Matt Martin is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 8, 1989 in Windsor, Canada, Canada. Left wing drafted by the New York Islanders in 2008. He signed a four-year contract with the team in 2012.
He was once suspended for four games for trying to sucker punch Flyers winger Maxime Talbot.
Martin tried out for his local AAA team, the Windsor Jr. Spitfires, but was cut and played AA hockey for the Lasalle Sabres. In 2005-06 he made the Blenheim Blades Jr.C. club as a free agent. In 2006, he tried out with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League as a walk-on, and made the team, playing on a line with Steven Stamkos. He would eventually serve as the captain of the Sarnia Sting.
Martin was drafted in the fifth round, 148th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Martin was signed by the Islanders to a three-year entry-level contract on September 4, 2009. Martin scored his first NHL goal on October 29, 2010 against Alex Auld of the Montreal Canadiens.
He dated Sydney Esiason, the daughter of ex-NFL star Boomer Esiason .
