Spencer Martin (born June 8, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Martin was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 63rd overall, in the 2013 NHL entry draft, and has also played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Carolina Hurricanes, as well as a brief stint with HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career An Ontario native, Martin played midget hockey with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens before he was originally selected 18th overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, He made his debut in the 2011–12 season, appearing in 15 games in the last season that the team was known as the Majors.

With the renamed Mississauga Steelheads during the 2012–13 season, Martin was an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game where he led Team Orr to a rare shutout win. Leading up to the 2013 NHL entry draft, Martin was rated as a top prospect. He was the fifth goaltender selected in the draft, when he was selected 63rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche.

In the 2013–14 season, Martin, playing in his second campaign as the Steelheads' first-choice goaltender, appeared in a league-high 64 games and 3562 minutes in posting 24 wins. In his final year of major junior hockey, Martin was signed by the Avalanche to a three-year, entry-level contract on October 5, 2014.

While playing in a career-high 50 games during the 2016–17 season, Martin was selected for the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic, the first and only Rampage goaltender to ever be selected. The same season, Martin made his NHL debut on January 21, 2017, in a 3–2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks. Due to the recalls by the Avalanche, Martin was unable to participate in the All-Star Classic. On July 16, 2018, Martin signed a one-year contract extension with the Avalanche.

An impending restricted free agent following the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Martin's tenure with the Avalanche ended after he was not tendered a qualifying offer on June 25, 2019. On the opening day of free agency, Martin agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2019.

Martin was one of eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On May 3, 2021, Martin signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Lightning.

In the following off-season, on July 31, 2021, Martin was traded by the Lightning to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations. Martin played 7 games for the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks to begin the 2021–22 campaign, posting a 5–0–2 record with a 2.24 GAA, .921 save percentage and 1 shutout, a 23-save performance against the San Diego Gulls, before being called up to the parent club on January 15 after its backup netminder, Jaroslav Halák, was placed on COVID-19 protocol. Starter Thatcher Demko subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 on January 20. This led to Martin playing in his first NHL game in nearly five years on January 21. Facing the league leading Florida Panthers, Martin turned aside 33 shots in a 2–1 shootout loss and was named the game's first star. He followed this up with a 47-save effort in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on January 25. Martin earned his first NHL win in his following start, stopping 33 shots in a 5–1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on January 27. He was reassigned to Abbotsford on January 30 as Demko and Halák returned to play.

On September 29, 2023, the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Martin off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. Remaining with Columbus to begin the 2023–24 season, Martin made his debut with the Blue Jackets replacing starting goaltender Elvis Merzļikins during a 5–3 victory over the New York Rangers on October 14, 2023. Martin was used in rotation by the Blue Jackets, posting just three wins through 13 games, before he was surpassed for the backup role by Daniil Tarasov. Martin was placed on waivers by the Blue Jackets, and was subsequently claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes on January 19, 2024.

During the season, on October 28, 2024, Martin was recalled from the Wolves to replace an injured Frederik Andersen. On November 16, Martin recorded his first career shutout as the Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-0. He made 9 appearances with the Hurricanes, however was unable to find consistency between the pipes and was re-assigned to the Wolves for the remainder of the season. As the starting goaltender with the Wolves, Martin helped the club return to the post-season, posting 20 wins in just 31 appearances.

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Hurricanes, Martin opted to pursue a career abroad by agreeing to a two-year contract with Russian club, HC CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on July 2, 2025. However, just four months into his tenure with CSKA, Martin was waived by the team on November 5. Just over a week later, on November 12, Martin signed a two-year contract with the New York Rangers, who assigned him to their AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack.

International play Martin won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, and was also a member of Canada national under-18 team at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships, which won bronze medals. In 2013, he helped Canada's under-18 team win gold medals at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Personal life Martin is a Catholic Christian. While he grew up Catholic, he began to attend Church services and Bible studies more frequently just prior to attending university, he later met his wife Danielle Jones during a Bible study. Martin proposed to Jones in 2024.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2010–11 Toronto Jr. Canadiens GTMMHL 50 — — — 2250 115 5 2.27 — — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 15 2 7 1 753 50 0 3.98 .885 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 46 17 21 4 2504 126 0 3.02 .906 2 0 1 90 9 0 6.01 .804 2013–14 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 64 24 33 5 3562 210 3 3.54 .899 4 0 4 270 18 0 3.99 .901 2014–15 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 31 15 13 1 1713 85 1 2.98 .921 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 20 9 9 1 1113 60 2 3.23 .878 1 0 1 44 5 0 6.87 .688 2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 18 7 7 1 905 40 3 2.65 .921 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 San Antonio Rampage AHL 50 19 26 5 2812 136 2 2.90 .904 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 3 0 2 1 181 13 0 4.35 .865 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 34 14 15 4 1856 96 1 3.10 .893 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 23 9 10 2 1305 74 3 3.40 .902 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 4 2 2 0 231 12 0 3.12 .915 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 12 11 5 1742 87 0 3.00 .897 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Syracuse Crunch AHL 15 7 5 2 847 40 0 2.83 .907 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 25 19 4 2 1506 61 3 2.43 .914 2 0 2 125 5 0 2.40 .938 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 3 0 3 378 11 0 1.74 .950 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 29 11 15 1 1611 107 0 3.99 .871 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 16 7 7 2 962 39 1 2.43 .916 4 2 2 250 8 1 1.92 .929 2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 13 3 8 1 707 43 0 3.65 .887 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 6 4 1 1 365 16 0 2.63 .896 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 9 3 4 1 416 27 1 3.89 .846 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Chicago Wolves AHL 31 20 8 2 1818 71 3 2.34 .909 2 0 2 130 6 0 2.78 .900 2025–26 CSKA Moscow KHL 14 5 6 2 780 35 2 2.69 .905 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 22 3 13 3 1197 70 2 3.51 .873 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 New York Rangers NHL 6 1 3 0 291 20 0 4.13 .864 — — — — — — — —NHL totals 72 25 33 8 3,947 237 1 3.60 .881 — — — — — — — —KHL totals 14 5 6 2 780 35 2 2.69 .905 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2012 Canada Ontario U17 5 4 1 0 308 10 1 1.95 .931 2013 Canada U18 2 2 0 0 120 2 0 1.00 .941Junior totals 7 6 1 0 428 12 1 1.68 .934

Awards and honours Award Year RefOHL Second All-Rookie Team 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game 2013 International World U-17 Hockey Challenge bronze medal 2012 WJC U18 bronze medal 2012 WJC U18 gold medal 2013

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