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USA Paul Martin

#7 San Jose Barracuda / AHL - 17/18
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Date of Birth
Mar 05, 1981
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Elk River, MN, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 2 #62 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency
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Highlights
2-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 2
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
Team Staff profile of Paul Martin also available
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Elk River High USHS-MN - - - - - - |
1997-98 Elk River High USHS-MN - - - - - - |
1998-99 Elk River High USHS-MN 24 9 11 20 - - |
1999-00 Elk River High “C” USHS-MN 24 15 35 50 26 - |
2000-01 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 38 3 17 20 8 - |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 4 4 0 0 |
2001-02 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 44 8 30 38 22 - |
2002-03 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 45 9 30 39 32 - |
2003-04 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 6 18 24 4 12 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -4
2004-05 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 11 3 4 7 2 - |
USA WCup 3 0 1 1 0 - |
USA WC 7 0 0 0 2 0 |
2005-06 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 5 32 37 32 1 | Playoffs 9 0 3 3 4 6
2006-07 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 3 23 26 18 -9 | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 6 -4
2007-08 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 73 5 27 32 22 20 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -8
USA WC 7 1 7 8 0 0 |
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 5 28 33 36 21 | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 2 0
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL 22 2 9 11 2 10 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -1
2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 77 3 21 24 16 9 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 1
2011-12 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 2 25 27 18 9 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -1
2012-13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34 6 17 23 16 14 | Playoffs 15 2 9 11 4 5
2013-14 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 39 3 12 15 10 -4 | Playoffs 13 0 8 8 6 7
USA OG 4 0 0 0 0 2 |
2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 3 17 20 20 17 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -3
2015-16 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 3 17 20 22 13 | Playoffs 24 0 5 5 6 8
2016-17 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 4 22 26 20 10 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -1
2017-18 San Jose Sharks NHL 14 0 2 2 2 3 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -2
San Jose Barracuda AHL 18 0 2 2 0 -7 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA Asst. Coach Graduate
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 18 0 2 2 0.11 0 -7 | 0
NCAA 3 127 20 77 97 0.76 62 - | 0
NHL 14 870 50 270 320 0.37 238 126 | 14 122 6 40 46 0.38 44 3
NLA (NL) 1 11 3 4 7 0.64 2 - | 0
OG 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 | 0
USHS-MN 4 48 24 46 70 1.46 26 - | 0
WC 2 14 1 7 8 0.57 2 0 | 0
WCup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 - | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 4 4 0.57 0 0 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Zach Parise (F) 2004-2014 7 New Jersey Devils, USA, USA
Jamie Langenbrunner (F) 2003-2010 7 New Jersey Devils, USA
Colin White (D) 2003-2010 6 New Jersey Devils
Barry Tallackson (F) 2001-2009 6 New Jersey Devils, Univ. of Minnesota
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/15/2018
11/15/2018 Confirmed No team Retired
06/22/2018
06/22/2018 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Unknown
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks
07/01/2010
07/01/2010 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Elk River High

Cult/Star player for Gottéron

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota

Cult/Star player for USA

Received Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award -- 2000
Career transactions
- 2007-08-16 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-10-03 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2005-09-21 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2004-11-04 • Signed to a lockout contract by Gottéron
- 2003-08-08 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the New Jersey Devils

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