Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - He kaitohutohu o te Whare Wānanga o Colgate i te tau 1991, i kōwhiria a Woodcroft e ngā Chicago Blackhawks i te tau 1988 NHL Draft
(134th whānui). Whai muri i te takaro i te hokai o te whare wananga, ka huri ia ki te pro me te hainatanga ki te Indianapolis Ice o te International Hockey League, i noho ai ia mai i te 1991 ki te 1993, whai muri i te wa ki te Prince Edward Island Senators o te American Hockey League i te 1993-94.