Tony Mårtensson Explained

Played For:Brynäs IF
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Linköpings HC
Ak Bars Kazan
SKA Saint Petersburg
HC Lugano
League:Allsv
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:187
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Date:June 23, 1980
Birth Place:Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Draft:224th overall
Draft Year:2001
Draft Team:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Career Start:1997
Career End:2020

Tony Hans Mårtensson (born June 23, 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey center. He was born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden.

Playing career

Mårtensson was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in the 7th round as the 224th pick overall. He only played in six games with the Mighty Ducks during the 2003–04 season, scoring two points. Since season 2004–05 he has played for Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. During the Elitserien season 2007–08 he won the league with most points (67) and most assists (50); and was also awarded Guldhjälmen as the most valuable player in the league during the regular season.

For the 2008–09 season, Mårtensson was on a ten-month loan to the Russian team Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), helping claim the KHL championship.[1]

After five seasons with SKA St. Petersburg, capturing his second Gagarin Cup title in the 2014–15 season, Mårtensson agreed to a two-year contract with Swiss club, HC Lugano, on May 5, 2015.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1996–97Wings HCSWE.210000
1997–98Wings HCSWE.212246020000
1998–99Wings HCSWE.23782230820002
1999–2000Wings HCAllsv4421284915
2000–01Brynäs IFJ2011010
2000–01Brynäs IFSEL501511262040112
2001–02Brynäs IFSEL50917261441340
2002–03Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL7917365320
2003–04Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL67163450209310134
2003–04Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL61120
2004–05Linköpings HCSEL501321341250110
2005–06Linköpings HCSEL4916304632132682
2006–07Linköpings HCSEL551836542015291116
2007–08Linköpings HCSEL551750673616315184
2008–09Ak Bars KazanKHL55123547222179162
2009–10Linköpings HCSEL55194463261257122
2010–11SKA St. PetersburgKHL5410233328110334
2011–12SKA St. PetersburgKHL5423386110151342
2012–13SKA St. PetersburgKHL522023432015710178
2013–14SKA St. PetersburgKHL448152320102466
2014–15SKA St. PetersburgKHL561220322022461029
2015–16HC LuganoNLA42112435221586144
2016–17HC LuganoNLA471320331870002
2017–18Linköpings HCSHL48211131460224
2018–19Almtuna ISAllsv5221315226
2019–20Almtuna ISAllsv5110324230
SHL totals4121092203291747513445730
KHL totals315851542391209421355651
NHL totals61120

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1998SwedenEJC1863144
2000SwedenWJC5th72466
2006SwedenWC91124
2007SwedenWC4th947118
2008SwedenWC4th94594
2009SwedenWC919108
2010SwedenWC92466
Junior totals 1355106
Senior totals 4512263830

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Kazan bekräftar svenskvärvningarna . Hockeysverige.se . Swedish . https://archive.today/20120710105350/http://hockeysverige.se/news_show_kazan_bekraftar_svenskvarvningarna.html?id=493860 . dead . 2012-07-10 . 2008-04-23 . 2008-04-23 .
  2. Web site: The fourth foreigner is Tony Martensson . . 2015-05-05 . 2015-05-05 . Italian.