Spencer Martin

Spencer Martin was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, second pick, of the 2013 NHL Draft. Born on June 8, 1995, in Oakville, Ontario, the left-catching goaltender stands 6'3" and weighs 191 pounds.

Martin's path to a full-time NHL role was a gradual one. He entered the 2022–23 season fifth on the Vancouver Canucks' depth chart before working his way to the backup position behind Thatcher Demko. Over 72 career regular-season games, Martin has posted 25 wins, 33 losses, 8 overtime losses, a 3.60 goals-against average, a .881 save percentage, and 1 shutout. He currently wears number 41 for the New York Rangers, for whom he has appeared in 6 games during the 2025–26 season, going 1–3–0 with a 4.13 goals-against average and an .864 save percentage.

InGoal Magazine has covered Spencer Martin in one drill breakdown. In August 2022, InGoal featured Martin in a Pro Drills session led by then-Vancouver Canucks goaltending development coach Curtis Sanford ^[1]. The drill combined post entries and exits with reverse tracking on plays behind the net, beginning with a "track down" and finishing with a longer pass out. Sanford described the intent as placing goalies "into situations they're going to see in a game" so that technical repetitions support tactical execution. The article noted that Martin used short shuffles to work back toward his goal line — a technique favored by Canucks goalie coach Ian Clark as a way to maintain angle and squareness while retreating — and that Martin had posted a .958 save percentage in the NHL the prior season ^[1].