Joel Martin

2 NHL Games

February 8, 2011 New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs. 3-5 loss.

February 10, 2011 New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens. 4-3 win. 

   Born in Texas but raised in Canada, Joel Martin spent eight years playing pro hockey in a number of different leagues before getting noticed by the NHL. In 2009/10 he was named the Central Hockey League's Most Outstanding Goaltender. A few months later he was invited to the New York Islanders training camp. He didn't get offered a contract but entered New York's radar.

   February 8, 2011 Islanders' goalie Kevin Poulin was injured in the pre-game warmup. With two goalies already on injured reserve, Rick DiPietro and Nathan Lawson, the Islanders were left scrambling to find someone to fill in for Poulin. Joel Martin had been signed just four days earlier by the Islanders to a one-year, two-way contract. He was supposed to be a fill in goalie for New York's depleted AHL affiliate. Martin, who had been an IHL goalie playing in Kalamazoo less than a week earlier, was recalled from Bridgeport on an emergency basis and made the bench by the third period, briefly serving as Mikko Koskinen's backup. "I got dressed quicker than I've ever gotten dressed before," joked Martin. "Its ever hockey player's dream so I was really excited. I was pretty nervous but I didn't have much time to think about it." (1) 

  A day later the Islanders traded for goalie Al Montoya. Montoya was unable to join the team for their game on February 10th. Martin, therefore, dressed again as New York's backup, this time for a full game. By February 11th Montoya had joined the team and Martin was sent back to the minors. 

• Wore #34 with New York Islanders

Career stats from hockeydb.com
Born Oct 8 1982 -- Fort Worth, TX
Height 6.01 -- Weight 185 

RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
2000-01	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	42	0	2	2225	107	0	2	2.89	17	18	1	818	0.884	2	0	0
2001-02	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	3	0	0	139	9	0	0	3.88	1	1	0	51	0.850	-	-	-
2001-02	Tri-City Americans	WHL	37	0	11	1810	109	2	0	3.61	13	13	5	976	0.900	1	0	0
2002-03	Vancouver Giants	WHL	26	0	7	1559	89	0	1	3.43	10	12	2	749	0.894	-	-	-
2002-03	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	15	0	4	883	43	0	0	2.92	5	6	1	383	0.899	3	0	0
2002-03	Bakersfield Condors	WCHL	3	1	0	176	7	0	0	2.38	1	2	0	79	0.919	-	-	-
2003-04	Odessa Jackalopes	CHL	10	0	0	565	30	0	0	3.19	3	4	2	309	0.912	-	-	-
2003-04	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL	5	1	2	222	12	0	0	3.25	3	2	0	82	0.872	-	-	-
2004-05	Kalamazoo Wings	UHL	26	0	14	1554	57	0	1	2.20	17	8	1	722	0.927	4	0	4
2005-06	Kalamazoo Wings	UHL	52	2	8	3078	113	0	9	2.20	36	12	4	1314	0.921	13	2	0
2005-06	Cleveland Barons	AHL	1	0	0	60	4	0	0	4.01	0	1	0	20	0.833	-	-	-
2006-07	Trenton Titans	ECHL	32	1	24	1793	103	4	0	3.45	12	15	2	974	0.904	4	0	0
2006-07	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	2	0	0	105	8	0	0	4.57	1	0	0	37	0.822	-	-	-
2006-07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	1	0	0	60	1	0	0	1.00	1	0	0	33	0.971	-	-	-
2007-08	Elmira Jackals	ECHL	49	3	37	2795	141	2	2	3.03	27	17	4	1168	0.892	6	0	2
2008-09	Augusta Lynx	ECHL	3	0	2	177	12	0	0	4.08	1	2	0	78	0.867	-	-	-
2008-09	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	36	3	6	1971	101	0	0	3.07	19	12	1	1008	0.909	4	0	0
2009-10	Odessa Jackalopes	CHL	36	5	2	2184	91	0	2	2.50	27	6	2	1017	0.918	9	0	0
2010-11	Odessa Jackalopes	CHL	21	2	2	1156	68	0	0	3.53	11	9	0	551	0.890	8	1	0
2010-11	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	18	0	0	881	52	1	0	3.54	2	12	2	380	0.880	-	-	-
2011-12	Herlev Eagles	Denmark	40	0	0	2272	105	0	0	2.77				1000	0.905
2012-13	Kalamazoo Wings	ECHL	63	1	2	3739	168	4	1	2.70	31	24	7	2051	0.924	-	-	-
2013-14	Kalamazoo Wings	ECHL	33	1	0	1969	95	1	3	2.89	19	9	5	916	0.906	3	0	0
2013-14	Iowa Wild	AHL	2	0	0	119	6	0	0	3.03	0	2	0	52	0.897	-	-	-
2014-15	Chicago Wolves	AHL
2014-15	Kalamazoo Wings	ECHL	34	0	2	1965	87	6	3	2.66	16	12	4	907	0.912

(1) http://video.islanders.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=96791