Tom Martin (b. 1964)

For the player of the same name born in 1947, please see Tom Martin b. 1947.
Tom Martin (born May 11, 1964 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He was a fourth round draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets, 74th overall, at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played 92 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Jets, Hartford Whalers and Minnesota North Stars in a career predominantly spent in the American Hockey League (AHL). He won the Calder Cup in 1985 and was a First Team AHL All-Star in 1988. Martin is most famous for having his junior playing rights traded in 1983 by the Seattle Breakers to the Victoria Cougars in exchange for the Cougars' team bus.
==Playing career==
Following two seasons of junior A hockey in Kelowna, Martin was added to the Seattle Breakers' reserve list. He chose instead to gain an education while playing at the University of Denver in 1982–83. Martin did make it known that he would play junior for his hometown team, the Victoria Cougars, however. The Breakers wished to trade Martin, and were in need of a new team bus. Coincidentally, the Cougars had an extra bus that they purchased from the defunct Spokane Flyers franchise, but as they were unwilling to pay the taxes and fees required to bring the bus into Canada, it was sitting in storage in the United States. As a result, on January 19, 1983, the Cougars traded the bus to the Breakers for Martin's playing rights and $35,000. Martin earned the nickname "Bussey" for the remainder of his career.
He played one season with the Cougars in 1983–84, scoring 75 points in 60 games before turning professional. The draft pick of the Winnipeg Jets finished the 1983–84 season in the American Hockey League with the Sherbrooke Jets where he played five games. Martin remained in the AHL for much of the following three seasons, appearing in a total of 27 regular season and playoff games in the NHL over that time. He won the Calder Cup championship in 1984–85 while a member of the Sherbrooke Canadiens.
He signed as a free agent with the Hartford Whalers in 1987, but spent the majority of the season in the AHL with the Binghamton Whalers where he scored 28 goals and 89 points in 71 games. He was named a First Team AHL All-Star that season. He was acquired on waivers by the Minnesota North Stars at the start of the 1988–89 NHL season, but was sent back to Hartford, also on waivers, after four games. He played 50 more NHL games for Hartford over the next two seasons. He signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in 1990. Martin played 22 games with their AHL affiliate, the New Haven Nighthawks in 1990–91, after which he retired from professional hockey.
==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
1980–81 	Kelowna Buckaroos 	BCJHL 	 	43 	17 	34 	51 	143 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Kelowna Buckaroos 	BCJHL 	 	43 	32 	34 	66 	194 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	University of Denver 	WCHA 	 	37 	8 	18 	26 	128 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Victoria Cougars 	WHL 	 	60 	30 	45 	75 	261 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Sherbrooke Jets 	AHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	8 	1 	0 	1 	42 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1984–85 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	58 	4 	15 	19 	212 	 	12 	1 	1 	2 	72
1985–86 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	69 	11 	18 	29 	227 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	11 	1 	0 	1 	49 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	18 	5 	6 	11 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 	 	71 	28 	61 	89 	344 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	18
1988–89 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	38 	7 	6 	13 	113 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	4
1989–90 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	21 	1 	2 	3 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 	 	24 	4 	10 	14 	113 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 	 	22 	11 	7 	18 	88 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	92 	12 	11 	23 	249 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1964
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hartford Whalers players
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Denver Pioneers players
Category:Victoria Cougars alumni
Category:Sherbrooke Jets players
Category:Sherbrooke Canadiens players
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Binghamton Whalers players
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:EV Duisburg players
Category:Winnipeg Jets draft picks
Category:Retired in 1992