Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Martin ya buga wasan hockey a makarantar sakandare a Elk River High School kuma ya lashe kyautar Mr. Hockey. A cikin
2000, an zaba shi a zagaye na biyu, na 62 a gaba ɗaya, ta New Jersey Devils. Yana da sauti na kai hare-hare da kuma tsarin da za a iya nunawa, kuma shi ne mai karewa na gida. Ya kasance wani ɓangare na shirin nasara a Jami'ar Minnesota a cikin Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Ya taimaka wa makarantarsa ta lashe gasar zakarun kasa ta 2002 da 2003 NCAA Division I.