Alec Martinez retiring

[Summer Rose]

Knowing my luck if I were in NHL player. my cup winning OT goal... would've been an own goal.

It wasn't in overtime, but the game-winning goal in the cup-deciding game in 2007 was an own goal. It got credited to Travis Moen.

 

[GKJ]

Knowing my luck if I were in NHL player. my cup winning OT goal... would've been an own goal.

Sir are you Chris Phillips?

 

[Jericho111091]

Who has that vid of him practicing in a sombrero for Cinco De Mayo?

 

[King'sPawn]

Good luck to his future endeavors. Appreciate all he did.

Still bogglingvstatistic is him and Greene weren't on the ice for a single goal against in the 2012 playoffs.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I like when players announce it ahead of time.

Congrats on a great career!

 

[Osprey]

Still bogglingvstatistic is him and Greene weren't on the ice for a single goal against in the 2012 playoffs.

I had to look this up and, unfortunately, it isn't true. He was on the ice for 2 goals against (and Greene for 4, not counting PK). Still, that's over 20 games, so it's still an impressive statistic.

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[eojsmada]

Man...what is Bedard doing to these guys...LOL.

Kidding

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

is it kinda weird to retire with two games left in a season?

 

[BHD]

Another retirement that makes me feel old.

 

[Bandit]

I had to look this up and, unfortunately, it isn't true. He was on the ice for 2 goals against (and Greene for 4, not counting PK). Still, that's over 20 games, so it's still an impressive statistic.

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I think the idea is they weren’t on the ice for a goal against as a pair.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Well, him and Maroon didn't win their last NHL game. Did get it to a shootout though. And against the best team in the league. Fun game to watch.

is it kinda weird to retire with two games left in a season?

Him and Maroon are both calling it quits now. They've both been healthy scratched a lot in favor of the kids this year for the Hawks, and today was the final home game of the season.

Just made sense to go out on there own terms with family and friends and let the final two games be about what will be the future of the team.

 

[SenzZen]

Had a great career. His Cup winning goal was posted already, but here he is capping the best series in who knows how long:




Best of luck in retirement!

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Holy shit, didn't remember he played in Blackhawks now.

Happy trails.

 

[King'sPawn]

I had to look this up and, unfortunately, it isn't true. He was on the ice for 2 goals against (and Greene for 4, not counting PK). Still, that's over 20 games, so it's still an impressive statistic.

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Thanks for the clarity. I just remember that it was mentioned during 2012. Faulty memory.

 

[Stimpythecat]

Congrats on an amazing career!

 

[Osprey]

I think the idea is they weren’t on the ice for a goal against as a pair.

I just checked that and Greene was definitely on the ice with Martinez for both goals against.

Thanks for the clarity. I just remember that it was mentioned during 2012. Faulty memory.

The last goal that Martinez allowed that playoffs was in Game 1 of Round 2, so you could've been remembering someone saying that he hadn't allowed a goal since then and not at all in the WCF or SCF.

 

[Nasti]

Imagine scoring the OT winner in Game 7 of the Conference Final against the defending champions and it’s NOT the biggest goal you scored that year.

 

[HanSolo]

Underrated defensive defenseman throughout his career. Well deserved retirement. Hell of a career.

 

[bov]

Jazz hands. Great career.

 

[KingsFan7824]

An 0-3 comeback, three Game 7 wins on the road, and winning every home game in the Final in OT. Then, and then, Martinez scores the Cup winning goal in OT, as the home town crowd is chanting We Want The Cup. If you can find a more insane run to a Cup win in NHL history than the 2014 Kings, I'm more than happy to hear about it.

 

[Rebels57]

Last Cup OT winner.

We are now in the midst of the 3rd longest gap (11 years) since the Cup was won on an OT goal. Only longer stretches are 1954-1966 and 1980-1996.

 

[Nasti]

Last Cup OT winner.

We are now in the midst of the 3rd longest gap (11 years) since the Cup was won on an OT goal. Only longer stretches are 1954-1966 and 1980-1996.

And the only time the OT cup winner was on home ice since 1980.

 

[Bandit]

I just checked that and Greene was definitely on the ice with Martinez for both goals against.

The last goal that Martinez allowed that playoffs was in Game 1 of Round 2, so you could've been remembering someone saying that he hadn't allowed a goal since then and not at all in the WCF or SCF.

Next thing you’re gonna tell me that Reno Hightower didn’t throw 6 touchdown passes against Porterville.

 

[GKJ]

Well, him and Maroon didn't win their last NHL game. Did get it to a shootout though. And against the best team in the league. Fun game to watch.


Him and Maroon are both calling it quits now. They've both been healthy scratched a lot in favor of the kids this year for the Hawks, and today was the final home game of the season.

Just made sense to go out on there own terms with family and friends and let the final two games be about what will be the future of the team.

Martinez’s wife is about to have a baby, so that was a contributing factor. I guess only he knows if he was going to play out the string otherwise.

 

[boredmale]