Martin Houle
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Martin G. Houle (born February 12, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers during the Template:NHL Year season.
Playing career
As a youth, Houle played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Richelieu Éclaireurs minor ice hockey team.[1]
Houle played junior ice hockey for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2001 to 2005. He ended the 2003-04 season ranked second in the league with 34 wins and a 2.32 GAA.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was awarded the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy as the QMJHL goaltender of the year, named a QMJHL first-team all-star, and a Canadian Hockey League second-team all-star.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". House was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers 232nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was named the QMJHL Defensive Player of the Year, and finished 7th in the QMJHL in wins (26) and 5th in GAA (2.51).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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 National Hockey League, Houle became the starting goalie and retained this for the rest of the season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Houle eventually signed with the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers, but after three games and recording a 1-2-0 record with a 3.03 GAA, Houle was traded to the Cincinnati Cyclones.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2003–04 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 51 | 34 | 15 | 1 | — | 2951 | 114 | 3 | 2.32 | .921 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 251 | 13 | 0 | 3.10 | .886 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 56 | 26 | 18 | 5 | — | 3108 | 130 | 6 | 2.51 | .911 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 245 | 10 | 0 | 2.44 | .905 | ||
| 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 Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 38 | 12 | 17 | — | 2 | 1879 | 104 | 0 | 3.32 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 88 | 32 | 40 | — | 3 | 4474 | 216 | 3 | 2.90 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
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External links
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- 1985 births
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Las Vegas Wranglers players
- Living people
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Trenton Titans players
- Wheeling Nailers players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen