Seth Martin Explained

Seth Martin
Position:Goaltender
Played For:St. Louis Blues
Trail Smoke Eaters
Spokane Jets
Vancouver Canucks
Spokane Spokes
Portland Buckaroos
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:180
Ntl Team:CAN
Birth Date:4 May 1933
Birth Place:Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Trail, BC, CAN
Career Start:1953
Career End:1973

Seth Martin (May 4, 1933 – September 6, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey goalie. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1973, was spent in senior and minor leagues. Internationally Martin played for the Canadian national team at four World Championships, winning a gold medal in 1961, and the 1964 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

Biography

Seth Martin helped the Trail Smoke Eaters win the 1961 World Championships as the last Canadian amateur team to win the World Championships. He was named the best goaltender of the tournament. He also played in four more World Championships with the Smoke Eaters where he was named best goaltender in three of the four tournaments. He played for the Canadian team at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where the team finished fourth.[2] Martin played for the St. Louis Blues in their inaugural season of, appearing in 30 games as backup for Glenn Hall. The Blues made it to the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals but lost in four consecutive games to the Montreal Canadiens.

After the season Martin had to choose between continuing his NHL career and keeping his firefighter's pension. He chose the latter and moved back to Trail, British Columbia but continued to play hockey and eventually coach. He died after a heart attack in 2014 in Trail at the age of 81.[3] [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1950–51Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL30 — — — 1800 96 0 3.27 —2 — — — 80 3 0 2.25 —
1951–52Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL36 23 12 1 2160 138 1 3.84 —4 0 4 — 240 30 0 7.50 —
1952–53Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL27 17 6 4 1620 115 0 4.26 — 25 16 7 2 1540 30 0 3.74 —
1953–54Trail Smoke EatersWIHL28 — — — 1680 139 0 4.96 — 4 1 3 — 240 21 0 5.20 —
1953–54Kelowna PackersOSHL3 — — — 180 7 0 2.33 —— — — — — — — — —
1954–55Trail Smoke EatersWIHL28 — — — 1680 134 1 4.78 —4 — — — 240 13 0 3.25 —
1955–56Trail Smoke EatersWIHL39 — — — 2340 183 0 4.69 —10 5 5 — 600 35 1 3.50 —
1956–57Trail Smoke EatersWIHL26 — — — 1560 89 0 3.42 —9 — — — 540 42 0 4.67 —
1957–58Trail Smoke EatersWIHL47 — — — 2820 211 1 4.49 —7 3 4 — 420 29 0 4.14 —
1958–59Trail Smoke EatersWIHL39 17 20 2 2340 165 4 4.23 —7 3 4 — 379 29 0 4.60 —
1959–60Trail Smoke EatersWIHL37 — — — 2220 185 0 5.00 —11 9 2 — 660 45 1 4.09 —
1959–60Spokane SpokesWHL2 0 2 0 120 8 0 4.00 —— — — — — — — — —
1959–60Vancouver CanucksWHL1 0 1 0 40 4 0 6.00 —— — — — — — — — —
1959–60Trail Smoke EatersAl-Cup— — — — — — — — —15 8 6 1 915 56 1 3.67 —
1960–61Trail Smoke EatersWIHL37 34 3 0 2220 111 0 3.00 —13 11 1 — 780 30 0 2.31 —
1961–62Portland BuckaroosWHL1 — — — 60 1 0 1.00 —— — — — — — — — —
1961–62Trail Smoke EatersWIHL31 — — — 1860 112 2 3.70 —— — — — — — — — —
1962–63Canadian National TeamIntl— — — — — — — — —— — — — — — — — —
1963–64Rossland MinersWIHL23 12 9 0 1380 90 1 3.91 —5 2 3 — 300 22 0 4.40 —
1964–65Rossland WarriorsWIHL41 15 24 2 2460 192 0 4.68 —— — — — — — — — —
1964–65Nelson Maple LeafsAl-Cup— — — — — — — — —12 7 5 0 700 40 2 3.43 —
1965–66Rossland WarriorsWIHL24 13 9 0 1380 104 0 4.52 —1 0 1 — 60 5 0 5.00 —
1965–66Nelson Maple LeafsWIHL1 0 0 0 20 1 0 3.00 —— — — — — — — — —
1965–66Kimberley DynamitersWIHL— — — — — — — — —1 0 1 — 60 3 0 3.00 —
1966–67Rossland WarriorsWIHL33 — — — 1980 158 0 4.79 —— — — — — — — — —
1967–68St. Louis BluesNHL30 8 10 7 1549 67 1 2.60 .914— — — — — — — — —
1968–69Trail Smoke EatersWIHL17 — — — 1070 67 1 3.94 —— — — — — — — — —
1969–70Spokane JetsWIHL24 — — — 1440 56 3 2.33 —7 7 0 — 420 9 1 1.29 —
1969–70Spokane JetsAl-Cup— — — — — — — — —11 9 2 0 660 24 2 2.18 —
1972–73Spokane JetsWIHL3 — — — 180 14 0 4.66 —— — — — — — — — —
1972–73Portland BuckaroosWHL2 0 2 0 100 11 0 6.59 —— — — — — — — — —
WIHL totals502 — — — 30,010 2115 13 4.23 —— — — — — — — — —
NHL totals30 8 10 7 1549 67 1 2.60 .914— — — — — — — — —

International

YearTeamEventGP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1961CanadaWC5 4 0 1 280 6 0 1.28 —
1963CanadaWC7 4 2 1 420 23 1 3.29 —
1964CanadaOLY6 4 1 0 247 5 1 1.21 —
1966CanadaWC4 2 2 0 240 8 0 2.00 —
1967CanadaWC6 3 2 1 360 14 0 2.33 —
Senior totals28 17 7 3 1547 46 2 2.17 —

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Six Canadians go to International Hockey Hall. May 12, 1997. The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 23. July 4, 2023.
  2. Seth Martin Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095803/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/seth-martin-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 May 2019.
  3. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/sep/08/jets-goalie-seth-martin-dies-at-81 Notice of death of Seth Martin
  4. News: Smoke Eater greatest amateur goalie of his era. The Globe and Mail. 21 September 2014 . Hawthorn . Tom .

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