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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Martin St. Pierre
| image = Martin St. Pierre.jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| team = [[Barys Astana]]
| league = [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league = 
| former_teams = [[Chicago Blackhawks]]<br>[[HC Atlant Moscow Oblast|Khimik Moscow Oblast]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Ottawa Senators]]<br>[[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]]<br>[[Kärpät]]<br>[[EC Red Bull Salzburg]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]]<br>[[Lausanne HC]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 187
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|11}}
| birth_place = [[Embrun, Ontario|Embrun]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2004
}}
'''Joseph Louis Martin St. Pierre''' (born August 11, 1983) is a [[Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] player who is playing under contract to [[Barys Astana]] of the [[Continental Hockey League (Russia)|Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL).

== Playing career ==
Undrafted, St. Pierre was a graduate of the [[Guelph Storm]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]], where he won the [[Wayne Gretzky Trophy]] in 2004. St. Pierre then played his first professional season in [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]] with the [[Greenville Grrrowl]] of the [[ECHL]] and the [[Edmonton Roadrunners]] of the AHL.

On November 3, 2005, Martin was signed as a free agent by the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] and was assigned to the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] of the AHL. He made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in the [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] season. St. Pierre spent the majority of the next two seasons in the AHL with the Admirals and the [[Rockford IceHogs]]. He also had a brief spell in the [[Russian Super League]] prior to the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] season with [[Atlant Moscow Oblast|Khimik Moscow Oblast]].

After appearing in only 21 games with the Blackhawks through parts of 3 seasons, St. Pierre was traded to the Boston Bruins for [[Pascal Pelletier]] on July 24, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=368961|title=Bruins acquire Martin St. Pierre | publisher =[[Boston Bruins]] | date = 2008-07-24 | accessdate = 2008-11-16}}</ref> St. Pierre was then assigned to the Bruins affiliate, the [[Providence Bruins]]. On December 20, 2008, Martin received his first call-up to the Bruins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=399293&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=Bruins recall St. Pierre, Sturm on IR | publisher =[[Boston Bruins]] | date = 2008-12-20 | accessdate = 2008-12-22}}</ref> He played his first game for Boston, recording an assist, in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on December 21, 2008. On December 30, 2008 St. Pierre scored his first Bruins goal, in a 5-2 Bruins road win over the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] as a shorthanded goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=541|title=Bruins 5, Penguins 2 | publisher =[[Boston Bruins]] | date = 2008-12-30 | accessdate = 2009-01-01}}</ref>

On July 1, 2009, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=Recap&seas=20082009&gtype=2&gnum=541|title=Bulletin: Senators sign center Martin St. Pierre | publisher =[[Ottawa Senators]] | date = 2009-07-01 | accessdate = 2009-07-03}}</ref> He was assigned to the [[Binghamton Senators]]. He was called up to Ottawa and played his first game for Ottawa against the [[Florida Panthers]] on January 9, 2010.

On June 6, 2010, St. Pierre left the NHL for Europe signing a one-year contract with [[Russia]]n team, [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]], of the KHL.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcneftekhimik.ru/main.aspx?page=71&article=4223|title=Changes in the composition of Neftekhimik | publisher =''[[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]]'' | date = 2010-06-06 | accessdate = 2010-06-06| language= Russian}}</ref>

On July 11, 2011, St. Pierre signed a one-year contract with the [[Blue Jackets]]  He was assigned to the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the [[Springfield Falcons]], where he would spend the remainder of the season, playing in 73 games and leading the team in points, recording 11 goals and 53 assists.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://theahl.com/columbus-inks-st-pierre-byers-p171668 | title = Columbus ink St. Pierre, Byers | publisher = ''[[American Hockey League]]'' | date = 2011-07-11 | accessdate = 2011-07-11}}</ref</ref> On July 2, 2012, St. Pierre signed a contract to return with the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.

