Martin Gendron

Martin Gendron (born February 15, 1974) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward.

Martin Gendron
Born (1974-02-15) February 15, 1974
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 71st overall, 1992
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1994–2008

Biography

Gendron was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1988 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.[1]

Drafted in 1992 by the Washington Capitals, he spent about four seasons in the Capitals system before he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. Unable to break into the lineup in Chicago, Gendron remained in the minors until he left to play in Europe in 2000.

Gendron was the top goal scorer in the 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Gendron was the top goalscorer in the Swiss League during the 2002–03 and 2003–2004 seasons.

Career

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-26.


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