"It was an honour to be chosen. I would have loved an opportunity to play. The Russians also had the kid line, and I always wished that myself, Perreault, and Dionne could have faced them."

< Richard Martin



Team Rosters: Canada
     


Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Born:
7/26/1951
Verdun, Quebec

Club 1972:
Buffalo Sabres

Richard Martin
Team Canada # 36

Richard Martin starred with the famous “French Connection” line in Buffulo of the 1970’s. He was a renowned natural born goal scorer. His wickedly powerful, rapid slapshot became legendary in the times he played pro hockey. Like his teammates, Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert, he was a slick skater and loved to play fast crisscrossing style frequently compared to the European team work. Martin’s career ended when he was only 30 because of the knee injury. He remains one of the highest ranking scorers per game in the NHL history.

Career Statistics
Competitions GP G A PTS PIM
NHL Reg. Season 685 384 317 701 477
NHL Playoffs 63 24 29 53 74

CAREER HIGHLIGTS:

  • Played in the professional hockey leagues: 1971-1982
  • Professional hockey clubs that Richard Martin played in: Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings

PERFORMANCE IN THE 1972 SUMMIT

A young prospective player at the time of the Summit, Richard Martin saw no action in the series. In fact, he was one of the four players (Hadfield, Perreault, Martin and Guevremont) that left Team Canada during the Moscow part of the series and were referred by Harry Sinden as "deserters". According to some experts, Perreault, Martin and Guevremont were pressured by their GM Punch Imlach to return to the Buffalo Sabres.

1972 Summit Overall Statistics
GP G A P PIM SOG SAG +/-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
 
 


Game-by-Game Performance: Scoring

Summit 1972: Scoring
Game   Period Time Scoring Notes
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Game-by-Game Performance: Penalty History

Summit 1972: Penalty
Game   Period Time Description
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