Paul Martin was a former Mr. Minnesota in hockey, and he would hone his skills at the University of Minnesota, where he took the Golden Gophers to an NCAA Championship in 2002 and 2003.

Paul Martin may have played for some good and high profile teams over his career (New Jersey, Pittsburgh and San Jose) and the Defenseman was also chosen to represent the United States of America multiple times but this is still someone who a case can be made was an underrated player.  Martin was a two time champion with the University of Minnesota (2002 & 2003) and in the NHL he scored 320 Points with two top ten finishes in Defensive Point Shares.