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Alec Martinez
born 1987 · ice hockey player, defenseman
Rochester Hills-born defenseman and three-time Stanley Cup champion who scored two of the biggest overtime goals in Los Angeles Kings history.
- Born
Rochester Hills, Michigan
age 39- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Martinez was born in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills before his family later moved out of state, and he built his career far from Michigan, mostly with the Los Angeles Kings. In 2014 he had one of the most dramatic postseasons in modern NHL history, scoring the overtime winner that clinched the Western Conference Final and, weeks later, the overtime goal that won the Stanley Cup itself, adding to a title he had already won with the Kings in 2012. He won a third championship with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023. Though he grew up outside Michigan for most of his childhood, his Detroit-area birth is part of the region's long list of NHL players who started out nearby.
Highlights
- Born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, in 1987
- Stanley Cup champion with the Los Angeles Kings, 2012 and 2014
- Scored the Stanley Cup Final-winning overtime goal in 2014
- Won a third Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023