Martin Ernest Reasoner (born February 26, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Atlanta Thrashers and New York Islanders. He is currently in a player development coaching role within the New York Islanders organization.

Playing career

As a youth, Reasoner played in the 1990 and 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Rochester, New York.

Reasoner was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL entry draft, 14th overall, by the St. Louis Blues. This followed two years of high school hockey at McQuaid Jesuit High School, two years of high school at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and three years at Boston College (BC), where he was named Rookie of the Year his freshman year, and named All-American his junior season when he led the Eagles ice hockey team to the NCAA finals. He skated alongside BC legend Brian Gionta. Reasoner split 1998–2001 between the Blues and their top minor league affiliate, the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 2003, he was voted a starter on the IceCats' tenth-anniversary All-Time Team.[citation needed]

On July 1, 2001, Reasoner (along with Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek) was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Oilers' captain Doug Weight and Michel Riesen. In November 2003, Reasoner suffered a severe knee injury when he crashed into the end boards. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Reasoner played 11 games for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian League. On August 9, 2005, Reasoner signed a one-year contract extension with the Oilers. On March 9, 2006, Reasoner (along with Yan Stastny and a second-round pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft (used to select Milan Lucic)) was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Sergei Samsonov.

On July 4, 2006, as a free agent, Reasoner signed a two-year contract to return to the Edmonton Oilers. After the expiry of his deal, on July 17, 2008, Reasoner signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. On June 24, 2010, Reasoner (along with the Thrashers' first- (24th overall) and second-round picks in the 2010 NHL entry draft (used to select Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin respectively)) was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu. One month later, on July 22, 2010, due to salary cap restrictions within the Blackhawks' organization, Reasoner was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for center Jeff Taffe. After the Panthers traded away captain Bryan McCabe, Reasoner was named an assistant captain.[citation needed]

On July 1, 2011, Reasoner signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Deerfield AcademyHS-MA22272552——————
1994–95Deerfield AcademyHS-MA2625325714—————
1995–96Boston CollegeHE3416294532—————
1996–97Boston CollegeHE3520244431—————
1997–98Boston CollegeHE4233407356—————
1998–99St. Louis BluesNHL2237108—————
1998–99Worcester IceCatsAHL441722392442136
1999–00Worcester IceCatsAHL4423285139—————
1999–00St. Louis BluesNHL321014242072134
2000–01Worcester IceCatsAHL3417183525—————
2000–01St. Louis BluesNHL41491314103140
2001–02Edmonton OilersNHL52651141—————
2002–03Hamilton BulldogsAHL20222—————
2002–03Edmonton OilersNHL701120312861012
2003–04Edmonton OilersNHL1726810—————
2004–05EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL1154912—————
2005–06Edmonton OilersNHL589172620—————
2005–06Boston BruinsNHL192688—————
2006–07Edmonton OilersNHL726142060—————
2007–08Edmonton OilersNHL8211142550—————
2008–09Atlanta ThrashersNHL7914163036—————
2009–10Atlanta ThrashersNHL804131724—————
2010–11Florida PanthersNHL8214183222—————
2011–12New York IslandersNHL6115634—————
2012–13New York IslandersNHL310554100017
NHL totals798971692663792462823

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1996United StatesWJC5th632510
1997United StatesWJC61344
2002United StatesWC7th70116
2003United StatesWC13th61342
2006United StatesWC7th70008
Junior totals1245914
Senior totals2014516

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team1995–96
All-Hockey East All-Star1996–97
All-Hockey East First Team1997–98
AHCA East First-Team All-American1997–98
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1998
Hockey East All-Tournament Team1998

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byMark MowersHockey East Rookie of the Year 1995–96Succeeded byGreg Koehler
Preceded byChris DruryHockey East Scoring Champion 1997–98 (with Tom Nolan)Succeeded byJason Krog
Preceded byMichel LarocqueWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player 1998Succeeded byBlake Bellefeuille
Preceded byBrendan MorrisonNCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion 1997–98Succeeded byJason Krog
Sporting positions
Preceded byJason MarshallSt. Louis Blues first-round draft pick 1996Succeeded byChristian Backman