Ex-Blackhawk 'Pit' Martin dies in snowmobile accident

MONTREAL -- Quebec provincial police say former Chicago Blackhawk and four-time NHL All-Star Hubert "Pit" Martin has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake. He was 64.

Const. Marie-Josee Ouellet said Martin was driving the vehicle on Lake Kanasuta in northwestern Quebec on Sunday when the ice cracked and he plunged into the freezing water.

Another man who was driving a separate snowmobile at the time has confirmed Martin ended up in the water. Divers were attempting to retrieve Martin's body.

Martin would have turned 65 next week.

He played 1,101 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks, amassing 809 points from 1963 to 1979.