Martin Houle Information & Martin Houle Links at HealthHaven.com

Born	February 12, 1985 (age 24),; Montreal, PQ, CA
Height; Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m); 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
ECHL team; F. teams	Cincinnati Cyclones; NHL; Philadelphia Flyers; AHL; Philadelphia Phantoms; ECHL; Las Vegas Wranglers
NHL Draft	232nd overall, 2004; Philadelphia Flyers
Career	2005 – present

Martin Houle (born February 12, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently playing with the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones.

[edit] Playing career

Houle started his career by playing junior hockey for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL from 2001 to 2005. Despite a rough start, he ended the 2003-04 season ranked second in the league with 34 wins and a 2.32 GAA. He was also named QMJHL Goalie of the Year and was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers 232nd overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Despite the low pick, the organization was really excited about drafting him. He proved their trust was correctly placed when he was named QMJHL Defensive Player of the Year and finished 7th in the QMJHL in wins (26) and 5th in GAA (2.51) the following year.

Following his senior season in the QMJHL, he attended Flyers training camp, but was reassigned to the Trenton Titans of the ECHL at the close of the Philadelphia Phantoms training camp. Houle had played seven straight games for the Titans after Scott Stirling was traded to the San Antonio Rampage. In those seven games, he managed to put together the sixth best goals against average in the ECHL.

The Phantoms liked what they saw in him and decided to switch him with Rejean Beauchemin, who was struggling early in the season. At the AHL level, Houle excelled. However, the test truly came when Jamie Storr was called up to be backup goalie for Antero Niittymäki while Robert Esche was on the injury list. With Storr in the NHL, Houle became the starting goalie and retained this for the rest of the season.

Scheduled to be a restricted free agent following the 2007-08 season, Houle became an unrestricted free agent when the Flyers didn't extend him a qualifying offer. Houle would eventually sign with the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers, but after three games and recording a 1-2-0 record with a 3.03 GAA, Houle would be traded to the Cincinnati Cyclones. He is currently playing senior hockey in Southern New Brunswick, while take Business Administration at the University of New Brunswick, where he is currently redshirting, and will likely be the starter when UNB hosts the CIS Nationals in 2011 and 2012. UNB is the reigning CIS Nationahl Champions.

[edit] Awards

2003-04: QMJHL First All-Star Team
2003-04: Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy
2003-04: CHL Second All-Star Team
2004-05: QMJHL Telus Defensive Player of the Year

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2001-02	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	1	1	0	0	38	0	0	0.00	1.000
2002-03	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	30	4	18	3	1450	98	0	4.06	.895
2003-04	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	51	34	15	1	2951	114	3	2.32	.921
2004-05	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	56	26	18	5	3108	130	6	2.51	.911
2005-06	Trenton Titans	ECHL	7	4	3	0	429	15	1	2.10	.935
2005-06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	40	18	18	1	2153	91	2	2.54	.914
2006-07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	27.27	.667
2006-07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	38	12	17	2	1879	104	0	3.32	.893
2007-08	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	26	5	13	3	1318	82	0	3.73	.889
2007-08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	10	2	5	0	442	21	1	2.85	.892
QMJHL Totals			138	65	51	9	7547	342	9	2.72	.911
AHL Totals			88	32	40	3	4474	216	3	2.90	.903
NHL Totals			1	0	0	0	2	1	0	27.27	.667

[edit] Playoffs


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2002-03	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	1	0	0	--	11	0	0	0.00	1.000
2003-04	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	4	1	3	--	251	13	0	3.10	.886
2004-05	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL	4	1	3	--	245	10	0	2.44	.905
QMJHL Totals			9	2	6	--	507	23	0	2.72	.899

[edit] External links