Q & A: Martin 'Can't Get Enough'
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The following article featuring Yale defenseman Jimmy Martin appeared in the March 5 issue of the Yale Daily News.
By Sohara Mehroze Shachi
Contributing Reporter
Jimmy Martin ’11, defender on the No. 10 men’s ice
hockey team, spent his freshman season last year skating in all 34
games and is in the midst of another solid season this year. The
St. Louis native and Ezra Stiles College resident talks to the News
about his hockey roots, playing at Yale and winning the ECAC
title.
Q Tell us about your childhood — how did you start
playing hockey?
A I began playing hockey because my older cousin was a big hockey
guy. My parents took me to skate when I was 4½ years old,
after having just moved to St. Louis (where I grew up for my entire
childhood) from New York City, where I lived for the first four
years of my life. I remember my first pair of skates were CCM Tacks
852s and my first pair of gloves were royal blue Louisvilles (which
I still have today hanging in my room). I took skating clinics for
a while in just skates and gloves, until my parents saw that I was
falling in love with skating, and they sprung for all the equipment
so I could play the sport. My best Christmas and birthday presents
growing up were always the hockey ones.
Complete article can be accessed via the Daily News Web site by clicking here.
