Martin returns for 10th season with Devils

Joey Martin was voted on to the Elite League's First All-Star Team in his first five seasons as a Devil

Forward Joey Martin will return for a 10th season with the Cardiff Devils in 2025-26.

The 36-year-old was voted as the Devils' players' player of the year and the most valuable player for last season, and the club are staging a testimonial for Martin this summer.

Martin first joined the Welsh club in 2014 and after a brief spell away during Covid returned in 2022.

In the 2024-25 season he became the highest scoring import player in Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) history and is considered by many to be the greatest Devil in the Cardiff franchise's history.

"It's difficult to describe the impact Joey Martin has had on this organisation on and off the ice," said managing director Todd Kelman.

"Joey has been our best player over the last decade, he has been a leader on the ice and in the room. He is great with fans, and he is a phenomenal team-mate.

"He hasn't slowed down over his career. As the league has improved, he has still always been one of the top players. We are very lucky to have had him all these years and I am pleased to have him back for another season."

Martin is the second Devils signing of the summer after fellow Canadian Josh MacDonald.