Martin San-Louis is a talented Canadian hockey player who has shown a great game for a long time. The outstanding data of this striker was often noted by hockey experts. His goals were decisive in the most important meetings.
Carier start
Martin was born in 1975 in the city of Laval. Parents loved him very much and supported him in all endeavors. Martin was especially close with his mother. Her faith helped this hockey player achieve great success in sports.
St. Louis Martin chose hockey as his main sport. One year this hockey player spent playing for the Hawksbury Hawks junior team. And then he was taken to the University of Vermont. Martin played for the university team for four years, receiving a good sports scholarship. In addition to hockey, Martin diligently received knowledge at the University of Vermont. In this team, San Louis Martin (striker) set a club record. In the 4 years spent at Vermont Catamounts, he scored 267 points. For great achievements, Martin was inducted into the University Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Forward showed excellent statistics, playing for his student team. In 1997, he began his performance for the Cleveland Lambergex Club. In this club, Martin again showed good results. For 56 games held, Martin scored 50 points. After this season, the NHL clubs finally spotted this striker. At the beginning of 1998, this hockey player moved to Calgary Flames. But after the transition, he was immediately sent to the second team. There Martin played for 2 years. Only in the 1999-2000 season. this striker made his debut in the NHL. For “Calgary,” he played 56 games and scored 18 points. Despite the high prospects, the leadership of this club decided to abandon Martin.
Go to Tampa Bay Lightning
At the Tampa Bay Lightning Club, Martin made his debut in 2000, playing against the New York Islanders. This hockey player, despite a large amount of playing time, for a long time could not score a goal. Martin scored only a month and a half later, in a match against Atlanta. He did this when Tampa played in the minority. In total, Martin scored 40 points in his first season for the new club. Next year, this hockey player could be more productive. But as a result of a collision with a player, he broke his leg and left the squad for a long time. The 2002-2003 season worked out well for Martin. In it, the player worked all the games of the regular season. In them, Martin scored 70 points. For this, the striker was invited to the match of all NHL stars.
Success awaited Tampa and Martin separately in 2004. As a result of the championship, this team took 2nd place, and Martin scored 94 points. This result allowed him to become the league's top scorer. In the playoff draw, Tampa outplayed Calgary and won the Stanley Cup for the first time. According to the results of the championship, this striker was given many individual prizes.
Going to the New York Rangers
Despite respect from the club, Tampa Bay Lightning decided to exchange Martin for the New York Rangers. Insisted on this, Steve Aizerman - general manager of the Tampa club and the national team of Canada. In the regular season, Martin showed poor performance. But in the playoffs, Martin scored 15 points, which helped his team get to the finals. In the final, a team from New York lost to the Los Angeles Kings. It was especially hard for this striker to play against Tampa, in which he spent many years. In 2015, Michael decided to end his successful career.
World Cup Career
In his first match, Martin San-Louis scored 2 goals and helped his team win with a minimum score of 2: 1. In total, he played 6 games at this tournament. The national team of Canada in the final beat the Czech team and became the winner of the tournament. In 2008 and 2009 The striker also played in the Canadian national team at the World Cup. But to win this strongest hockey team failed. The Canadian team was content only with silver medals. And the Russian team won these 2 championships. Particularly successful for Martin San-Louis was the World Cup, held in 2009. Playing on it, he scored 15 points and was recognized as the top scorer of the championship.
Participation in the olympic games
In 2006, Martin San-Louis was invited to participate in the Olympic Games. Team Canada came to the games in the status of favorites. However, they, unexpectedly for many hockey experts, lost in the quarterfinals. This striker did not go to the 2010 Olympic Games. Although he was in an expanded team. But after the training camp, the head coach of Canada struck him out. In 2014, Martin San-Louis also did not receive an invitation to play for Canada at the Olympic Games in Sochi. But his teammate Stephen Stamkos was injured and could not take part in the tournament. The club managers decided to replace the injured player with Martin. As a result, he and the team won the Olympic Games, making a considerable contribution to this victory.
Athlete's personal life
Martin met his future wife in 1996. Almost immediately after they met, Martin and Heather began a relationship. In 2000, the couple married. The lovers had 3 sons. Having completed his sports career, this illustrious athlete devotes much time to raising his children.
As can be seen from the above, the hockey player has a very rich biography. Martin San-Louis often received rejections at first, but always reacted very calmly to difficulties. His mother helped with this, with whom Martin was very close. Fortunately, her cheerful character was transmitted to the hockey star. Martin was always steadfast, responsible and purposeful. Recently, grief came to his life: when a hockey player was flying on an airplane for the next game, he was informed that his mother died at the age of 63.