George Clarence Martin (February 25, 1922 – September 23, 1980) was a Canadian

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who played in the

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for four teams between 1942 and 1952. He won the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

with the Red Wings in

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

. He was born in

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Playing career

Martin's career began with the

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1941–42 NHL season The 1941–42 NHL season was the 25th season of the National Hockey League. Seven teams played 48 games each. The Toronto Maple Leafs would win the Stanley Cup defeating the Detroit Red Wings winning four straight after losing the first three in ...

. After that season he enlisted in the Canadian military for

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. He made it back to the

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with the Bruins in

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

. He got his first taste on playoff experience that season. He played one more season with the Bruins in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

. In

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

he played for the

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of the AHL. Clare Martin was traded to the

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in the summer of 1949 along with

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, Lloyd Durham and Jimmy Peters for

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and

Bill Quackenbush Hubert George Quackenbush (March 2, 1922 – September 12, 1999), known as Bill Quackenbush, was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. During his 14-y ...

. He won the

with the Red Wings in

. He played the 1951 season for the Red Wings before being traded to the

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with George Gee,

Jim McFadden James Alexander McFadden (April 15, 1920 – August 22, 2002) was a professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Belfast, United Kingdom and raised in Miami, Manitoba, in the Opawaka district. One of six players born in Ireland to play in the ...

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, Jimmy Peters and

Clare Raglan Clarence Eldon "Rags" Raglan (September 4, 1927 – April 15, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 100 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1950 and 1953. The ...

in what amounted to an opportunity to shore up a Chicago franchise that was on the decline. He played only 31 games for the Black Hawks before he was traded to the

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1951. He played only 14 games for the Rangers. He finished the 1952 season with the

Cincinnati Mohawks The Cincinnati Mohawks was the name of two professional ice hockey teams in Cincinnati, Ohio who played their home games at the Cincinnati Gardens. The first Mohawks' club were members of the American Hockey League (AHL) between 1949 and 1952 whil ...

of the AHL. He played 3 seasons of Senior hockey with the

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helping them win the 1953

Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men's ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the ...

before retiring from hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Numbers

* Wore Uniform #6 for the

. * Wore Uniform #17 for the

External links

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Picture of Clare Martin's Name on the 1950 Stanley Cup Plaque
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Clare 1922 births 1980 deaths Boston Bruins players Boston Olympics players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian military personnel of World War II Chicago Blackhawks players Detroit Red Wings players Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Montreal Royals (QSHL) players New York Rangers players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Sportspeople from Waterloo, Ontario Stanley Cup champions