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All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 224-220 Today, we check out Craig Martin, Brian Foster, Brett Harkins,

Alexander Salak, and John Madden. Follow @sbntampabay on Twitter, and Like SB Nation Tampa Bay on Facebook. 224. Craig Martin Martin was a 6'2" right winger from Amherst, Nova Scotia with the QMJHL Hull Oly mpiques beginning in the 1987-88 season, noted more for his fighting than for hi s skating or scoring ability. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, with the 98th overall pick. He would skate for a total of 256 games in the junior league, including 35 games with the St. Hyac inthe Laser to close out the 1990-91 season. In four seasons, he scored 46 goals and 81 assists, along with 953 penalty minutes. Martin would open 1991-92 with the AHL Moncton Hawks, splitting the season with the IHL Fort Wayne Komets. In 35 games he scored a goal, an assist, and spent 18 5 minutes in the box. You may notice a trend concerning Martin developing here. After racking up 198 penalty minutes in 64 games for the Hawks in 1992-93, Marti n would sign a free agent contract with the Detroit Red Wings. In 1993-94, he wo uld demonstrate a previously unwitnessed scoring touch, lighting the lamp 15 tim es along with 24 assists and 297 penalty minutes in 76 games with the AHL Adiron dack Red Wings. Martin would sit the first part of 1994-95 with an injury, after clearing waiver s in January he was reclaimed by the Jets. After six games with the AHL Springfi eld Indians, he would make his NHL debut in February, ultimately spending 20 gam es with the Jets, assisting one goal and collecting a subdued 19 penalty minutes with a minus-4 rating. In 1995-96, Martin played 48 games with the Falcons, scoring 11 points to go wit h 245 penalty minutes. After the season he signed a free agent contract with the Panthers. With the Carolina Monarchs in 44 games that season, he spent 239 minu tes in the box, getting called up to play with the Panthers for one game in Nove mber, a 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. He took one shot on goal and ea rned a five minute fighting major when he fought noted Sabres pugilist Rob Ray t o a draw.

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