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Martin St. Pierre 
Born August 11, 1983
Embrun, ON, CANHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsColumbus Blue Jackets
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Ottawa SenatorsNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2004–present Martin St. Pierre (born August 11, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. St. Pierre currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL.
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Playing career
Undrafted, St. Pierre was a graduate of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy in 2004. 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.
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 Moscow Oblast.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
On July 1, 2009, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.[4] 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.[5]
Columbus Blue Jackets
On July 11, 2011, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jackets. [6]
Awards and achievements
- 2000–01 OHL Second All-Rookie Team
- 2003–04 OHL Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
- 2003–04 OHL Third All-Star Team
- 2003–04 OHL Wayne Gretzky Trophy (Guelph Storm)
- 2005–06 AHL All-Rookie Team
- 2006–07 AHL First All-Star Team
- 2007–08 AHL Second All-Star Team
- 2007–08 RSL Pajulahti Cup
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Guelph Storm OHL 68 20 49 69 40 4 0 0 0 4 2001–02 Guelph Storm OHL 66 32 53 85 68 9 3 9 12 12 2002–03 Guelph Storm OHL 55 11 45 56 74 11 5 11 16 4 2003–04 Guelph Storm OHL 68 45 65 110 95 22 8 27 35 20 2004–05 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 45 14 39 53 55 7 2 5 7 6 2004–05 Edmonton Roadrunners AHL 18 4 3 7 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 77 23 50 73 98 4 0 3 3 2 2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 65 27 72 99 100 6 0 1 1 6 2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 14 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Khimik Moscow Oblast RSL 14 1 6 7 16 — — — — — 2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 69 21 67 88 80 12 2 12 14 12 2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Providence Bruins AHL 61 15 51 66 58 16 5 11 16 26 2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 14 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 77 24 48 72 50 — — — — — 2009–10 Ottawa Senators NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 38 3 5 8 12 — — — — — References
- ^ "Bruins acquire Martin St. Pierre". Boston Bruins. 2008-07-24. http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=368961. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Bruins recall St. Pierre, Sturm on IR". Boston Bruins. 2008-12-20. http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=399293&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Bruins 5, Penguins 2". Boston Bruins. 2008-12-30. http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009>ype=2&gnum=541. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Bulletin: Senators sign center Martin St. Pierre". Ottawa Senators. 2009-07-01. http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009>ype=2&gnum=541. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Changes in the composition of Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 2010-06-06. http://www.hcneftekhimik.ru/main.aspx?page=71&article=4223. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ http://theahl.com/columbus-inks-st-pierre-byers-p171668
External links
Categories:- 1983 births
- Boston Bruins players
- Binghamton Senators players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Edmonton Road Runners players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Greenville Grrrowl players
- Guelph Storm alumni
- HC Atlant Moscow Oblast players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Russell Township, Ontario
- Providence Bruins players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Kärpät players
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