Martin Marincin

Hometown:

Slovakia

Currently Playing In:

CHL

Birthday:

1992-02-18

Position:

D

Eligible for draft:

2010

Shoots:

Left

Drafted:

2010

Height:

6-4

Acquired:

2nd Round (46th Overall), 2010

Weight:

187 lbs.

Probability of Success
  • C

2008-09: Played for HC Kosice at the U20 junior level.  In 49 games, Marincin scored 11 goals and added 15 assists for 26 points.  marincin played for Slovakia at the U-18 World Junior Championships.  He picked up 1 assist in 6 games.

2009-10: Played for the Slovakian U-20 team.  In 24 games, Marincin scored 2 goals and added 3 assists for 5 points.  Marincin played for both the U-20 and U-18 WJC teams that represented Slovakia.  In 6 U-20 games, he picked up 2 assists.  In 6 U-18 games, Marincin scored 2 goals and added 1 assist for 3 points.  Was chosen 5th overall by Avtomobilist in the 2010 KHL (RUS) Draft.

2010-11: Marincin made his North American pro hockey debut in a late-season contest with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons after skating for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars and representing Slovakia at the 2011 World Junior Championship. Marincin was +1 with 2 PMs in his only game with the Barons. Marincin got off to a fast start for Prince George in his first WHL season before seeing his production dip in the second half. He was the Cougars’ second-leading scorer amongst defensemen with 14 goals and 42 assists with a troubling -12 plus/minus and 65 PMs. In four playoff games against Kelowna he tied for the team lead with 4 assists and scored one goal; finishing -4 for the series. Marincin skated in just two games for Slovakia after receiving a four-game suspension for an illegal hit on USA forward Jason Zucker (MIN) in a 6-1 loss. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Edmonton in April 2011.