in 1999, martin dropped ramcharan, who was embroiled by a scandal where he botched organizing a bonspiel, and replaced him with carter rycroft, an upstart junior curler. in 2000, martin won his sixth provincial title. however, the 2000 labatt brier would be a flop for the team, which finished with a 6–5 win-loss record out of the playoffs. that season, martin won his third players' championship.