Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīmata a Markov i tana mahi i te tau 1993, e tākaro ana mō HC Spartak Moscow i Rūhia. Ko te Toronto Maple Leafs o te NHL i tuhi ia ia i te 9th o te 1995 NHL Entry Draft
He aha? Heoi, i te wa o te tau 1996-97, ka wehe ia i Moscow ka tiimata ki te takaro mo te kapa Maple Leafs, te St. John's Maple Leafs. I eke ia ki te NHL i te mutunga o te tau 1997-98.