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Joel Martin (G)

Kalamazoo Wings

Biography

Adding a familiar face between the pipes, Martin comes back to the organization he helped hoist a championship during the 2005-06 campaign. Martin, who last played for the K-Wings in 2008-09, is preparing to protect the pipes in professional hockey for 11 seasons and his fourth in Kalamazoo. Since the last time Martin donned the red, white and blue, the netminder has played two seasons in the Central Hockey League, including 2009-10, where he was the CHL Goaltender of the Year, a half of season in the AHL, dressed in the NHL for the New York Islanders and played last season in Denmark.