Career
He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round, 62nd overall, of the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft, playing six seasons for the organization before joining the Penguins in 2010. High school/collegiate
In 2000, he was drafted in the second round, 62nd overall, by the New Jersey Devils. He has sound offensive instincts and a projectable frame.
He was part of a successful program at the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
Professional
Martin joined the Devils for the 2003-2004 season, playing 70 games in his first full season, putting up 24 points. The next season, Martin played for The Human Context Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland due to the 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout.
He returned the next season, this time appearing in 80 games while increasing his point production to 37. During the 2006-2007 season, Martin played the entire 82-game season, though his point total dropped to 26.
During the 2009-2010 season, Martin suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left forearm, playing in just 22 games and scoring a career-low 11 points.
Martin signed a five-year, United States$25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2010. He made his Penguins regular season debut on October 7, 2010, against the Philadelphia Flyers, picking up the primary assist on Tyler Kennedy"s third period goal, the Penguins" first ever at the Consol Energy Center. He returned to New Jersey to face his former team for the first time on October 11, and finished the game with a goal, an assist and over 26 minutes of ice time in a 3–1 Penguins victory.
He was scratched with an undisclosed injury for Game 4.
On July 1, 2015, Martin was signed as a free agent to a four-year, $19.4 million deal with the San Jose Sharks. Martin was named to Team United States of America for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and again for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, along with then-Devils teammates Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner.
Martin, however, did not see any action in the 2006 Olympics, and missed the 2010 Olympics due to a broken arm. He was replaced in the latter tournament by Tim Gleason.
Martin was also named to Team United States of America for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the United States. failed to medal.
