Saša Martinović (born 27 September 1984) is a Croatian professional ice hockey player born in Germany (Croatian diaspora). He is currently playing with Tölzer Löwen in the DEL2. He previously played with the Iserlohn Roosters and the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers after four seasons with KHL Medveščak of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1] Martinović previously played for five teams in Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
| Saša Martinović | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 September 1984 Füssen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL2 team Former teams |
Tölzer Löwen Hamburg Freezers Krefeld Pinguine ERC Ingolstadt Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg KHL Medveščak Zagreb Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Iserlohn Roosters | ||
| National team |
 Croatia | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
On 21 April 2017 Martinovic left the Ice Tigers after two seasons as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with the Iserlohn Roosters.[2] Martinovic played with the Roosters for 2 years before leaving as a free agent following the 2018–19 season on 9 March 2019.[3]
On July 1, 2019, Martinovic agreed to continue his career in Germany, signing a one-year deal with DEL2 club, Tölzer Löwen.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | EV Füssen | 3.GBun | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | EV Füssen | 3.GBun | 53 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | EV Füssen | 3.GBun | 36 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | 2.GBun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 49 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 56 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 42 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | EBEL | 53 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 58 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 36 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 498 | 21 | 77 | 98 | 322 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 24th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Croatia | WC-D1 | 26th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Saša Martinović novo pojačanje Medveščaka, Adam Naglich na probnom roku". Nacional. 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Roosters get Martinovic from Nuremberg" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "End of season conversation begins" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "Martinovic signs with the Lions" (in German). Tölzer Löwen. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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