- Pit Martin
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins
Chicago Black HawksVancouver Canucks
league = NHL
position = centre
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height_ft = 5
height_in = 08
weight_lb = 165
nickname = Pit
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1943|12|9
birth_place = Rouyn-Noranda, PQ, CAN
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career_start = 1961
career_end = 1979Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin (Born -
December 9 , 1943 inRouyn-Noranda, Quebec ) is a retiredCanadian professionalice hockey centre who played seventeen seasons in theNational Hockey League for theDetroit Red Wings ,Boston Bruins , Chicago Black Hawks andVancouver Canucks .Playing career
Nicknamed Pit after a comic strip character in a French newspaper, Martin was scouted by former NHL goaltender
Wilf Cude and joined the Red Wings organization. He is remembered among hockey fans as being involved in one of the most one-sided trades in history. In May 1967, Martin, alongside Gilles Marotte and Jack Norris, were traded from Boston to Chicago forPhil Esposito ,Ken Hodge , andFred Stanfield . This has long been considered one of the most lopsided trades in hockey history regarding Chicago, giving up core elements of the future Boston powerhouse teams.Martin played 1101 career NHL games from 1961–62 to 1978–79. He recorded 324 goals and 485 assists for 809 points. His best statistical season was the 1972–73 season when he set career highs with 61 assists and 90 points.
Achievements & Awards
*OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1962)
*OHA-Jr. MVP (1962)
*Bill Masterton Trophy (1970)
*NHL All-Star Game (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)External links
*legendsofhockey|13551
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