Marty Reasoner
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | The Reason |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 26 1977 , Honeoye Falls NY, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 14th overall, 1996 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Marty Reasoner (b. 26 February, 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 Salzberg 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.
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