Martin Ernest Reasoner (born February 26, 1977) is an American former professional

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center who played in the

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(NHL) with the St. Louis Blues,

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and

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. 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

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s with a

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team from

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. 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

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, two years of high school at

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in Massachusetts and three years at

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(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

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(AHL). In 2003, he was voted a starter on the IceCats' tenth-anniversary All-Time Team. On July 1, 2001, Reasoner (along with Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek) was traded to the

in exchange for Oilers' captain

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and Michel Riesen. In November 2003, Reasoner suffered a severe knee injury when he crashed into the end boards. During the

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, 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

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

. 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

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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

in exchange for center Jeff Taffe. After the Panthers traded away captain Bryan McCabe, Reasoner was named an assistant captain. On July 1, 2011, Reasoner signed a two-year contract with the

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reasoner, Marty 1977 births Living people American men's ice hockey centers Atlanta Thrashers players Boston Bruins players Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players EC Red Bull Salzburg players Edmonton Oilers players Florida Panthers players Ice hockey players from New York (state) NHL first-round draft picks New York Islanders coaches New York Islanders players People from Mendon, New York Sportspeople from Monroe County, New York St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Worcester IceCats players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans