Alec Martinez
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Martinez in 2013.
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| Born |
July 26, 1987 Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft | 95th overall, 2007 Los Angeles Kings |
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Alec Martinez (born July 26, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, having won with the Kings in 2012 and 2014. In 2014, he scored both the Western Conference Finals winning goal and Stanley Cup Finals winning goal in overtime.
Martinez was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan. His paternal grandfather is Spanish and his paternal grandmother is English Canadian. He spent his early years playing hockey in Northern California for the Santa Clara Blackhawks and San Jose Jr. Sharks. He earned four varsity letters at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills.
He played college hockey while attending Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
He was drafted 95th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft while playing for Miami University. He made his professional debut for the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) minor league affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, in 2008. A year later, he was announced to the opening roster for the 2009–10 season with Kings, in which he played four games and had no goals and no assists on six shots on goal.
He was sent back down to the Manchester Monarchs for the first 20 games of the 2010–11 season. On November 23, 2010, he was recalled by the Los Angeles Kings to replace the struggling Jake Muzzin. On November 24, Martinez scored his first NHL goal, on the power play, in 4–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre against goaltender Carey Price. Martinez had his first multi-point game December 4, 2010, including a goal against Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings in a 3–2 victory for the Kings. After joining the squad for the 2010–11 season, Martinez earned trust from former Kings Head Coach Terry Murray for solid offensive and defensive play, and that continued after Darryl Sutter replaced Murray in December 2011.
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