On July 6, 2013, St. Pierre regained a NHL contract as a free agent, signing a one-year two-way deal with the [[Montreal Canadiens]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676942 | title = Canadiens sign free agent Martin St. Pierre to one-year contract | publisher = ''[[Montreal Canadiens]]'' | date = 2013-07-06 | accessdate = 2013-07-06}}</ref> In the [[2013-14 NHL season|2013-14]] season, St. Pierre was originally assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]. He remained with the Bulldogs for the majority of the year, playing in a solitary game with the Canadiens in his one recall to the NHL.

On July 24, 2014, St. Pierre opted to resume his European career, agreeing to a one-year deal with Croatian club,  [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]], playing in the Russian KHL.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = '' [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]]'' | date = 2014-07-24 | accessdate = 2014-07-25 | language = Croatian | url = http://www.medvescak.com/khl/martin-st-pierre-ojacao-medvescakov-powerplay-no1111 | title = Martin St. Pierre to strengthen powerplay }}</ref> He finished the season at [[Lausanne HC]].

On August 9, 2015, St. Pierre he signed a contract with KHL club from [[Kazakhstan]] —[[Barys Astana]].

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Guelph Storm]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 68
| 20
| 49
| 69
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 OHL season|2001–02]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 66
| 32
| 53
| 85
| 68
| 9
| 3
| 9
| 12
| 12
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2002–03 OHL season|2002–03]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 55
| 11
| 45
| 56
| 74
| 11
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 OHL season|2003–04]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 68
| 45
| 65
| 110
| 95
| 22
| 8
| 27
| 35
| 20
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Greenville Grrrowl]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 45
| 14
| 39
| 53
| 55
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 6
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Edmonton Roadrunners]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 18
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]
| AHL
| 77
| 23
| 50
| 73
| 98
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]]
| Norfolk Admirals
| AHL
| 65
| 27
| 72
| 99
| 100
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" 
| 2007–08
| [[HC Atlant Moscow Oblast|Khimik Moscow Oblast]]
| [[Russian Super League|RSL]]
| 14
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
| [[Rockford IceHogs]]
| AHL
| 69
| 21
| 67
| 88
| 80
| 12
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 12
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Providence Bruins]]
| AHL
| 61
| 15
| 51
| 66
| 58
| 16
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 26
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| NHL
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Binghamton Senators]]
| AHL
| 77
| 24
| 48
| 72
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| NHL
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11]]
| [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2010–11 SM-liiga season|2010–11]]
| [[Kärpät]]
| [[SM-liiga|SM-l]]
| 27
| 8
| 6
| 14
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 Austrian Hockey League season|2010–11]]
| [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]]
| [[Austrian Hockey League|EBEL]]
| 11
| 3
| 9
| 12
| 18
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 12
| 20
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]]
| [[Springfield Falcons]]
| AHL
| 73
| 11
| 53
| 64
| 56
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]]
| Rockford IceHogs
| AHL
| 76
| 26
| 33
| 59
| 59
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" 
| [[2013–14 AHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| AHL
| 71
| 10
| 38
| 48
| 48
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| NHL
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2014–15 KHL season|2014–15]]
| [[KHL Medveščak Zagreb]]
| KHL
| 57
| 10
| 23
| 33
| 58
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 NLA season|2014–15]]
| [[Lausanne HC]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2015–16 KHL season|2015–16]]
| [[Barys Astana]]
| KHL
| 55
| 7
| 17
| 24
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 39
! 3
! 5
! 8
! 12
! —
! —
! —
! —
! —
|}

==Awards and achievements==
*[[2000–01 OHL season|2000–01]] [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]] Second All-Rookie Team
*[[2003–04 OHL season|2003–04]] OHL [[Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy]]
*2003–04 OHL Third All-Star Team
*2003–04 OHL [[Wayne Gretzky Trophy]] (Guelph Storm)
*[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] [[American Hockey League|AHL]] All-Rookie Team
*[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] AHL First All-Star Team
*[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] AHL Second All-Star Team
*2007–08 [[Russian Super League|RSL]] [[Pajulahti Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Martin St. Pierre}}
*{{Eliteprospects}}
*{{hockeydb|59725}}

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