All-CHL team announced". Wane.com. 2011-03-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or The Internet Hockey Database