Joel Martin

Joel Martin
Martin with Kalamazoo Wings during 2012–13 season.
Born	(1982-04-22) April 22, 1982 (age 34) Fort Worth, TX, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
ECHL team Former teams	Kalamazoo Wings Cleveland Barons Norfolk Admirals Syracuse Crunch Bridgeport Sound Tigers Herlev Eagles
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–present

Joel Martin (born April 22, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL.

Joel Martin played for the Western Hockey League from 2000–03, which is classified as a Major Junior Hockey League. In the 2000–01 season, Martin played 42 game for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and went 17–18–1. The following season, he played with the Hurricanes for 3 more games, before moving on to the Tri-City Americans for 37 games. In his 37 games as an American, Joel went 13–13–5. In the 2002–03 season, Martin moved to the Vancouver Giants where he played 26 games with a 10–12–2 record. Late in the '02–03 season, Martin switched teams to the Calgary Hitmen, ending his junior career at 5–6–1.

Martin played three games for the Bakersfield Condors of the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in the 2002–03 season, and left them with a record of 1–2–0.

Martin has had quite a few stints in the ECHL, the first of which was in the 2003–04 season with the Columbus Cottonmouths. Martin played 5 games with the Cottonmouths, and went 3–2–0.

Martin came back to the ECHL in the 2006–07 season when he played 32 games for the Trenton Titans, and went 12–15–2. He stayed in the league, but moved to the Elmira Jackals for the 2007–08 season, playing 49 games for the Jackals, with a record of 27–17–4. Joel started the 2008–09 season out in the ECHL with the Augusta Lynx, but left after 3 games with a record of 1–2–0.

Martin played two seasons in the United Hockey League (UHL), both of which were with the Kalamazoo Wings. In the 2004–05 season, he went 17–8–1 in his 26 games, and in the 2005–06 season, played 52 games, going 36–12–4. Martin led his team to the playoffs in the 2005–06 season, and helped them to win the Colonial Cup. In his time at with the Kwings in the 2005–06 season, Martin had the highest save percentage with .921, and the lowest goals against average with 2.20. Martin won Goaltender of the Year for the UHL in the 2005–06 season.