Overview

• Nashville announced the 18-year-old center’s entry-level contract, with salary, bonuses and cap hit not disclosed.
• Martin, drafted fifth overall in 2025, posted 33 goals and 39 assists in 57 games for the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds and added 11 points as Canada won U-18 gold.
• Under entry-level rules, Nashville can let the deal slide if he returns to junior, and reporting points to a likely OHL season with a possible nine-game NHL look in camp.
• The selection marked the club’s highest draft slot since Seth Jones in 2013 and its first top-five forward since David Legwand in 1998.
• He becomes one of the early 2025 draftees to sign, listed as the 12th from the class and the fifth top-10 pick to finalize an ELC.