Ayrton Martino
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Ayrton Martino
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|28}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 186
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Dallas Stars
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Texas Stars
| ntl_team =
| draft = 73rd overall
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_team = Dallas Stars
| career_start = 2025
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Ayrton Martino (born September 28, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey at Clarkson.
Playing career
=College=
Martino began his collegiate career for Clarkson during the 2021–22 season. During his freshman year he recorded seven goals and 21 assists in 37 games. Following the season he was named to the All-ECAC Rookie Team and a finalist for the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year. During the 2022–23 season, in his sophomore year, he recorded nine goals and 29 assists in 37 games. He led the team in assists and points (38). Following the season he was named to the All-ECAC Third Team. During the 2023–24 season, in his junior year, he recorded nine goals and 18 assists in 31 games. He again led the team in assists.{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/ayrton-martino/8548 |title=Ayrton Martino |website=clarksonathletics.com |access-date=April 12, 2025}}
During the 2024–25 season, in his senior year, he recorded a career-high 25 goals and 26 assists in 39 games. His 51 points finished tied for fourth in the NCAA. He recorded his first career hat-trick on January 17, 2025, in a game against Yale.{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2025/1/17/mens-hockey-martino-nets-hat-trick-in-knights-7-4-win-over-yale.aspx |title=Martino Nets Hat Trick in Knights 7-4 Win Over Yale |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=January 17, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}} During conference play he recorded 21 goals and 17 assists in 22 games. He led the ECAC in goals, points (38), and points-per-game (1.73).{{cite web|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2025/3/19/mens-hockey-clarkson-has-historic-night-at-ecac-awards.aspx |title=Clarkson has historic night at ECAC Awards |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}} Following the season he was named to the All-ECAC First Team and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2025/03/22/clarksons-martino-chosen-ecac-hockey-player-of-the-year-colgates-neumeier-best-rookie-golden-knights-houle-top-coach/ |title=Clarkson’s Martino chosen ECAC Hockey player of the year, Colgate’s Neumeier best rookie, Golden Knights’ Houle top coach |website=USCHO.com |date=March 22, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}} He was also named a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/news-feed-page/top-10-hobey-baker-finalists-announced-2025 |title=Top 10 Hobey Baker Finalists Announced |website=SI.com |first=Jacob |last=Punturi |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}} He finished his collegiate career with 50 goals and 95 assists in 144 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/stars-ayrton-martino-signs-entry-level-contract/ |title=Stars' Ayrton Martino: Signs entry-level contract |website=CBS Sports |date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}}
=Professional=
On March 24, 2025, Martino signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars of the NHL, beginning during the 2025–26 season. He was assigned to the Stars' AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-sign-forward-ayrton-martino-to-a-two-year-entry-level-contract-032425 |title=Dallas Stars sign forward Ayrton Martino to a two-year entry-level contract |website=NHL.com |date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2025/03/24/dallas-stars-sign-pair-of-college-teammates-to-two-way-contracts/ |title=Dallas Stars sign pair of college teammates to two-way contracts |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2018–19
| OJHL | 49 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2019–20 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OJHL | 48 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21
| USHL | 38 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2021–22 | ECAC | 37 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
| Clarkson University | ECAC | 37 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2023–24 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 31 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| Clarkson University | ECAC | 39 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" |NCAA totals ! 144 ! 50 ! 95 ! 145 ! 54 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
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! colspan="3" |College |
| All-ECAC Rookie Team
| 2022 |
| All-ECAC Third Team
| 2023 |
| All-ECAC First Team
| 2025 |
| ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
| 2025 |
| AHCA East First Team All-American
| 2025 |
References
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External links
- {{Icehockeystats|hockeydb=217221 |elite=582779 |nhl=8482690}}
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{{succession box | before = Collin Graf | title = ECAC Hockey Player of the Year | years = 2024–25 | after = Incumbent}}
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Dallas Stars draft picks
Category:Omaha Lancers players
Category:St. Michael's Buzzers players