Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Markov akatanga basa rake muna 1993, achitambira HC Spartak Moscow muRussia. Toronto Maple Leafs yeNHL yakamunyora mumutambo we 9th weNHL Entry Draft 1995
. Zvisinei, pakati pemwaka wa1996-97, akasiya Moscow ndokutanga kutamba kuchikwata cheMaple Leafs, St. John's Maple Leafs. Akasvetukira kuNHL pakupera kwemwaka wa1997-98.