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OTTAWA - Kevin Martin, one of the most successful skips in Canadian curling history, will be inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame later this year. The Edmonton native led Canada to a gold medal in mens curling at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. He also won four Canadian titles and a world championship over his career. Martin, who announced his retirement from competitive curling in April, won a record 18 events on the World Curling Tour Grand Slam series, including his career-capping victory last month at the Players Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. "It really is a thrill to be named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and be mentioned with some of my curling heroes," Martin said in a release. "The sport of curling has taken me around the world and Ive met some truly wonderful people and had some amazing experiences, while also being blessed with gifted teammates over the years who helped me achieve this. Being named to the Hall of Fame is a great way to cap a career, and Im grateful for the honour." Martin will be inducted along with Dominion Insurance chief executive officer George Cooke, who was the driving force behind the creation Dominion Curling Club Championship (now the Travelers Curling Club Championship) in 2009. The Montreal Canadiens were a very intriguing team entering the NHL Draft this year, as they had several options available to them thanks to cap space, dollars and several picks in the top three rounds. With Marc Bergevin spearheading his second draft as general manager, there was plenty of interest with his phone was ringing so much on Saturday, he joked he already needed to charge it three times by the afternoon. Insisting the Habs would be satisfied if they left with all their picks, they did so with the exception of their final seventh round pick, dealing it to Florida for a 2014 pick. And by the reaction of the Canadiens draft table, which even displayed a few subtle smiles and fist pumps at some points, they were happy with their day. While the temptation to trade up in the Draft was there, it didnt work out. "The price to pay was high, we were willing to do that, but the team decided to take the pick," said Bergevin. Much talk prior to the Draft was the Habs interest to select a goaltender, and they landed a hometown boy and the highest rankked netminder in Zachary Fucale.dddddddddddd "The timing was right to jump on a goalie of that caliber," noted Bergevin. "I was happy; surprised that he was still there." Some other teams were in the trade market, but while Bergevin was aware of some familiar Blackhawks, it wasnt the right time. "They piqued my attention, because I know those players," commented the GM. "Internally we discussed it, but we felt it was not the right time." Clearly, the Habs were looking to address some needs, with size being a big key. "I believe you have players that get you in the playoffs, and you have players that get you through the playoffs." As for interest in another addition, Bergevin had some fun with the media while showing what his interest level in Vincent Lecavalier is. "On a scale of 1 to 10? Pretty high." Up next, Free Agent Friday on July 5th, and all the action that still could happen before then. Expect Bergevin to keep his phone fully charged this week, just in case. ' ' '