Terry Martin (ice hockey) explained

Terry Martin
Position:Left Wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:195
Birth Date:October 25, 1955
Birth Place:Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1975
Career End:1987
Draft:44th overall
Draft Year:1975
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Wha Draft:86th overall
Wha Draft Year:1975
Wha Draft Team:New England Whalers
Played For:Buffalo Sabres
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota North Stars

Terry George Martin (born October 25, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Quebec Nordiques, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Minnesota North Stars between 1975 and 1985.

Early life

Martin was born in Barrie, Ontario. He played junior hockey with the London Knights from 1972 to 1975.[1]

Career

Martin was drafted in the third round, 44th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.[2] He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers; however, he never played in that league.

In his NHL career, Martin appeared in 479 games. He scored 104 goals and added 101 assists. After his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach for six seasons with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans and for one season in the NHL with the Sabres.[3] He later worked as a scout in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1972–73London KnightsOHA59 17 22 39 25
1973–74London KnightsOHA63 33 24 57 38
1974–75London KnightsOMJHL70 43 56 99 118
1975–76Buffalo SabresNHL1 0 0 0 0
1975–76Hershey BearsAHL19 3 6 9 18
1975–76Charlotte CheckersSHL25 12 10 22 309 2 3 5 2
1976–77Buffalo SabresNHL62 11 12 33 83 0 2 2 5
1976–77Hershey BearsAHL12 1 4 5 12
1977–78Buffalo SabresNHL21 3 2 5 98 2 0 2 5
1977–78Hershey BearsAHL4 2 1 3 2
1978–79Buffalo SabresNHL64 6 8 14 33
1979–80Quebec NordiquesNHL3 0 0 0 0
1979–80Syracuse FirebirdsAHL18 9 9 18 6
1979–80Toronto Maple LeafsNHL37 6 15 21 23 2 0 2 7
1979–80New Brunswick HawksAHL3 0 1 1 0
1980–81Toronto Maple LeafsNHL69 23 14 37 323 0 0 0 0
1981–82Toronto Maple LeafsNHL72 25 24 49 39
1982–83Toronto Maple LeafsNHL76 14 13 27 284 0 0 0 9
1983–84Toronto Maple LeafsNHL63 15 10 25 51
1984–85Edmonton OilersNHL4 0 2 2 0
1984–85Nova Scotia OilersAHL28 17 11 28 4
1984–85Minnesota North StarsNHL7 1 1 2 0
1985–86Springfield IndiansAHL72 19 22 41 17
1986–87Newmarket SaintsAHL72 8 7 15 8
NHL totals479 104 101 205 20221 4 2 6 26

References

  1. Web site: Terry Martin (b.1955) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . 2023-04-07 . www.hockeydb.com.
  2. News: 1981-11-29 . Sabres 4, Maple Leafs 4 . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-07 . 0362-4331.
  3. News: 1995-07-19 . SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Nolan Officially Takes Over As Head Coach of the Sabres . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-07 . 0362-4331.