# Clare Martin (ice hockey)

George Clarence Martin (February 25, 1922 – September 23, 1980) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for four teams between 1942 and 1952. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1950. He was born in Waterloo, Ontario.

## Playing career

Martin's career began with the Boston Bruins in 1941–42 NHL season. After that season he enlisted in the Canadian military for World War II. He made it back to the NHL with the Bruins in 1947. He got his first taste of playoff experience that season. He played one more season with the Bruins in 1948. In 1949 he played for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
Clare Martin was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 1949 along with Pete Babando, Lloyd Durham, and Jimmy Peters for Pete Horeck and Bill Quackenbush. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1950. He played the 1951 season for the Red Wings before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks with George Gee, Jim McFadden, Max McNab, Jimmy Peters and Clare Raglan in what amounted to an opportunity to shore up a Chicago franchise that was on the decline. He played only 31 games for the Black Hawks before he was traded to the New York Rangers at Christmas 1951. He played only 14 games for the Rangers. He finished the 1952 season with the Cincinnati Mohawks of the AHL. He played 3 seasons of Senior hockey with the Kitchener Dutchmen helping them win the 1953 Allan Cup before retiring from hockey.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1939–40 | Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins | OHA B | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 1940–41 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1940–41 | Boston Olympics | EAHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941–42 | Boston Olympics | EAHL | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1942–43 | Ottawa Postal Corps | ONDHL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1944–45 | Halifax Navy | NSDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1945–46 | Boston Olympics | EAHL | 51 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 42 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1948–49 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 26 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 50 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Ayr Centennials | OHA Sr | 46 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 1952–53 | Ayr Centennials | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 |
| 1953–54 | Ayr Centennials | OHA Sr | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1954–55 | Ayr Centennials | OHA Sr | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1954–55 | Ayr Centennials | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 237 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 78 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Numbers

* Wore Uniform #6 for the Chicago Black Hawks.
* Wore Uniform #17 for the New York Rangers.