Joey Martin is back for the 2023-24 season, his eighth as a Cardiff Devil. 

Last season Martin centred the Devils’ top line between Cole Sanford and Trevor Cox.  He finished in the top ten in league scoring with 22 goals and 34 assists for 56 points in 53 games. 

Martin originally joined the Devils ahead of the 2014-15 season after three years in the ECHL.  He led the Devils in scoring that first season and was selected as an EIHL First Team All-Star. 

Over the next five seasons, he racked up as many individual awards as the team did championships, winning three consecutive EIHL Forward of the Year awards and back to back Player of the Year awards.  He was also voted onto the league’s First Team All-Star in each of his first five seasons as a Devil. 

He lifted the Challenge Cup in 2015 and 2017, the EIite League Title in 2017 and 2018 then back to back Playoff Championships in 2018 and 2019.  After Covid-19 cut the 2019-20 season short, Martin opted to play in Norway for the Stavanger Oilers for the 2020-21 season when the EIHL was still shut down.  He moved to Austria the following year to play for the Graz 99ers but opted to return to Cardiff last season instead of renewing his contract in Graz.

Considered by many to be the greatest Cardiff Devil in franchise history, he continues to be one of the best players in the EIHL.