Canadian goaltender Spencer Martin, 30, has signed a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow, the KHL club announced on Wednesday.

This is Martin’s first contract to play overseas after playing his entire career to this point in North America.

Originally from Oakville, Ont., Martin played junior hockey for the Mississauga Steelheads in the OHL and was taken in the third round, 60th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Between 2016 and 2025, Martin played 66 NHL games for the Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes, compiling a record of 24-30-8 with a goals-against average of 3.31, a save percentage of .833 and one shutout.

Martin played 35 of his NHL games with Vancouver, starting with a brilliant six-game stint at the end of the 2021-22 season in which he posted a 1.74 goals-against average and .950 save percentage. His solid goaltending continued into the start of the following season; however, an injury to Thatcher Demko in early December forced Martin into the starting role, and his play suffered. Eventually, Collin Delia started getting the majority of work, and when Demko finally returned, Martin was sent back to the AHL.

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Early last season, Martin was recalled by Carolina while Fredrik Andersen was injured, but after posting a 3.89 goals-against average and .849 save percentage in nine games, he was returned to the minors.

With CSKA, Martin is expected to share the crease with 22-year-old New York Islanders prospect Dmitri Gamzin.

The signing of Martin comes the day after CSKA announced the acquisition of former NHL winger Egor Sokolov. CSKA, colloquially known in North America as the Red Army team, also has under contract for 2025-26 ex-NHLers Denis Guryanov, Nikita Nesterov, Nikita Okhotyuk and Vladislav Kamenev.

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