Quick Facts
Biography
Spencer Martin (born June 8, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Martin was selected by the Avalanche in the 3rd round, 63rd overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
An Ontario native, Martin played midget hockey with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens before he was originally selected 18th overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, He made his debut in the 2011–12 season, appearing in 15 games in the last season that the team was known as the Majors. During the campaign Martin won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, and was also a member of Canada's team at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships which won bronze in the Czech Republic.
With the renamed, Mississauga Steelheads, during the 2012–13 season Martin was an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game where he led Team Orr to a rare shutout win, and he helped Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team win gold at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Martin was rated as a top prospect. He was the fifth goalie selected in the draft, when he was selected 63rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche.
In the 2013–14 season, Martin playing in his second campaign as the Steelheads first-choice goaltender appeared in a league-high 64 games and 3562 minutes in posting 24 wins. In his final year of major junior hockey, Martin was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year, entry-level contract on October 5, 2014.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2010–11 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | GTMMHL | 50 | — | — | — | 2250 | 115 | 5 | 2.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 753 | 50 | 0 | 3.98 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 46 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2504 | 126 | 0 | 3.02 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 6.01 | .804 | ||
| 2013–14 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 64 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 3562 | 210 | 3 | 3.54 | .899 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 270 | 18 | 0 | 3.99 | .901 | ||
| 2014–15 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 31 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1713 | 85 | 1 | 2.98 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1113 | 60 | 2 | 3.23 | .878 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 6.87 | .688 | ||
| 2015–16 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 905 | 40 | 3 | 2.65 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 50 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 2812 | 136 | 2 | 2.90 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 13 | 0 | 4.35 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 13 | 0 | 4.35 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 03 ! | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 10 | 1 | 1.95 | .931 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WJC18 | 01 ! | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .941 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 428 | 12 | 1 | 1.68 | .934 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Second All-Rookie Team | 2012 | |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2013 | |
| International | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge Bronze with Team Ontario | 2012 | |
| WJC U18 Bronze with Team Canada | 2012 | |
| WJC U18 Gold with Team Canada | 2013 | |