Viktor Marius was called up early In his career after a suffering lose to a team from Pince George Firebirds in the 4 star cup with the Detroit falcons. The Detroit falcons had helped the young Latvian forward the opportunity.to shine after being drafted in the 5th round of the SMJHL draft. The lowly touted prospect developed into the best forward in his draft class because Lokitonov is a slug.

Marius called up to Buffalo and began his career slogging 3rd line minutes which after a slow rookie season, took off in his sophomore year. The points against worse competition showed the league that this kid was a steal as a second round drag pick. Marius went through a couple setbacks however, on and off ice issues stunted his development and he had a nagging injury Take him out of his stride. That being said his tenaity and hard work ended up developing him into the star he is today.