EVERETT — The Washington Stealth announced Tuesday they have signed veteran defenseman Eric Martin for the 2011 season, pending National Lacrosse League approval.
Martin played a key role in the Stealth’s championship run last season. He played in 14 regular-season games, scoring 15 points (three goals and 12 assists) and scooping up a team-high 113 loose balls. In three playoff games, he tallied four points (one goal, three assists) and collected 26 loose balls.
“Eric is one of the top defenders in the NLL and we could not be happier to have him back for his seventh season with the Stealth,” Washington general manager Doug Locker said in a statement released by the team. “He was a huge spark for us in last year’s championship run and goes out year after year and gets us over 100 loose balls a season. Eric is a fast, athletic, hard-nosed defender who has become one of our most valuable players.”
Martin, who turns 29 next month, has spent his entire NLL career with the Stealth since being drafted by the team in the second round (12th overall) of the 2004 NLL Entry Draft.
Martin is also one of the world’s top field lacrosse players. In July he played for the United States team that won a gold medal at the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England.
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