Martin St. Louis facts for kids

Martin St. Louis
	; St. Louis with the Rangers in 2014
Born	June 18, 1975 (age 45); Laval, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team; Former teams	New York Rangers; Calgary Flames; Tampa Bay Lightning
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–present

Martin St. Louis; born June 18, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the NHL for the Calgary Flames and the Tampa Bay Lightning and with HC Lausanne of the National League A (NLA).

St. Louis played college hockey at the University of Vermont for the Catamounts where he also played on the same team as former Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and former NHL player Éric Perrin. He has also played 2 seasons with the Calgary Flames and 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

On March 5, 2014, the Lightning traded St. Louis to the New York Rangers for New York captain Ryan Callahan, a 2015 first-round draft pick, and a conditional 2014 second-round pick.

St. Louis is married to his wife Heather Coragol and they have three sons, Ryan, Lucas and Mason.

Awards

He was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team in 1994.
He was named to the ECAC All-Conference Team in 1994.
He was named to the ECAC All-Star Team in 1995.
He was named the ECAC Player of the Year in 1995.
He was named to the NCAA East First All-American Team in 1995.
He was named to the ECAC All-Star Team in 1996.
He was named to the NCAA East First All-American Team in 1996
He was named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team in 1996..
He was named to the ECAC All-Star Team in 1997.
He was named to the NCAA East First All-American Team in 1997.
He played in 6 NHL All-Star Games in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011.
He won the Bud Light Plus/Minus Award with co-winner with Marek Malik in 2004.
He was named to the NHL First All-Star as a RW in 2004.
He won the Art Ross Memorial Trophy in 2004.
He won the Lester B. Pearson Award in 2004.
He won the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2004.
He won the Stanley Cup in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He was named to the NHL Second All-Star RW in 2007 and 2010.
He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2010.

Images for kids

St. Louis in 2007.
St. Louis skates against the Florida Panthers in 2010.
St. Louis skates against the Blackhawks in 2009. He wears number 26 in tribute to his childhood hero, diminutive former Montreal Canadiens star Mats Näslund.