For those who said...
Only 8 times in NHL history has an individual player captured the Art Ross Trophy (league scoring leader), the Hart Memorial Trophy (team MVP), and the Stanley Cup (league champions) in one season...the 9th time happened in the 2003-2004 National Hockey League season by the Tampa Bay Lightning's #26 Right Wing Martin St. Louis. The last person to accomplish this was a little known player named Wayne Gretzky (intended humor). For his consistent effort throughout his career with the Lightning, St. Louis got a life-changing contract in 2005 for the sum of $31.5 million dollars - to those that know hockey and valuable assets, this deal is a bargain for the owners because Martin truly is the heart and soul of what it means to be a Tampa Bay Lightning Player.
...I would never make it!
Better check again!
It's not how tall you stand...
but, how big is your heart!
Hockey Bio:
POSITION:
Right Wing
HEIGHT:
5 ft 9 in
WEIGHT:
177 lbs
NHL TEAM:
Tampa Bay Lightning
CAREER:
1998 - 2009 (Present)
NHL ALL-STAR:
5 Times (2003-04, 07, 08, 09)
NHL Career
St. Louis entered the NHL by signing as a free agent with the Calgary Flames on February 19, 1998. He joined the Flames for his NHL debut that same year and split his first two seasons between the Flames and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Saint John Flames. St. Louis signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 31, 2000 and helped the team win the Stanley Cup Championship in 2004. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, St. Louis played for the Lausanne HC in Switzerland. He returned to the Lightning after the lockout and renewed his contract with the team on August 24, 2005 to stay with the franchise for an additional six seasons.
Stats and bio from: http://www.mahalo.com/martin-st-louis>
POSITION:
Right Wing
HEIGHT:
5 ft 9 in
WEIGHT:
177 lbs
NHL TEAM:
Tampa Bay Lightning
CAREER:
1998 - 2009 (Present)
NHL ALL-STAR:
5 Times (2003-04, 07, 08, 09)
NHL Career
St. Louis entered the NHL by signing as a free agent with the Calgary Flames on February 19, 1998. He joined the Flames for his NHL debut that same year and split his first two seasons between the Flames and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Saint John Flames. St. Louis signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 31, 2000 and helped the team win the Stanley Cup Championship in 2004. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, St. Louis played for the Lausanne HC in Switzerland. He returned to the Lightning after the lockout and renewed his contract with the team on August 24, 2005 to stay with the franchise for an additional six seasons.
Stats and bio from: http://www.mahalo.com/martin-st-louis>
ESPN NHL 2K5
League MVP and Stanley Cup champion appears on the box for Visual Concepts Video Game.
Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning is the cover athlete for ESPN NHL 2K5. Says St. Louis, "It's an honor to be chosen."After helping his team win the 2004 Stanley Cup, St. Louis was named National Hockey League MVP and awarded the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the league leader in scoring. He is only the eighth player ever to win the Stanley Cup, MVP, and Art Ross Trophy in the same year.
Developed by Sega's sports studio, Visual Concepts, NHL 2K5 improves over last year's hockey game by adding dirty moves and a new fighting system, refining fake-outs and trick moves, and expanding the franchise mode.
Martin St. Louis 2008-2009 Regular Season Statistices
#1 Points Leader for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Games Played = 82
Goals Scored = 30
Assists = 50
Total Points = 80
+/- Rating = 4
Penalty Minutes = 14
Power Play Goals = 7
Short-handed Goals = 2
Game Winning Goals = 3
Shots On Goal = 262
Shooting Percent = 11.5
*information from: http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466378&service=page&tab=crs
Goals Scored = 30
Assists = 50
Total Points = 80
+/- Rating = 4
Penalty Minutes = 14
Power Play Goals = 7
Short-handed Goals = 2
Game Winning Goals = 3
Shots On Goal = 262
Shooting Percent = 11.5
*information from: http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466378&service=page&tab=crs
2008-2009 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Finalist for Sportsmanship
Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk had 32 goals (97 points) and 22 penalty minutes.
New Jersey's Zach Parise had 45 goals (94 points) and 24 penalty minutes.
Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis had 30 goals (80 points) and 14 penalty minutes.
New Jersey's Zach Parise had 45 goals (94 points) and 24 penalty minutes.
Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis had 30 goals (80 points) and 14 penalty minutes.
Martin St. Louis Career NHL Statistics:
Almost A Point in Every Game Played!
Games Played = 690
Goals Scored = 238
Assists = 347
Total Points = 585
+/- Rating = 23
Penalty Minutes = 226
Power Play Goals = 69
Short-handed Goals = 27
Game Winning Goals = 41
Shots On Goal = 1,743
Shooting Percent = 13.7
*information from: http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466378&service=page&tab=crs
Goals Scored = 238
Assists = 347
Total Points = 585
+/- Rating = 23
Penalty Minutes = 226
Power Play Goals = 69
Short-handed Goals = 27
Game Winning Goals = 41
Shots On Goal = 1,743
Shooting Percent = 13.7
*information from: http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8466378&service=page&tab=crs
IIHF World Hockey Championship 2009 Update As of SAT 10 MAY 2009
Guess Who Won the Leading the Scorer for Tournament????
1 ST. LOUIS Marty 26 CAN F 9 4 11 15 2 +8
2 KOVALCHUK Ilya 71 RUS F 9 5 9 14 4 +8
3 WEINHANDL Mattias 80 SWE F 9 5 7 12 8 +1
4 WEBER Shea 6 CAN D 9 4 8 12 6 +5
5 SPEZZA Jason 91 CAN F 9 7 4 11 2 +4
5 STAMKOS Steve 17 CAN F 9 7 4 11 6 +9
* statistics from http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200000_85B_14_0.pdf
** Russia beat Canada (2-1) for the Gold Medal Championship on SUN 10 MAY 2009!
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2 KOVALCHUK Ilya 71 RUS F 9 5 9 14 4 +8
3 WEINHANDL Mattias 80 SWE F 9 5 7 12 8 +1
4 WEBER Shea 6 CAN D 9 4 8 12 6 +5
5 SPEZZA Jason 91 CAN F 9 7 4 11 2 +4
5 STAMKOS Steve 17 CAN F 9 7 4 11 6 +9
* statistics from http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/200/IHM200000_85B_14_0.pdf
** Russia beat Canada (2-1) for the Gold Medal Championship on SUN 10 MAY 2009!
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IIHF World Hockey Championship 2009 Video
Martin St. Louis is the 2nd shooter following Steven Stamkos...both scored.
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- erixonline erixonline May 7, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
- I had the pleasure of meeting Martin St. Louis a couple of times when I was a restaurant manager. He is a very humble, down-to-earth, classy man; and, his family is really nice as well. Let me just say, I have met a few very muscular people in my days (John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Randy "the Macho Man" Savage to name a few), but never have I met an athlete who had muscles on their fingers and hands; and to add more to it, Marty had calf muscles the size of John Cena's arms! That's the truth!!
#1 NHL Shoot Out Goal Ever!
Don't turn your back on this Marty St. Louis Video!
During the shoot out round of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Martin St, Louis invents the most remarkable angle to score a goal. Facing the renowned goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, Marty abruptly turns and starts skating backwards as he approaches the goal tender. Therefore, Fleury barely moves because he, along with the rest of the world, never had seen such a move before. Almost motionless, St. Louis deftly slides the puck past Fleury...who cares who wins the game now, that move was sick!
