- Was a part of Team Canada's World Cup winning team in September of 2004.
- 2004 World Cup: Scored 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in the World Cup of Hockey tournment as Canada won the tournment. One goal came on the power play as Canada won the tournment.
- Was never actually drafted into playing in the NHL; instead signed on as a free agent with the Calgary Flames in the 1998-1999 season, after splitting the 1997-1998 season between Cleveland of the IHL and Saint John of the AHL.
- Cleaned house at the 2004 NHL Awards, winning the Hart Trophy as League MVP, the Art Ross Trophy as the Top Points Scorer, and the Lester B. Pearson Award as MVP selected by the NHLPA (NHL Players'Aosscation)
- Son, Ryan Martin, was born on June 13th, 2003.
- Son, Lucas was born prematurely, on March 30th, 2005.
- Declined an invitation to play for Team Canada at the 2005 IIHF World Hockey Championships as training camp came on the heels of his wife Heather's difficult pregnancy, as she went into pre-term labor three times, and the premature birth of their second son, Lucas. (April 2005)
- Has said that he will not return to play for Lausanne, due to complications in his wife Heather's second pregnancy. (March 2005)
- Currently playing hockey for Lausanne in Switzerland for the duration of the hockey lockout. (February 2005)
- Invited to attend Team Canada's 5-day Olympic orientation camp on Aug 15th that starts in Vancouver. (August 2005)
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