Martin St. Pierre (ice hockey) explained

Martin St. Pierre
Played For:Chicago Blackhawks
Khimik Moscow Oblast
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Oulun Kärpät
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Montreal Canadiens
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
Lausanne HC
Barys Astana
Admiral Vladivostok
Kunlun Red Star
Sheffield Steelers
DVTK Jegesmedvék
HC Slovan Bratislava
Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Ntl Team:Kazakhstan
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:187
Birth Date:1983 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Embrun, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2004
Career End:2021

Joseph Louis Martin St. Pierre (born 11 August 1983) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey forward who last played for Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák in the Erste Liga. St. Pierre was previously most recently with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Tipsport Liga.

Playing career

As a youth, St. Pierre played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Hawkesbury, Ontario.[1]

Undrafted, St. Pierre was a graduate of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy in 2004.[2] 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.[3]

On 3 November 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 Mytishchi.[4]

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 24 July 2008.[5] St. Pierre was then assigned to the Bruins affiliate, the Providence Bruins. On 20 December 2008, Martin received his first call-up to the Bruins.[6] He played his first game for Boston, recording an assist, in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on 21 December 2008. On 30 December 2008 St. Pierre scored his first Bruins goal, in a 5-2 Bruins road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a shorthanded goal.[7]

On 1 July 2009, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.[8] 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 9 January 2010.

On 6 June 2010, St. Pierre left the NHL for Europe signing a one-year contract with Russian team, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, of the KHL.[9]

On 11 July 2011, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jackets He was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, where he would spend the remainder of the season, playing in 73 games and leading the team in points, recording 11 goals and 53 assists.[10] On 2 July 2012, St. Pierre signed a contract to return with the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.

On 6 July 2013, St. Pierre signed a one-year two-way deal as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens.[11] In the 2013-14 season, St. Pierre was originally assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He remained with the Bulldogs for the majority of the year, playing in a solitary game with the Canadiens in his one recall to the NHL.

On 24 July 2014, St. Pierre returned to Europe, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, of the KHL.[12] He finished the season at Lausanne HC.

On 9 August 2015, St. Pierre signed a contract with KHL club Barys Astana of Kazakhstan. He later accepted naturalised citizenship with Kazakhstan and represented the country at the 2017 IIHF Division I World Championships.

In his third and final season under contract with Astana in 2017–18, St. Pierre was traded by the club to Russian outfit, Admiral Vladivostok in exchange for James Wright on 24 November 2017.[13]

In July 2019, St. Pierre signed with the Sheffield Steelers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League,[14] however he was released by the club just two months later.[15]

After spells in 2019-20 with DVTK Jegesmedvék and HC Slovan Bratislava, St. Pierre moved to Hungary for the 2020-21 season to sign with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák.[16]

