Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I tiimata a Calder i tana umanga ma te takaro i te hockey rangatahi mo te Regina Pats o te Western Hockey League (WHL). Whai muri i tana whiwhinga i nga tohu 59 i tana tau tuarua, i tohua ia i te rauna tuarima o te tau 1997
e te kapa Chicago Blackhawks. Whai muri i tana wa tuawha i eke ai ia ki te 88 tohu i waenga i nga roopu e rua, i whakawhiwhia ia ki tana kirimana ngaio tuatahi.