Whakaoti i te rerenga e whai ake nei: I a ia e noho ana ki nga Moutere, i whakawhiwhia a Sanford ki te takaro i te hockey o te whare wananga mo te Boston College Eagles tane hockey hukapapa i te Wahanga I o te National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) i te Poutu-te-rangi 2013. I roto i tana tau tuatahi o te NHL draft e tika ana, i tiimata a Sanford i te 83 o nga kaitakaro o Amerika ki te Raki na te NHL Central Scouting Bureau engari kaore i roa ka eke tana tuunga ki te 60 o te katoa. I muri tata i muri mai ka tangohia ia i te 2013 NHL Entry Draft i te rauna tuarua, 61st katoa na te Washington Capitals. I muri i tana whiwhinga i te 61 o nga tau katoa i roto i te
2013 NHL Entry Draft e te Washington Capitals, Sanford piri te Waterloo Black Hawks o te United States Hockey League.