Tuhia he toenga mo tēnei wāhanga - He tangata whenua nō Kirkland Lake, ON, he tama a Ken rāua ko Goldie, i tākaro a Garth Joy mō ngā Hamilton Steelhawks o te OHL mō ngā tau e rua, tae noa ki tōna whiwhinga. I whiriwhiria a Garth Joy i te 222 o te katoa i te 1986 NHL Entry Draft
He aha? Ko ia te kōwhiringa 11 o te Minnesota North Stars, engari kāore anō kia tākaro i tētahi kēmu. I haere tonu ia ki te takaro i te hockey rangatahi nui mo nga Hamilton Steelhawks i mua i tana whiwhinga e nga Kingston Raiders, tetahi atu roopu OHL. Whai muri i te tau me nga "Raiders", he pakeke rawa ia ki te takaro i te hockey hukapapa i te taumata rangatahi. I uru ia ki te Whare Wananga o St. Thomas, i reira ia i purei mai i te 1991 ki te 1994 a i tohua ia hei Kanata Katoa i te 1993. I te tau 1993, i tonoa ia ki te takaro mo Team Canada i nga Toa o te Ao. E rua ngā kēmu i tākaro ai ia, kotahi te piro. Whai muri i tana umanga kura, e rua nga tau i purei a Garth mo Vojens i te roopu hockey hukapapa tane a Danish.