Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I tino whakatauhia a Stephens hei kaitakaro taiohi, a ko ia te tuatahi i tohua i roto i te kaupapa whakauru o te Rōpū Hockey o Ontario, ka eke ki te rongonui o te motu mo tana mahi i roto i te whakatairanga a te kamupene Esquire Swiss Watch. I whiriwhiria ia i te rauna tuarua o te 1999 NHL Entry Draft e te Washington Capitals, engari kaore i hainatia me ratou, a, i te mutunga ka whakahoutia i te 2001
e te kapa Colorado Avalanche.