Martin Lefebvre (born June 23, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for HK Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. Lefebvre has previously played for Porin Ässät of the SM-liiga, Krefield Pinguine of the DEL, Aalborg Pirates of the Metal Ligaen and Stavanger Oilers of the Fjordkraftligaen. His achievements in said teams include Danish Championship, Danish Cup Championship, Danish League All-Star Team selection, two Norwegian Championships and Fjordjraftligaen Player of the Year award.
Playing career
Junior During the 2007–08 season Martin Lefebvre played for Crabtree Draveurs in the QMAAA as a 15 year old. Lefebvre put up 5 goals and 13 assists in 44 games. Lefebvre played 3 playoff games with 2 points.
The next season Lefebvre continued to represent the Collège Esther-Blondin Draveurs in the QMAA. Lefebvre put up 30 points in 34 games. Lefebvre played 15 playoff games with 11 points and won the QMAA Top Defenceman award. He moved to he Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL before the season ended and played 7 games without any points. Lefebvre got to represent the Canada Québec team at the 2009 WHC-17 for 5 games where he scored 6 points.
In the 2013–14 season Lefebvre moved to the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL but he only got to play 14 games before moving to play for UQTR Patriotes in the CIS men's ice hockey league. Lefebvre played 7 games with 8 points.
In the 2016–17 season Lefebvre played for the UQTR Patriotes in the U Sports men's ice hockey league for 22 games putting up 25 points. Lefebvre moved to play for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL in the middle of the season. Lefebvre played 11 games and put up 7 points. Lefebvre represented Canada at the 2017 Winter Universidade for 6 games where he scored 8 points.
Professional In the 2017–18 season Lefebvre moved to Denmark to play for the Aalborg Pirates. Lefebvre played 48 regular season games and put up 36 points. Lefebvre won the Danish Championship and the Danish Cup with the Pirates while also being chosen to the All-Star team.
In the 2018–19 season Lefebvre played for the Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL for 52 games to put up 23 points.
Martin Lefebvre moved to Norway to play for the Stavanger Oilers in the Fjordkraftligaen for the 2021–22 season. Lefebvre put up 39 points in 47 total games. The Oilers went on to win the Norwegian Championship.
Lefebvre was supposed to play for the Bratislava Capitals of the ICEHL for the 2022–23 season, but after the Slovak team decided to not take part in the league, Lefebvre continued to play for the Oilers. Lefebvre had a successful season as he put up 71 points in 59 total games, playoffs included. The Stavanger-based team went on to win their 9th championship and the 2nd in a row. Lefebvre himself won the player of the year award as he led all defencemen in regular season assists (35), goals (17) and points (52). Lefebvre also played 6 Champions Hockey League (CHL) games with the Oilers.
Martin Lefebvre signed a one-year contract with the Porin Ässät for the 2023–24 SM-liiga season. Lefebvre's playing surprised many, as he had scored 12 points in his first 15 SM-liiga games. He was called the most surprising player of the season start by news outlets.
For 2024–25, Lefebvre left Porin Ässät, signing with Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League.
On 4 October 2025, Lefebvre signed with HK Poprad of the Slovak Extraliga.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2007–08Crabtree DraveursQMAAA 44 5 13 18 36 3 0 2 2 02008–09Collège Esther-Blondin DraveursQMAAA 34 15 15 30 26 15 4 7 11 8 2008–09 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —2009–10 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 55 5 23 28 20 9 0 3 3 62010–11 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 65 10 45 55 20 14 1 9 10 82011–12 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 66 12 39 51 31 11 4 8 12 102012–13 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 7 33 40 16 11 1 3 4 02013–14Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL 14 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2013–14 U. of Québec-Trois-Rivières CIS 7 4 4 8 0 — — — — —2014–15U. of Québec-Trois-RivièresCIS 14 6 14 20 4 7 2 3 5 22015–16U. of Québec-Trois-RivièresCIS 28 9 24 33 20 7 2 4 6 22016–17U. of Québec-Trois-RivièresUSports 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 11 3 4 7 4 — — — — —2017–18Aalborg PiratesDEN489273612171061642018–19Krefeld PinguineDEL523202320—————2019–20Aalborg PiratesDEN82240—————2020–21Aalborg PiratesDEN1971320216561142021–22Stavanger OilersNOR3572330141236902022–23Stavanger OilersNOR441735526154151962023–24ÄssätLiiga464232712—————2024–25Kunlun Red StarKHL55481210—————Norway totals792458822027721286Liiga totals464232712—————
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Canada Quebec U17 5th 5 1 5 6 2Junior totals 5 1 5 6 2
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