Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei rārangi - I tākaro a Martin i te hōkē ki te kura tuarua o Elk River High School, ā, ko ia te toa o te tohu Mr. Hockey. I te tau 2000
, i tohua ia i te rauna tuarua, 62 o te katoa, e te New Jersey Devils. Kei a ia ngā pūmanawa whakaeke me te anga whakamua, ā, he kaihauturu noho kāinga ia. I uru ia ki tetahi kaupapa angitu i te Whare Waananga o Minnesota i te Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). I awhina ia i tana kura ki te wikitoria i te 2002 me te 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships.