Martin Gélinas Ice hockey player

Martin Gélinas (French pronunciation: ​[ʒeliˈna]; born June 5, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward who played 1,273 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators. A first round selection of the Los Angeles Kings, 7th overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Gélinas never played for the team as he was included in one of the most significant trades in NHL history while he was still playing junior hockey for the Hull Olympiques. He was sent to the Oilers as a part of the Wayne Gretzky trade in 1988.Gélinas reached the Stanley Cup finals with four teams. He was a member of Edmonton's 1990 championship team and also reached the final in 1994 with Vancouver, 2002 with Carolina and 2004 with Calgary. He tied a record in the 2004 by scoring three series-winning goals in one playoff year. After playing his final professional season with SC Bern in the Swiss National League A (NLA), Gélinas turned to coaching and player development. He was named an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames in 2012.

Personal facts

Martin Gélinas
Birth dateJune 05, 1970
Birth place
Canada , Shawinigan , Quebec
Height (meters)1.8542
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Ice hockey player

Career start1988
Career end2008
draft7th overall
draft team
Los Angeles Kings
draft year1988
former team
Carolina Hurricanes
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
Vancouver Canucks
SC Bern
Quebec Nordiques
Calgary Flames
HC Lugano
position
Winger (ice hockey)
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External resources

  1. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8447091