Two-year St. Michael’s Buzzer is ECAC Player of the Year, top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award
The Dallas Stars have signed former Ontario Junior Hockey League all-star Ayrton Martino to a two-year, entry-level contract that will begin in 2025-26.
Martino has reported to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the year.
Martino, 22, recently finished his four-year collegiate career at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.
The Toronto native played two seasons for the St. Michael’s Buzzers of the OJHL. He was voted to the league’s Second All-Star Team after accumulating 79 points (29 goals/50 points) during the 2019-20 season.
He was originally selected by Dallas in the third round (73rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft
In 39 games with the Clarkson Golden Knights, Martino recorded 51 points (25-26—51) and set NCAA career highs in both goals and points. He led his team in goals, assists, points and power-play goals (8), and he was tied for fourth in scoring among all NCAA skaters.
Martino’s efforts this season earned him ECAC Player of the Year honors and he is a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, which is awarded to the top NCAA men’s player each season.
In four seasons with Clarkson, Martino, who stands at 5-foot-11 and 186 pounds, totalled 145 points (50-95—145) in 144 games. He has led his team in assists in each of his last three seasons and was the Golden Knights’ top scorer in 2024-25 and 2022-23.
Martino earned several honors throughout the course of his collegiate career: he was named to the All-ECAC Third Team in 2022-23 and the ECAC All-Rookie Team in 2021-22 in addition to being named to the ECAC All-Academic Team in each of his first three seasons.
Martino and the Texas Stars will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, for a two-game weekend AHL series against the Cleveland Monsters.
