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Canada Rick Martin

a.k.a. "Richard Martin"

#10 Los Angeles Kings / NHL - 81/82

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Rick Martin Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1

Rick Martin played on the "French Connection" line in Buffalo with René Robert and Gilbert Perreault. He was selected 5th overall in 1971 after scoring 121 points with the Montréal Jr. Canadiens. He led the Sabres with 44 goals as a rookie in 1972, which earned his first of seven straight All-Star game appearances. Martin reached the 40-goal mark 5 times and set a career-high with 95 points in 1975. He also won a Canada Cup in 1976 and retired in 1982 with 384 goals and 701 points in 685 games.

Martin, 59, died March 13, 2011, of a heart attack suffered while a heart attack while driving, in Clarence, N.Y. A post-mortem examination found that Martin also had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of death.


Rick Martin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Thetford Mines Canadiens QJAHL 40* 38* 35* 73* -* -* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 4 -
1968-69 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 52* 22* 21* 43* 27* -* | Playoffs 14 3 0 3 2 -
1969-70 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 34* 23* 32* 55* 10* -* | Playoffs 16 14 20 34 12 -
1970-71 Montréal Jr. Canadiens OHA-Jr. 60* 71* 50* 121* 106* -* | Playoffs 11 17 7 24 10 -
1971-72 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73* 44* 30* 74* 36* -38* |
1972-73 Buffalo Sabres NHL 75* 37* 36* 73* 79* 4* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 12 -
1973-74 Buffalo Sabres NHL 78* 52* 34* 86* 38* -22* |
1974-75 Buffalo Sabres NHL 68* 52* 43* 95* 72* 5* | Playoffs 17 7 8 15 20 -
1975-76 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 49* 37* 86* 67* 23* | Playoffs 9 4 7 11 12 -
1976-77 Buffalo Sabres NHL 66* 36* 29* 65* 58* 10* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 9 -
Canada CC 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 3* |
1977-78 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65* 28* 35* 63* 16* 16* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 13 -
1978-79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73* 32* 21* 53* 35* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80* 45* 34* 79* 54* 18* | Playoffs 14 6 4 10 8 -
1980-81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23* 7* 14* 21* 20* 4* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
1981-82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |

Rick Martin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1968-69 Montréal Jr. Canadiens Memorial Cup 6* 2* 1* 3* 12* -* |
1969-70 Montréal Jr. Canadiens Memorial Cup 12* 14* 13* 27* 8* -* |
1972-73 Canada Summit Summit72 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
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Rick Martin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 18* 16* 14* 30* 1.67* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 685* 384* 317* 701* 1.02* 477* 15* | 8 63 24 * 29 * 53 * 0.84 * 74 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 146* 116* 103* 219* 1.50* 143* -* | 3 41 34 * 27 * 61 * 1.49 * 24 * - *
QJAHL 1 40* 38* 35* 73* 1.83* -* -* | 1 7 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.29 * 4 * - *
Summit72 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Rick Martin Connections

Rick Martin Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by Buffalo Sabres

Cult/Star player for Buffalo Sabres

Martin was part of one of the most famous lines in hockey history; ”The French Connection,” which featured Martin and fellow Quebecers, Gilbert Perreault and René Robert.

On March 10, 1981, Martin was traded to Los Angeles by Buffalo in exchange for a 1981 3rd round puick (Colin Chisholm) and a 1983 1st round pick (Tom Barrasso). This because of an injury that Martin had suffered on November 8 the previous year. He was later forced to retire due to the cartilage damage caused to the knee.

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