Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I takaro a Martin i te hokai kura tuarua i Elk River High School a ko ia te toa o te tohu Mr. Hockey. I roto i
I te tau 2000, i tohua ia i te rauna tuarua, 62 o nga katoa, na 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.