Ku sii wad qodobkan - Markov wuxuu xirfadiisa ciyaareed bilaabay 1993, isagoo u ciyaaray HC Spartak Moscow ee Ruushka. Kooxda Toronto Maple Leafs ee NHL ayaa ku soo qaatay wareega 9aad ee 1995 NHL Entry Draft
Waxaad Si kastaba ha noqotee, qeybtii xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-97, wuxuu ka tagay Moscow wuxuuna bilaabay inuu u ciyaaro kooxda beerta Maple Leafs, St. John's Maple Leafs. Wuxuu u booday NHL dhamaadkii xilli ciyaareedkii 1997-98.