Meet Rockets Forward #18 Conner Martel

Photos by Bill Pringle Photography

Connor is a fast skating, deceptive forward who creates opportunities for this teammates all over the ice. He has ambitions of playing professional hockey and his role model is another well known ‘Connor’…

Age: 18

Hometown: St. Albert, Alberta

Seasons with the Rockets: 1

Nickname? Marty

Favourite NHL player? Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers

How do you describe your own game? “I’m a player who takes advantage of my skating skills and uses speed and deception as my main weapons.”

Interests outside of hockey? “I like to play all sports.”

What are your future ambitions? “Play to pro; I’d like to become a professional hockey player!”

What do you like about Golden? “The town is beautiful, and the people are all super nice and welcoming.”

Favorite type of animal? “Lion!”