Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I takaro a Reeves i te hockey rangatahi i te Rōpū Hockey o te Hauauru mo te Swift Current Broncos me te Tri-City Americans i waenga i te 1988 me te 1991. I whakauruhia ia ki te 64th katoa e te St. Louis Blues i te 1991 NHL Entry Draft
I noho ia mo nga tau e toru me to raatau hononga International Hockey League, ko te Peoria Rivermen, mai i te 1991 ki te 1994 ahakoa kaore i taea e ia te uru atu ki te raarangi o St. Louis.