Olivier Martin
| Olivier Martin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 May 1988 Greenwood, Nova Scotia, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AIHL team Former teams |
Newcastle North Stars Adelaide Adrenaline Adelaide Avalanche | ||
| National team |
 Australia | ||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||
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Olivier Martin (born 12 May 1988) is an Australian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Newcastle North Stars in the Australian Ice Hockey League.
Playing career[edit]
Martin first played for the Adelaide Avalanche of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) in 2004.[1] During his first season with the Avalanche Martin received no ice time. The following season Martin played eight games and finished with a save percentage of 0.910.[1] After his first two season in the AIHL with the Avalanche Martin moved to Newcastle, New South Wales and signed with the Newcastle North Stars for his third AIHL season.[1] After playing the 2006 AIHL season with the North Stars Martin returned to Adelaide and re-signed with the Avalanche for the start of the 2007 AIHL season.[1] Martin remained with the Avalanche until 2008 when the team folded.[2] Following the collapse of the Avalanche Martin signed with the newly formed Adelaide Adrenaline.[1] Martin played for the Adrenaline for three seasons from 2009 until 2011, winning the Goodall Cup in 2009.[1] In 2012 Martin announced that he would be leaving the Adrenaline and be moving to Canberra.[3] After relocating Martin was approached by a number of AIHL clubs, with Martin eventually signing with the North Stars for the 2012 AIHL season.[1][3] Following the 2013 season with the North Stars Martin announced that he would not be competing in the 2014 season, deciding to focus on his career.[4]
Martin was first called up to represent Australia in 2006, where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Australia finished third while Martin, playing four games, finished with a save percentage of 0.839.[5] In 2012 Martin was selected for the national senior team to compete in the 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B tournament being held in Krynica, Poland. Australia finished last and were relegated to Division II Group A for the following year while Martin was played in only one of the teams five games, conceding six goals.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Martin was born on 12 May 1988 in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] He holds a Masters of Architecture and currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
 |
2006 Lithuania | Division II Group B |
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA | SV% | GP | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2004 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 8 | 2.51 | 0.910 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Newcastle North Stars | AIHL | 4 | 4.50 | 0.846 | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 22 | 3.18 | 0.881 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 7 | 3.74 | 0.856 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 22 | 3.23 | 0.883 | 2 | 1.49 | 0.929 | ||
| 2010 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 23 | 3.57 | 0.871 | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Adelaide Adrenaline | AIHL | 27 | 3.18 | 0.878 | 1 | 8.00 | 0.724 | ||
- International
| Year | Team | Competition | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Australia U18 | 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 195 | 18 | 1 | 5.54 | 0.839 |
| 2012 | Australia | 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 0.878 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Olivier Martin". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "History of the Australian Ice Hockey League". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Martin looks to build on his future". The Other Hewitt. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ Meister, Chris (2014-01-18). "Olivier Martin Leaves North Stars". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ↑ "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Div. I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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