Career
He played professionally for the Saint Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997. He was named the best goaltender of the tournament.
He also played in four more World Championships with the Trail Smoke Eaters where he was named best goaltender in three of the four tournaments.
In 1964, he played with team Canada at the Olympics where the team finished fourth. Seth Martin played for the Saint Louis Blues in 1967–1968, appearing in 30 games as backup for Glenn Hall.
After the season Martin had to choose between continuing his National Hockey League career and keeping his firefighters pension. He chose the latter and moved back to Trail, British Columbia but continued to play hockey and eventually coach.
He died after a heart attack in 2014 in Trail, British Columbia, aged 81.