Northeastern University Athletics

James W. Martel was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the sports of ice hockey and baseball.

Martel stands as one of the legitimate scoring machines in NCAA hockey history, and lettered as a hard-throwing righthander on the Huskies varsity baseball team. He is the University's all-time leading hockey scorer, and with over 200 career points belongs to an elite membership in college hockey's sniper ranks. Martel finished his four year reign of terror over Division I goaltenders with an aggregate of 93 goals and 117 assists for 210 points. The only Husky to ever eclipse 200 points and one of five with over 100 assists, Martel was part of one of the most potent lines in the history of college hockey. His linemates were Charlie Huck and Dave Sherlock, and the trio combined for 258 goals. As a baseball player, he was an ace pitcher and went on to play semi-pro ball in his native Canada, and pitched for the 1982 Canadian National Squad that defeated the United States and finished fourth in the World Championships in Seoul, Korea.

Following a 16-19-35 freshman season, his march towards stardom was inexorable, as he executed an 18-28-46 season as a sophomore. Martel crossed the line from good player to great as a junior, when he notched four hat tricks and scored the winning goal in the RPI Tournament, the nation's oldest collegiate hockey tournament. He capped a brilliant career with a 66-point senior season. His famed line was the highest scoring line in the nation. After NU, Martel spent two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization before concentrating in a business career in the insurance industry.