Knights’ Martenet signs with Stars
Dallas, TX – Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has signed defenseman Chris Martenet to a three-year entry-level contract beginning in the 2016-17 season. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Martenet, 19, finished the 2015-16 season ranked sixth in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and fifth on the London Knights with a career-high +44 plus/minus rating. The defenseman registered 12 points (3-9=12) and a career-high 85 penalty minutes in 67 regular-season games in his second season in the OHL.
Martenet also recorded six penalty minutes and a +3 rating in 18 OHL postseason contests, helping London win the OHL championship and advance to the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup.
The 6-foot-7, 200-pound native of St. Louis, Mo. was selected by Dallas in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
For more information, please visit stars.nhl.com.
Very excited and proud to have signed my first NHL contract w the @DallasStars thanks to all who have supported me over the years!
— Chris Martenet (@biggiraffe7) May 19, 2016
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