Danick Martel

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| name = Danick Martel

| image = Danick Martel.jpg

| caption = Martel with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2015

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| team = HPK

| league = Liiga

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| former_teams = Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning

| position = Left wing

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 174

| shoots = Left

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|12}}

| birth_place = Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2015

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Danick Martel (born December 12, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with HPK in the Liiga. He has previously played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing career

As a youth, Martel played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Drummondville Voltigeurs minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}

During the 2014–15 season, while playing with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, Martel scored 48 goals and 54 assists, and was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team. He was further honoured when he was named the 2014–15 CHL Humanitarian of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://frozenfutures.com/2015/05/30/chl-end-of-year-awards-handed-out/|title=CHL End of Year Awards Handed Out|date=May 30, 2015|publisher= frozenfutures.com |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}

Unselected in any NHL Entry Draft, Martel signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 10, 2015.{{cite web |url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=757410 | title = Flyers sign C Danick Martel to entry-level contract | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = March 10, 2015 | accessdate = March 10, 2015}} He signed an amateur try-out with the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, on April 11, 2015.{{cite web|title=Transaction: Phantoms Sign F Danick Martel to ATO|url=http://www.phantomshockey.com/transaction-phantoms-sign-f-danick-martel-to-ato/|website=phantomshockey.com|accessdate=March 29, 2018|date=April 11, 2015}}

In the 2017–18 season, Martel began his fourth season with the Phantoms and was leading the team and AHL with 14 goals in 17 games before earning his first call-up to the Flyers on November 22, 2017.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/otf-flyers-recall-samuel-morin-and-danick-martel--philadelphia-flyers/c-293237516 | title = Flyers recall Samuel Morin and Danick Martel | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = 2017-11-22 | accessdate = 2017-11-22}} He made his NHL debut that night against the New York Islanders,{{cite news|last1=Carchidi|first1=Sam|title=Danick Martel makes impressive debut, but Flyers' skid continues|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/danick-martel-debut-ahl-philadelphia-flyers-prospect-roster-20171123.html|accessdate=February 13, 2018|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 23, 2017}} and would play three more games after that before being sent back to the AHL.{{cite web|last1=Dougherty|first1=Tom|title=Flyers send Danick Martel to Phantoms|url=http://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/flyers-send-danick-martel-phantoms|website=nbcsports.com|accessdate=February 13, 2018|date=November 29, 2017}} In January 2018, Martel was selected for the 2018 AHL All-Star game; however, due to an injury, he was replaced by Oskar Lindblom.{{cite web|title=F Oskar Lindblom Added to 2018 AHL All-Star Classic|url=http://www.phantomshockey.com/f-oskar-lindblom-added-2018-ahl-star-classic/|website=phantomshockey.com|accessdate=February 13, 2018|date=January 18, 2018}} Nearing the end of the 2017–18 season, Martel was named the Phantoms' 2017–18 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for his work in the community.{{cite web|title=Danick Martel Named Lehigh Valley's 2017-18 IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year|url=http://www.phantomshockey.com/danick-martel-named-lehigh-valleys-2017-18-ioaamerican-specialty-ahl-man-year/|website=phantomshockey.com|accessdate=March 29, 2018|date=March 29, 2018}}

On September 22, 2018, Martel was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/waiver-add-dominick-martel-a-perfect-fit-for-tampa-bay-lightning/c-300325420 |title=Waiver add Martel a perfect fit for Lightning |publisher=Tampa Bay Lightning |first=Bryan |last=Burns |date=September 22, 2018 |accessdate=September 22, 2018}} In the 2018–19 season, on December 18, 2018, in a 5–2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, Martel scored his first NHL career point, assisting on a goal scored by Cédric Paquette.{{cite web |last1=Woodley |first1=Kevin |title=Lightning extend point streak to 10 with victory against Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-vancouver-canucks-game-recap/c-303064190 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 19, 2018 |date=December 19, 2018}} Primarily serving as the Lightning's reserve forward on the roster, Martel served as healthy scratch to appear in just 9 regular season games for 2 goals.

