| Andrew Martens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | July 5, 1981 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Manitoba Moose Toronto Marlies Lake Erie Monsters Oklahoma City Barons | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2014 | ||
Andrew Martens (born July 5, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most notably played for the Wichita Thunder of the then Central Hockey League. [1]
He played three seasons of college hockey at Bemidji State University before turning pro in the 2005–06 season. In the 2010–11 season with the Thunder, Martens scored 54 points in 65 games to be named Wichita's defenseman of the year and the CHL's most outstanding defenceman. He is a native of Calgary, Alberta.
On December 28, 2011, Martens signed a PTO with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League.
After four seasons with Thunder and after the club were granted admission into the ECHL, Martens despite being team captain opted to retire from professional hockey prior to the 2014–15 season on October 9, 2014. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bemidji State University | CHA | 37 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 70 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 72 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 48 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ontario Reign | ECHL | 72 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 65 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 33 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 66 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 63 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 53 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CHA First Team | 2005–06 | |
| Central Hockey League | ||
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2010–11 | |
| All-CHL Team | 2010–11 | [3] |
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