Martin Gendron

Martin Gendron (born February 15, 1974) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward. He played 30 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks between 1995 and 1997. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2008, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Martin Gendron
Born	(1974-02-15) February 15, 1974 (age 49) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks Frankfurt Lions Asiago HC Bolzano
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	71st overall, 1992 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1994–2008

Biography

Gendron was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.^[1]

Drafted in 1992 by the Washington Capitals, he spent about four seasons in the Capitals system before he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks.^{[citation needed]} Unable to break into the lineup in Chicago, Gendron remained in the minors until he left to play in Europe in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Gendron was the top goal scorer in the 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Gendron was the top goalscorer in the Swiss League during the 2002–03 and 2003–2004 seasons.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA		42	42	32	74	26		2	3	1	4	0
1990–91	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	QMJHL		55	34	23	57	33		4	1	2	3	0
1991–92	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	QMJHL		69	71	66	137	47		6	7	4	11	14
1992–93	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	QMJHL		63	73	61	134	44		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		10	1	2	3	2		3	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		37	39	7	46	20		20	21	17	38	8
1993–94	Canadian National Team	Intl		19	4	5	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Washington Capitals	NHL		8	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Portland Pirates	AHL		72	36	32	68	54		4	5	1	6	2
1995–96	Washington Capitals	NHL		20	2	1	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Portland Pirates	AHL		48	38	29	67	39		22	15	18	33	8
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		81	51	39	90	20		3	2	1	3	0
1997–98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		17	8	6	14	16		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		40	20	19	39	14		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		10	5	10	15	4		2	0	0	0	4
1998–99	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		65	33	34	67	26		15	12	5	17	2
1999–00	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		64	19	17	36	16		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Springfield Falcons	AHL		14	6	10	16	6		4	0	2	2	4
2000–01	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		60	23	20	43	30		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Asiago	ITA		38	27	35	62	2		3	1	1	2	0
2002–03	EHC Olten	NLB		38	43	28	71	44		5	2	6	8	6
2003–04	EHC Olten	NLB		45	39	27	66	26		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	EHC Olten	NLB		42	30	24	54	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HC Ajoie	NLB		38	25	30	55	38		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Chur	NLB		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	0	2	4
2005–06	HC Bolzano	ITA		6	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Top Design de Saint-Hyacinthe	LNAH		31	11	20	31	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EHC Chur	NLB		19	12	11	23	36		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Caron & Guay de Trois-Rivières	LNAH		15	7	17	24	2		13	5	7	12	10
AHL totals				283	138	134	272	147		50	32	26	58	20
NHL totals				30	4	2	6	10		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Canada	WJC		7	5	2	7	2
1994	Canada	WJC		7	6	4	10	6
Junior totals				14	11	6	17	8

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-26.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database