# Craig Martin (ice hockey)

Craig Martin (born January 21, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers.

## Career

Martin was drafted 98th overall by the Jets in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played 20 regular season games for the Jets during the 1994–95 NHL season, scoring one assist with 19 penalty minutes. Martin played one more game for the Florida Panthers in the 1996–97 NHL season, collecting five penalty minutes.
In July 2018, Martin was inducted into the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame along with two other Black former professional players from Amherst. Bill Riley and Mark McFarlane.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 1986–87 | Pictou County Weeks Construction Midgets | NSMAAAL | 38 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 137 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1988–89 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 70 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 260 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1989–90 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 66 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 299 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 65 |
| 1990–91 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | QMJHL | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 170 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 64 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 198 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 297 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 63 |
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 48 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 245 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1998–99 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Adirondack IceHawks | UHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 50 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 286 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Bakersfield Condors | WCHL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 287 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2001–02 | Laval Chiefs | QSPHL | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 216 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 96 |
| 2002–03 | Laval Chiefs | QSPHL | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 213 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 115 |
| 2003–04 | Laval Chiefs | QSMHL | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Laval Chiefs | LNAH | 38 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Laval Chiefs | LNAH | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Saint-Georges CRS Express | LNAH | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2007–08 | Rivière-du-Loup CIMT | QSCHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2008–09 | Chandler Gaillard | LHSBEQ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |