Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I takaro a Chimera i tana umanga rangatahi i te WHL, mo Medicine Hat me Brandon. I kōwhiria ia hei 121 i te katoa i roto i te
1997 NHL Whakauru Draft e tana kapa kainga, te Edmonton Oilers, te nuinga no te mea o tona rerenga tino. I takaro a Chimera i nga wa e toru mo te Hamilton Bulldogs, i taua wa ko te kapa ahuwhenua a Oilers i te American Hockey League. I tana wa whakamutunga, i whakaingoatia ia ki te kapa AHL Tuatahi All-Star.