On July 4, 2019, Martel was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Lightning. In the following 2019–20 season, Martel cleared waivers and continued in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch, collecting 30 points in 52 games. On February 20, 2020, Martel was traded by the Lightning to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Anthony Greco.{{Cite web| url = https://theahl.com/lightning-panthers-deal-forwards | title = Lightning, Panthers deal forwards | publisher = American Hockey League | date = February 20, 2020 | accessdate = February 20, 2020}}

As a free agent from the Panthers, Martel was unable to attract an NHL deal before signing a one-year AHL contract with the Binghamton Devils, affiliate to the New Jersey Devils, on January 9, 2021.{{cite web |title=Devils sign St. Denis, Martel and Brodeur to AHL contracts |url=https://www.binghamtondevils.com/devils-sign-st-denis-martel-and-brodeur-to-ahl-contracts/ |website=Binghamton Devils |access-date=10 January 2021 |date=9 January 2021}} In the pandemic delayed and shortened 2020–21 season, Martel added 6 goals and 14 points through 24 regular season games for Binghamton.

With Binghamton ceasing operations, Martel as a free agent signed a one-year AHL contract with hometown provincial club, the Laval Rocket, on 3 July 2021.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/RocketLaval/status/1411342718970777604 | title = Rocket announce team agreed to terms with Danick Martel | publisher = Twitter | author = Laval Rocket | date = July 3, 2021 | accessdate = July 3, 2021 }}

Martel played with the Rocket for two seasons before leaving North America as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Finnish club, HPK of the Liiga, on July 31, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://hpk.fi/danick-martel-hpkn-hyokkaykseen/ | title = Danick Martel to bolster attack for HPK | publisher = HPK | date = July 31, 2023 | accessdate = July 31, 2023 | language = Finnish}}

Career statistics

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2010–11

| Magog Cantonniers

| QMAAA

| 41

| 10

| 8

| 18

| 60

| 13

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 8

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| 2011–12

| Magog Cantonniers

| QMAAA

| 41

| 23

| 29

| 52

| 83

| 7

| 6

| 3

| 9

| 10

2011–12

| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

| QMJHL

| 1

| 0

| —

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| 2012–13

| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

| QMJHL

| 68

| 19

| 22

| 41

| 50

| 15

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 16

2013–14

| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

| QMJHL

| 63

| 32

| 28

| 60

| 42

| 11

| 8

| 1

| 9

| 8

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| 2014–15

| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

| QMJHL

| 64

| 48

| 54

| 102

| 85

| 6

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 8

2014–15

| Lehigh Valley Phantoms

| AHL

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

| —

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| 2015–16

| Lehigh Valley Phantoms

| AHL

| 67

| 22

| 15

| 37

| 68

| —

2016–17

| Lehigh Valley Phantoms

| AHL

| 68

| 20

| 40

| 67

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

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| 2017–18

| Lehigh Valley Phantoms

| AHL

| 59

| 25

| 15

| 40

| 50

| 13

| 4

| 8

| 22

2017–18

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 4

| 0

| —

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| 2018–19

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 6

| —

2018–19

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 9

| 0

| 2

| 8

| —

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| 2019–20

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 52

| 16

| 14

| 30

| 42

| —

2019–20

| Springfield Thunderbirds

| AHL

| 8

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 17

| —

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| 2020–21

| Binghamton Devils

| AHL

| 24

| 6

| 8

| 14

| 44

| —

2021–22

| Laval Rocket

| AHL

| 70

| 17

| 16

| 33

| 82

| 15

| 9

| 6

| 15

| 44

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| 2022–23

| Laval Rocket

| AHL

| 26

| 4

| 8

| 12

| 15

| 1

| 0

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 13

! 0

! 2

! 8

! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | QMJHL

First Team All Star

| 2015

| {{cite web|url=http://theqmjhl.ca/the-golden-puck-awards-an-unforgettable-evening-2/|title=The Golden Puck Awards: an unforgettable evening! – QMJHL|publisher=|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}

Humanitarian of the Year

| 2015

CHL Humanitarian of the Year

| 2015

| {{cite web|url=http://theqmjhl.ca/chl-announces-2014-15-award-winners/|title=CHL announces 2014-15 Award winners – QMJHL|publisher=|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}

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| colspan="3" | AHL

IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year

| 2018