in 1996, broda was replaced by rudy ramcharan on the team. with his new team, martin won another provincial title, and at the 1997 labatt brier, he once again finished the round robin with a 10–1 win-loss record. his only loss came to the undefeated vic peters rink of manitoba. however, martin met and defeated peters twice in the playoffs, including winning the final with a score of 10–8. with this win, martin won his second brier and the right to go to the 1997 ford world men's curling championship. martin topped the round robin at the worlds, with a 7–2 win-loss record, but lost to sweden in the semifinal with a score of 6–4 and then to scotland in the bronze medal match with a score of 8–4.