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Canada Martin Gélinas
#23 SC Bern / NLA - 08/09
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Michel Bergeron Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jun 05, 1970
Position
LW
Age
53
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Shawinigan, QC, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1988 round 1 #7 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Son: Matthew Gelinas

Gélinas was selected 7th overall in 1988 after scoring 131 points and winning a QMJHL Championship with the Hull Olympiques. He won a Stanley Cup with the Oilers as a rookie in 1990 after scoring 17 goals and 25 points in 41 games. He made 3 more Stanley Cup appearances with the Canucks in 1997, the Hurricanes in 2002, and the Flames in 2004. Gélinas reached the 50-point mark 4 times and set career highs with 35 goals and 68 points in 1997. He retired from the NHL in 2008 with 309 goals and 351 assists.

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Martin Gélinas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Noranda Aces NOHA 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1986-87 Estrie-Mauricie Cantonniers QMAAA 41* 36* 42* 78* 36* -* | Playoffs 7 7 5 12 2 -
1987-88 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 65* 63* 68* 131* 76* -* | Playoffs 17 15 18 33 32 -
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
Hull Olympiques QMJHL 41* 38* 39* 77* 31* -* | Playoffs 9 5 4 9 14 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46* 17* 8* 25* 30* 0* | Playoffs 20 2 3 5 6 0
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 73* 20* 20* 40* 34* -7* | Playoffs 18 3 6 9 25 4
1991-92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 68* 11* 18* 29* 62* 14* | Playoffs 15 1 3 4 10 -3
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65* 11* 12* 23* 30* 3* |
1993-94 Québec Nordiques NHL 31* 6* 6* 12* 8* -2* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 33* 8* 8* 16* 26* -6* | Playoffs 24 5 4 9 14 -1
1994-95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 46* 13* 10* 23* 36* 8* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 81* 30* 26* 56* 59* 8* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 12 -1
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74* 35* 33* 68* 42* 6* |
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 24* 4* 4* 8* 10* -6* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40* 12* 14* 26* 30* 1* |
Canada WC 6* 1* 0* 1* 6* 1* |
1998-99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 76* 13* 15* 28* 67* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 -4
1999-00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81* 14* 16* 30* 40* -10* |
2000-01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 79* 23* 29* 52* 59* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -4
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 72* 13* 16* 29* 30* -1* | Playoffs 23 3 4 7 10 6
2002-03 Calgary Flames NHL 81* 21* 31* 52* 51* -3* |
2003-04 Calgary Flames NHL 76* 17* 18* 35* 70* 10* | Playoffs 26 8 7 15 35 10
2004-05 Forward Morges HC NLB 41* 38* 23* 61* 81* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 24 -
HC Lugano NLA 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -
2005-06 Florida Panthers NHL 82* 17* 24* 41* 80* 27* |
2006-07 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 82* 14* 30* 44* 36* 7* |
2007-08 Nashville Predators NHL 57* 9* 11* 20* 20* 5* |
2008-09 SC Bern NLA 27* 15* 7* 22* 45* -* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6 -

Martin Gélinas Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Shawinigan Jr Cataractes QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1987-88 Hull Olympiques Memorial Cup 4* 2* 2* 4* 8* -* |
2008-09 SC Bern Champions HL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Martin Gélinas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 273* 309* 351* 660* 0.52* 820* 52* | 10 147 23 * 33 * 56 * 0.38 * 120 * 8 *
NLA (NL) 2 28* 15* 7* 22* 0.79* 45* -* | 2 11 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.45 * 8 * - *
NOHA 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 41* 36* 42* 78* 1.90* 36* -* | 1 7 7 * 5 * 12 * 1.71 * 2 * - *
QMJHL 2 106* 101* 107* 208* 1.96* 107* -* | 2 26 20 * 22 * 42 * 1.62 * 46 * - *
NLB (SL) 1 41* 38* 23* 61* 1.49* 81* -* | 1 4 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.00 * 24 * - *
WC 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Martin Gélinas Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1987, 1 #2 overall by Hull Olympiques in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Bern

Cult/Star player for Forward-Morges HC

Cult/Star player for Gatineau Olympiques

Cult/Star player for Lugano

Transaction history:
- 1988-08-09 • Traded to the Edmonton Oilers
- 1993-06-20 • Traded to the Quebec Nordiques
- 1994-01-15 • Claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1998-01-03 • Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes
- 2002-07-02 • Signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames
- 2005-08-02 • Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers
- 2007-07-26 • Signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators
- 2008-11-04 • Signed as a free agent by SC Bern
- 2009-06-17 • Announced his retirement as a player
- 2009-06-17 • Named Director of Player Development by Nashville Predators