On March 16, 2021, St. Pierre announced his retirement from hockey.[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1999–2000Hawkesbury HawksCJHL55 30 45 75 77
2000–01Guelph StormOHL68 20 49 69 404 0 0 0 4
2001–02Guelph StormOHL66 32 53 85 689 3 9 12 12
2002–03Guelph StormOHL55 11 45 56 7411 5 11 16 4
2003–04Guelph StormOHL68 45 65 110 9522 8 27 35 20
2004–05Greenville GrrrowlECHL45 14 39 53 557 2 5 7 6
2004–05Edmonton RoadrunnersAHL18 4 3 7 8
2005–06Norfolk AdmiralsAHL77 23 50 73 984 0 3 3 2
2005–06Chicago BlackhawksNHL2 0 0 0 0
2006–07Norfolk AdmiralsAHL65 27 72 99 1006 0 1 1 6
2006–07Chicago BlackhawksNHL14 1 3 4 8
2007–08Khimik Moscow OblastRSL14 1 6 7 16
2007–08Rockford IceHogsAHL69 21 67 88 8012 2 12 14 12
2007–08Chicago BlackhawksNHL5 0 0 0 0
2008–09Providence BruinsAHL61 15 51 66 5816 5 11 16 26
2008–09Boston BruinsNHL14 2 2 4 4
2009–10Binghamton SenatorsAHL77 24 48 72 50
2009–10Ottawa SenatorsNHL3 0 0 0 0
2010–11Neftekhimik NizhnekamskKHL8 1 1 2 8
2010–11KärpätSM-l27 8 6 14 6
2010–11EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL11 3 9 12 1818 2 10 12 20
2011–12Springfield FalconsAHL73 11 53 64 56
2012–13Rockford IceHogsAHL76 26 33 59 59
2013–14Hamilton BulldogsAHL71 10 38 48 48
2013–14Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 0
2014–15KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL57 10 23 33 58
2014–15Lausanne HCNLA3 1 0 1 01 0 0 0 0
2015–16Barys AstanaKHL55 7 17 24 32
2016–17Barys AstanaKHL54 11 20 31 2210 3 3 6 10
2017–18Barys AstanaKHL30 6 18 24 4
2017–18Admiral VladivostokKHL10 0 4 4 4
2018–19Kunlun Red StarKHL27 4 8 12 10
2019–20Sheffield SteelersEIHL5 1 1 2 4
2019–20DVTK JegesmedvékSVK17 4 9 13 28
2019–20HC Slovan BratislavaSVK21 4 14 18 18
2020–21 Dunaújvárosi AcélbikákErste Liga31 6 20 26
AHL totals587 161 415 576 55738 7 27 34 46
NHL totals39 3 5 8 12
KHL totals241 39 91 130 13810 3 3 6 10

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2017KazakhstanWC D1A19th51236
2019KazakhstanWC D1A17th50334
Senior totals 1015610

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy
Third All-Star Team2004
2004
AHL
All-Star Game2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013
All-Rookie Team2006
First All-Star Team2007
Second All-Star Team2008

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-11. 6 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Martin St. Pierre: Anything but small. Coratti. Steph. 2016-02-01. Guelph Storm. en-CA. 2019-07-27.
  3. Web site: Oilers sign OHL scorer Martin St. Pierre. Flaming. Guy. 2004-09-29. Hockey's Future. en. 2019-07-27.
  4. Web site: Khimik Mytishchi - Russia. eliteprospects.com. en. 2019-07-27.
  5. Web site: Bruins acquire Martin St. Pierre . . 2008-07-24 . 2008-11-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080824235456/http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=368961 . 24 August 2008 .
  6. Web site: Bruins recall St. Pierre, Sturm on IR . . 2008-12-20 . 2008-12-22.
  7. Web site: Bruins 5, Penguins 2 . . 2008-12-30 . 2009-01-01.
  8. Web site: Bulletin: Senators sign center Martin St. Pierre . . 2009-07-01 . 2009-07-03.
  9. Web site: Changes in the composition of Neftekhimik . . 2010-06-06 . 2010-06-06. Russian.
  10. Web site: Columbus ink St. Pierre, Byers . . 2011-07-11 . 2011-07-11 . 17 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014313/http://theahl.com/columbus-inks-st-pierre-byers-p171668 . dead .
  11. Web site: Canadiens sign free agent Martin St. Pierre to one-year contract . . 2013-07-06 . 2013-07-06.
  12. Web site: . 2014-07-24 . 2014-07-25 . Croatian . Martin St. Pierre to strengthen powerplay .
  13. Web site: Exchange of foreigners with Barys Astana . . 2017-11-24 . 2017-11-24 . Russian.
  14. Web site: Martin St Pierre Joins the Steelers. 2019-07-27. Sheffield Steelers. en-GB. 2019-07-27.
  15. Web site: One In and One Out for the Steelers. 2019-09-24. Sheffield Steelers. en-GB. 2019-09-24.
  16. Web site: Történelmi igazolás az Acélbikáknál! – Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák.
  17. 1371854170391785478. MStPierre39. Thank you . 16 March 2021.