A dazzling playmaker, and leading goal scorer for the Delaware Thunder and Watertown Wolves last season in Ryan ‘Magic’ Marker has committed to HK Martin in Slovakia. This was strictly about playing time, as there is uncertainty surrounding the FPHL (Federal Prospects Hockey League) because of Covid-19. The FPHL are like most league’s they need spectators to make a profit.
Marker usually puts on a show for fans in attendance, as he pots a beautiful goal after a beautiful goal. He razzles and dazzles, then goes, “Top shelf where momma hides the cookies.” Marker loves the sport of hockey. He wants to keep his on the prize of eventually fulfilling his dream of playing in the AHL, and this is one way he could garner attention from that league.
The young 26-year-old in Marker pushes the play, and is physical enough to handle the rigors of a full hockey season in Slovakia. Marker works hard in the summer, weight wise, for physicality purposes. Moreover, he also looks good with the pace of game against most teams, as well. The young man just continues to soar to new heights as each game passes. Marker torched opponents while he was a member of the Delaware Thunder (31g,24a in 30 games played), and as a member of the Watertown Wolves (11g,10a in 12 games played).
These type of dedicated players do not come around often. He just wants to play hockey, and has worked too hard to just give up with the uncertainty of not playing this season in the FPHL. Marker kills penalties, is an integral player on the Power Play given his natural abilities with the puck, and will play any position the coaching staff asks of him. You want him to lay a big hit…no problem, Marker will do it.
Marker appears to be a natural, and a player that knows how to score goals. He looked good this season for the Thunder and the Wolves, especially with the way he carried the puck up the ice. Whatever the case maybe, Marker maybe what the doctor ordered, offensive wise, for this young HK Martin team. A young Marker will always keep Flyers Oskar Lindblom in his prayers as he told me in December, “I don’t want to see this happen to anybody,” Marker said following a game in December, “I can only imagine what he’s going through. I will pray for him, his family, friends, and the Flyers.”
Players like Marker should come to Finnish Liiga. Because in Finland the league is at good level, and some players like Tim Thomas and Brian Rafalski have even risen to the highest level from there. So it could be way to pump up your career to knew spring, and you get paid quite well also and Finland is not the worst place to live either.
I have a hole new confidence in Cam York as a prospect and difference maker of tomorrow! Watching Miro Heiskanen, Cale Makar and Quin Hughes dominate in these playoff”s!