The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed goaltender Spencer Martin off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. The 28-yearold netminder signed a two-year contract with the Canucks prior to the 2022-23 season.
Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 63rd overall, at the 2013 NHL Draft, Martin has appeared in 38 career NHL games with a 14-17-5 record, 3.63 goals-against average and .885 save percentage with Colorado and Vancouver since making his League debut in 2016-17. He went 14-15-4 with a 3.56 GAA and .887 SV% in 35 outings with the Canucks over the past two NHL campaigns.
Martin has also gone 94-85-22 with a 2.88 GAA, .905 SV% and 13 shutouts in 214 career American Hockey League games with Abbotsford, Syracuse, Colorado and San Antonio since 2015. Last season, he posted a 7-7-2 mark with a 2.43 GAA, .916 SV% and one shutout in 16 games with Abbotsford. His best AHL campaign was 2021-22 when he finished with a 19-4-2 record, 2.43 GAA, .914 SV% and three shutouts in 25 games with Abbotsford.
The 6-3, 191-pound native of Oakville, Ontario played four seasons of major junior hockey with Mississauga of the Ontario Hockey League from 2011-15. He posted a 58-74-11 record with a 3.31 GAA, .904 SV% and four shutouts during his OHL career. He was 15-13-1 with a 2.98 GAA, .921 SV% and one shutout during his final OHL campaign in 2014-15.
Columbus, which is 1-1-1 in preseason play, returns to action on Saturday when it visits the Buffalo Sabres. Game time from KeyBank Center is 3 p.m. ET. The games will be broadcast live on BlueJackets.com and the club’s app and can be heard on Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan.
