Marty Reasoner (born February 26, 1977 in Rochester,
New York) is a professional ice hockey centerman who
has played eight seasons in the National Hockey
League, for the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and,
currently the Edmonton Oilers. He was selected in
the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 14th
overall, by the St. Louis Blues. This followed two
years of high school hockey at McQuaid Jesuit High
School, two years of high school at Deerfield
Academy in Mass. and three years at Boston College,
where he was named Rookie of the Year his freshmen
year, and named All-American his junior season when
he led the Eagles to the NCAA finals. Reasoner split
1998-2001 between the Blues and their top
minor-league affiliate, the Worcester IceCats. In
2003, he was voted a starter on the IceCats'
tenth-anniversary All-Time Team.
Reasoner was traded on July 1, 2001 to the Edmonton
Oilers, along with Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek in
exchange for Oilers' captain Doug Weight and Michel
Riesen. In November 2003, Reasoner suffered a severe
knee injury when he crashed into the end boards.
During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Reasoner played 11
games for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian
League. On August 9, 2005, Reasoner and the Oilers
came to terms on a one-year deal. He was traded from
Edmonton to the Boston Bruins on March 9, 2006,
along with Yan Stastny and a second-round pick in
the 2006 NHL Entry Draft (Milan Lucic) in exchange
for Sergei Samsonov, thus missing the incredible
playoff run of the Oilers that year.
In July 2006, Reasoner signed a two-year contract to
return to Edmonton.
Reasoner has represented the United States
internationally on five occasions, twice with the
World Junior team and three times at the World
Championships.
