Neal Martin
Encyclopedia
Neal Martin is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
defenceman.
He played for the Coventry Blaze
in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. In the 2004–05 season he led the team to a British Grand Slam as the League MVP. In 2006–07, he helped the Blaze retain the Elite League and Challenge Cup titles. In 2007–08, Blaze have won the Elite League Championship for a 3rd time, and the British Knockout Cup. He has been voted to the Elite League All Star 1st Team in all four seasons that he has played for Coventry.
He was in his second spell playing Ice Hockey in the UK, having previously iced for the London Knights
in the old British Ice Hockey Superleague
.
Neal has a Canadian wife, and his son was born in Coventry in 2007. During his time with the Blaze, Martin has won defenceman of the season at the annual Blaze awards three times in a row.
In 2008, Neal was nominated for a "Man of Ice" Award in the best defenceman category.
For the past three seasons, Martin has played alongside former Sudbury Wolves
team-mate Barrie Moore at the Coventry Blaze, and had also played with 04–05 & 05–06 team-mate Joel Porier at the same junior club.
On March 26, 2008, Coventry Blaze
announced that Neal Martin would be leaving the club at the end of the current season to join AaB Ishockey in Denmark
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman.
He played for the Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. In the 2004–05 season he led the team to a British Grand Slam as the League MVP. In 2006–07, he helped the Blaze retain the Elite League and Challenge Cup titles. In 2007–08, Blaze have won the Elite League Championship for a 3rd time, and the British Knockout Cup. He has been voted to the Elite League All Star 1st Team in all four seasons that he has played for Coventry.
He was in his second spell playing Ice Hockey in the UK, having previously iced for the London Knights
London Knights (UK)
London Knights were an English ice hockey team based in London. They first played in the UK's Ice Hockey Superleague in September 1998 and finally folded in April 2003....
in the old British Ice Hockey Superleague
Ice Hockey Superleague
The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
.
Neal has a Canadian wife, and his son was born in Coventry in 2007. During his time with the Blaze, Martin has won defenceman of the season at the annual Blaze awards three times in a row.
In 2008, Neal was nominated for a "Man of Ice" Award in the best defenceman category.
For the past three seasons, Martin has played alongside former Sudbury Wolves
Sudbury Wolves
The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World...
team-mate Barrie Moore at the Coventry Blaze, and had also played with 04–05 & 05–06 team-mate Joel Porier at the same junior club.
On March 26, 2008, Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
announced that Neal Martin would be leaving the club at the end of the current season to join AaB Ishockey in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Career statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1992-93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 17 0 0 0 5
1993-94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 19 0 4 4 4
1993-94 Sudbury Wolves OHL 21 2 6 8 6
1994-95 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 4 32 36 61
1995-96 Sudbury Wolves OHL 51 7 42 49 54
1996-97 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 54 3 19 22 89
1996-97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 1 0 0 0 0
1996-97 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 2 2 0
1997-98 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 52 4 10 14 59
1998-99 Waco Wizards WPHL 50 13 41 54 27
1998-99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 3 0 2 2 6
1998-99 Chicago Wolves IHL 8 0 1 1 2
1999-00 London Knights BISL 39 6 10 16 24
2000-01 London Knights BISL 47 8 17 25 45
2001-02 Schwenningen Wild Wings DEL 59 4 21 25 89
2002-03 Schwenningen Wild Wings DEL 45 1 3 4 64
2003-04 VSV EC AUST 47 3 15 18 56
2004-05 Coventry Blaze EIHL 60 6 31 37 30
2005-06 Coventry Blaze EIHL 54 16 26 42 26
2006-07 Coventry Blaze EIHL 63 7 33 40 70