Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez revealed that he played through the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs with a broken foot and he’s most likely going to undergo off-season surgery.
Martinez has been with the Knights since he was acquired by them from the Los Angeles Kings back in February of 2020 and his six year contract that he signed is set to expire this off-season.
The veteran defenseman led the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 72 blocked shots and that’s 20 more than fellow teammate Alex Pietrangelo. Also, he potted six points in 19 post-season games including the game tying goal scored in Game 6 against the Montreal Canadiens.
The 33 year old native from Rochester Hills Michigan recorded 32 points in 53 regular-season games this past season, scoring at a career-best 0.60 points per game matching his record from 2015-2016.
| Date | Source | Injury | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-10 03:10 | CBS | Foot | Probable for start of season |
| 2021-06-26 16:40 | CBS | Foot | |
| 2021-06-13 16:10 | USA | Undisclosed | questionable: Martinez is dealing with an unspecified issue, and it is unknown if he will dress for Game 1 of the NHL semifinals against the Canadiens.. |
| 2021-06-04 16:40 | USA | Undisclosed | questionable: Martinez is tending to a undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will suit up for Game 3 of the West Division finals against the Avalanche.. |
| 2021-05-24 15:10 | USA | Undisclosed | questionable: Martinez is nursing an undefined injury, leaving his status for Game 5 of the West Division semifinals versus the Wild clouded.. |
| 2021-05-14 18:10 | USA | Undisclosed | questionable: Martinez is dealing with an unknown issue, and it is unclear if he will face the Wild in Game 1 of the West Division semifinals.. |
| 2020-02-19 01:40 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez won’t play in Tuesday’s game versus the Jets, as the Kings are working on a trade to send him to Vegas, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports. |
| 2020-01-01 02:40 | ESPN | Wrist | Martinez (wrist) won’t play Tuesday against the Flyers, NHL.com’s Dan Greenspan reports. |
| 2019-11-28 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | dl |
| 2019-03-14 02:40 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez (illness) is questionable to play Thursday versus Nashville, Curtis Zupke of the Los Angeles Times reports. |
| 2019-03-05 01:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Martinez (upper body) is questionable for Tuesday’s matchup with Montreal, Jon Rosen of Fox Sports West reports. |
| 2019-02-21 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Martinez (upper body) will not accompany the team on their upcoming four-game road trip, Jon Rosen of Fox Sports West reports. |
| 2019-01-10 16:40 | ESPN | Upper Body | Martinez (upper body) will rejoin the lineup Thursday against the Senators, Jon Rosen of Fox Sports West reports. |
| 2018-12-23 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Martinez (upper body) is still listed on injured reserve ahead of Saturday’s matchup with San Jose, per the NHL’s official media site. |
| 2018-12-13 03:10 | ESPN | Upper Body | Martinez (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site. |
| 2018-02-08 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Martinez (lower body) will sit out his second straight game Wednesday against the Oilers, Dan Greenspan of NHL.com reports. |
| 2017-10-13 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Martinez (lower body) was able to complete a full practice Thursday, though Kings coach John Stevens isn’t entirely confident that the defenseman will return to action this weekend, Curtis Zupke of the Los Angeles Times reports. |
| 2017-10-05 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Martinez may be suffering from a lower-body injury, Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider reports. |
| 2017-06-18 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez will be protected from the upcoming Expansion Draft, John Hoven of Sirius XM reports. |
| 2017-04-26 03:10 | ESPN | Groin | Martinez underwent a minor procedure to correct a recurring groin issue, though he’s expected to be healthy for the start of training camp. |
| 2016-05-13 03:10 | ESPN | Shoulder | Martinez underwent shoulder surgery at the conclusion of the 2015-16 campaign, and has an expected recovery time of three months, Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider reports. |
| 2016-04-23 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez (undisclosed) didn’t skate with the team during Thursday’s practice, LA Kings Insider reports. |
| 2016-04-15 09:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez exited Game 1 with an undisclosed injury after two periods, LA Kings Insider reports. |
| 2016-04-08 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Martinez is still considered day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment, and won’t suit up for Thursday’s game against the Ducks, Lisa Dillman of the Los Angeles Times reports. |
Romano Di Franco is the head writer for whoshurt.com and is a graduate of the Algonquin College Radio Broadcasting program.