Seth Martin

Seth Martin was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame on May 25th, 1988.

Born in Rossland, BC, Seth played his minor hockey in his home town and then went to tend net for the Lethbridge Native Sons for three years in the early 1950's. Seth then returned to the Kootenays where he starred from 1954-1963 with the Trail Smoke Eaters.

He was playing coach for the Rossland Warriors from 1964-1966.

The 1967-68 season saw Seth playing for the St. Louis Blues, sharing the goal-tending duties with Glenn Hall.

Some of Seth's highlights are as follows:

1952: Played in the Western Canada Junior finals with Lethbridge Native Sons

1960: Went to the Allen Cup finals with the Trail Smoke Eaters only to lose to the Chatham Maroons.

1961: Performed well in leading the Smoke Eaters to the World Hockey Championships in Geneva, Switzerland and a member of the 1962 Allan Cup champion Smoke Eaters as they defeated the Montreal Olympics.

1963: Was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters who finished fourth in the World Championship.

1964: played for the Father Bauer's National team which finished fourth in the World Championships.

1965: Went with the Nelson Maple Leafs (coached by Bobby Kromm) to the Allen Cup final, losing out to Sherbrooke, Quebec.

1966-67: played in the World Championships both years as a member of Father Bauer's Canadian Championship team.

1967-68: member of the St. Louis Blues (NHL), coached by Scotty Bowman. The Blues made it to the Stanley Cup final, losing out to the Montreal Canadiens.

1969-70: Helped Spokane Jets win the Allan Cup with a series win over the Orillia Terriers.

Seth finished out his career in the years of 1968-71 playing goal with the Smoke Eaters and Spokane Jets.

Seth Martin's goaltending exploits are legendary in amateur hockey circles, having toured Europe playing exhibition and regular games. He was known as "Mr. Goalie" for his stellar style of goaltending.