Martin St. Pierre (ice hockey)
Joseph Louis Martin St. Pierre (born 11 August 1983) is a Canadian-Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey forward who last played for Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák in the Erste Liga. St. Pierre was previously most recently with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Tipsport Liga.
| Martin St. Pierre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
11 August 1983 Embrun, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Khimik Moscow Oblast Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Oulun Kärpät EC Red Bull Salzburg Montreal Canadiens KHL Medveščak Zagreb Lausanne HC Barys Astana Admiral Vladivostok Kunlun Red Star Sheffield Steelers DVTK Jegesmedvék HC Slovan Bratislava Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák | ||
| National team |
 Kazakhstan | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2021 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, St. Pierre played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Hawkesbury, Ontario.[1]
Undrafted, St. Pierre was a graduate of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, where he won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy in 2004.[2] St. Pierre then played his first professional season in 2004–05 with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL and the Edmonton Roadrunners of the AHL.[3]
On 3 November 2005, Martin was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks and was assigned to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL. He made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in the 2005–06 season. St. Pierre spent the majority of the next two seasons in the AHL with the Admirals and the Rockford IceHogs. He also had a brief spell in the Russian Super League prior to the 2007–08 season with Khimik Mytishchi.[4]
After appearing in only 21 games with the Blackhawks through parts of 3 seasons, St. Pierre was traded to the Boston Bruins for Pascal Pelletier on 24 July 2008.[5] St. Pierre was then assigned to the Bruins affiliate, the Providence Bruins. On 20 December 2008, Martin received his first call-up to the Bruins.[6] He played his first game for Boston, recording an assist, in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on 21 December 2008. On 30 December 2008 St. Pierre scored his first Bruins goal, in a 5-2 Bruins road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as a shorthanded goal.[7]
On 1 July 2009, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.[8] He was assigned to the Binghamton Senators. He was called up to Ottawa and played his first game for Ottawa against the Florida Panthers on 9 January 2010.
On 6 June 2010, St. Pierre left the NHL for Europe signing a one-year contract with Russian team, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, of the KHL.[9]
On 11 July 2011, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jackets He was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, where he would spend the remainder of the season, playing in 73 games and leading the team in points, recording 11 goals and 53 assists.[10] On 2 July 2012, St. Pierre signed a contract to return with the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.
On 6 July 2013, St. Pierre signed a one-year two-way deal as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens.[11] In the 2013-14 season, St. Pierre was originally assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He remained with the Bulldogs for the majority of the year, playing in a solitary game with the Canadiens in his one recall to the NHL.
On 24 July 2014, St. Pierre returned to Europe, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, of the KHL.[12] He finished the season at Lausanne HC.
On 9 August 2015, St. Pierre signed a contract with KHL club Barys Astana of Kazakhstan. He later accepted naturalised citizenship with Kazakhstan and represented the country at the 2017 IIHF Division I World Championships.
In his third and final season under contract with Astana in 2017–18, St. Pierre was traded by the club to Russian outfit, Admiral Vladivostok in exchange for James Wright on 24 November 2017.[13]
In July 2019, St. Pierre signed with the Sheffield Steelers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League,[14] however he was released by the club just two months later.[15]
After spells in 2019-20 with DVTK Jegesmedvék and HC Slovan Bratislava, St. Pierre moved to Hungary for the 2020-21 season to sign with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák.[16]
On March 16, 2021, St. Pierre announced his retirement from hockey.[17]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hawkesbury Hawks | CJHL | 55 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 66 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 55 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 45 | 65 | 110 | 95 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 45 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Edmonton Roadrunners | AHL | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 77 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 65 | 27 | 72 | 99 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | RSL | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 69 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 61 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 77 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | SM-l | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 73 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 76 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 71 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 57 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Barys Astana | KHL | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Barys Astana | KHL | 54 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Barys Astana | KHL | 30 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Admiral Vladivostok | KHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | SVK | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Slovan Bratislava | SVK | 21 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák | Erste Liga | 31 | 6 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 587 | 161 | 415 | 576 | 557 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 46 | ||||
| NHL totals | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 241 | 39 | 91 | 130 | 138 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 19th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Kazakhstan | WC D1A | 17th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Second All-Rookie Team | 2001 | |
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy | 2004 | |
| Third All-Star Team | 2004 | |
| Wayne Gretzky Trophy | 2004 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 | |
| All-Rookie Team | 2006 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2007 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2008 | |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- Coratti, Steph (1 February 2016). "Martin St. Pierre: Anything but small". Guelph Storm. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Flaming, Guy (29 September 2004). "Oilers sign OHL scorer Martin St. Pierre". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Khimik Mytishchi - Russia". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "Bruins acquire Martin St. Pierre". Boston Bruins. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- "Bruins recall St. Pierre, Sturm on IR". Boston Bruins. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- "Bruins 5, Penguins 2". Boston Bruins. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- "Bulletin: Senators sign center Martin St. Pierre". Ottawa Senators. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- "Changes in the composition of Neftekhimik" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- "Columbus ink St. Pierre, Byers". American Hockey League. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref
- "Canadiens sign free agent Martin St. Pierre to one-year contract". Montreal Canadiens. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "Martin St. Pierre to strengthen powerplay" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak Zagreb. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Exchange of foreigners with Barys Astana" (in Russian). Admiral Vladivostok. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "Martin St Pierre Joins the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "One In and One Out for the Steelers". Sheffield Steelers. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "Történelmi igazolás az Acélbikáknál! – Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák".
- @MStPierre39 (16 March 2021). "Thank you 🙏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ESPN.com