Rick Martin
| Rick Martin | |||
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| Born |
July 26, 1951 Verdun, QC, CAN |
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| Died | March 13, 2011 (aged 59) Clarence, NY, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings |
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| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1971 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 1971–1982 | ||
Richard Lionel Martin (/mɑːrˈtæn/; July 26, 1951 – March 13, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings for 11 seasons between 1971 and 1982. He was most famous for playing on the Sabres' French Connection line with Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert.
Martin was drafted fifth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft after a junior career with the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He played 685 career NHL games, scoring 384 goals and 317 assists for 701 points. His best season was the 1974–75 NHL season when he scored 52 goals and 95 points in only 68 games. Martin scored at least 44 goals five times in his NHL career. Martin was selected to play in seven consecutive National Hockey League All-Star Games (1971–72, through 1977–78) and was selected as the official NHL All-Star First Team left wing in 1973–74 and 1974–75 and the official NHL All-Star Second Team left wing in 1975–76 and 1976–77. Martin holds the Buffalo Sabres franchise career records for hat tricks, four-goal games, 40-goal seasons, consecutive 40-goal seasons, 50-goal seasons (tied with Danny Gare), consecutive 50-goal seasons.
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