Pit Martin

Hubert Jacques "Pit " Martin ( born December 9, 1943 in Rouyn -Noranda, Quebec; † near Rouyn -Noranda November 30, 2008, Quebec ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who from 1961 to 1979 for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks played in the National Hockey League.

Career

Martin played during his junior time together with Lowell MacDonald and Paul Henderson to the team of Hamilton Red Wings. Together they won the 1962 Memorial Cup. In the 1961/62 season he was with the Detroit Red Wings and for his first NHL applications, for which he prepared a goal. After another year in Hamilton he commuted to the 1965/66 season between Detroit and the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League.

One day before the end of 1965 he moved to the Boston Bruins, where he could earn a regular place. In May 1967 he was part of one of the most one-sided swaps of NHL history. The Bruins sent him along with Gilles Marotte to the Chicago Blackhawks, with Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield received three excellent players and future stars in return.

He was one of the smaller players in the NHL and made ​​this deficit will and use offset. For the Blackhawks, he was an integral part of the team in over a decade. He was nominated four times for an NHL All-Star Game in 1970 and awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. He was there for several years and team captain. At the age of 33 years he moved again. For the Vancouver Canucks, he played one and a half years before he ended his career.

November 30, 2008 Martin was killed when he tried to leave his located on an island of the frozen Lake Kanasuta house with a snowmobile. When traveling to the mainland, the ice broke under the weight of the vehicle combination. His body was recovered on December 2, 2008 by divers from the lake.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Memorial Cup: 1962

Personal Awards

  • OHA -Jr. First All -Star Team: 1962
  • Red Tilson Trophy: 1962
  • Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: 1970
  • Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
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