Martin Houle

Martin G. Houle (born February 12, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently playing with the Sorel-Tracy GCI of the LNAH.
==Playing career==
Houle started his career by playing junior hockey for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL from 2001 to 2005. Despite a rough start, he ended the 2003-04 season ranked second in the league with 34 wins and a 2.32 GAA. He was also named QMJHL Goalie of the Year and was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers 232nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Despite the low pick, the organization was really excited about drafting him. He proved their trust was correctly placed when he was named QMJHL Defensive Player of the Year and finished 7th in the QMJHL in wins (26) and 5th in GAA (2.51) the following year.
Following his senior season in the QMJHL, he attended Flyers training camp, but was reassigned to the Trenton Titans of the ECHL at the close of the Philadelphia Phantoms training camp. Houle had played seven straight games for the Titans after Scott Stirling was traded to the San Antonio Rampage. In those seven games, he managed to put together the sixth best goals against average in the ECHL. 
The Phantoms liked what they saw in him and decided to switch him with Rejean Beauchemin, who was struggling early in the season. At the AHL level, Houle excelled. However, the test truly came when Jamie Storr was called up to be backup goalie for Antero Niittymäki while Robert Esche was on the injury list. With Storr in the NHL, Houle became the starting goalie and retained this for the rest of the season.
Scheduled to be a restricted free agent following the 2007-08 season, Houle became an unrestricted free agent when the Flyers didn't extend him a qualifying offer. Houle would eventually sign with the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers, but after three games and recording a 1-2-0 record with a 3.03 GAA, Houle would be traded to the Cincinnati Cyclones. He is currently playing senior hockey in Southern New Brunswick, while take Business Administration at the University of New Brunswick, where he is currently redshirting, and will likely be the starter when UNB hosts the CIS Nationals in 2011 and 2012. UNB is the reigning CIS Nationahl Champions.
==Awards==
*2003-04: QMJHL First All-Star Team
*2003-04: Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy
*2003-04: CHL Second All-Star Team 
*2004-05: QMJHL Telus Defensive Player of the Year
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T	OTL	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
2001–02 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		1 	1 	0 	0	— 	38 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000
2002–03 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		30 	4 	18	3	— 	1450	98 	0 	4.06 	.895
2003–04 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		51 	34	15	1	— 	2951	114	3 	2.32 	.921
2004–05 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		56 	26	18	5	— 	3108	130	6 	2.51 	.911
2005–06 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		40 	18	18	—	1 	2153	91 	2 	2.54 	.914
2005–06 	Trenton Titans 	ECHL 		7 	4 	3 	—	0 	429 	15 	1 	2.10 	.935
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		38 	12	17	—	2 	1879	104	0 	3.32 	.893
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	—	0 	2 	1 	0 	27.27	.667
2007–08 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		26 	5 	13	—	3 	1318	82 	0 	3.73 	.889
2007–08 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		10 	2 	5 	—	0 	442 	21 	1 	2.85 	.892
2008–09 	Las Vegas Wranglers 	ECHL 		3 	1 	2 	—	0 	178 	9 	0 	3.03 	.845
2008–09 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	ECHL 		14 	7 	4 	—	2 	791 	40 	0 	3.04 	.885
QMJHL Totals	QMJHL Totals 	QMJHL Totals		138	65	51	9	— 	7547	342	9 	2.72 	.911
AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals 		88 	32	40	—	3 	4474	216	3 	2.90 	.903
ECHL Totals 	ECHL Totals 	ECHL Totals 		50 	17	22	—	5 	2716	146	1 	3.23 	.894
NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 		1 	0 	0 	—	0 	2 	1 	0 	27.27	.667
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2002–03 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		1 	0	0	11 	0 	0 	0.00	1.000
2003–04 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		4 	1	3	251	13	0 	3.10	.886
2004–05 	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL 		4 	1	3	245	10	0 	2.44	.905
QMJHL Totals	QMJHL Totals 	QMJHL Totals		9 	2	6	507	23	0 	2.72	.899
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1985
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cape Breton Screaming Eagles alumni
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones players
Category:Las Vegas Wranglers players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:Trenton Titans players
Category:Wheeling Nailers players