Former NCAA defenseman Paul Martin (Minnesota) has retired from professional hockey.
Martin, 37, who played in 870 career regular-season NHL contests with the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and San Jose Sharks, finished with 50 goals and 270 assists for 320 points to go with 238 penalty minutes. A second-round draft choice of New Jersey in 2000, he never missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in his 14 full NHL seasons, and also helped San Jose to the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. He also tallied 6-40—46 points and 44 PIM in 122 career NHL postseason appearances.
A native of Minneapolis, Martin played three seasons at the University of Minnesota for head coach Don Lucia. A former multiple-sport star at Elk River (Minn.) High School, Martin collected 20-77—97 points and 58 PIM in 127 games overall with the Golden Gophers, including back-to-back 30-assist campaigns. He was also a member of Minnesota's 2002 and 2003 NCAA championship teams.
Martin, who served as an NHL assistant captain with both the Devils and Penguins, also represented the United States on the blueline in the 2001 World Junior Championship, the 2004 World Cup, the 2005 and 2008 World Championships, and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
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