Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I takaro ia i tana umanga rangatahi me Portland Winter Hawks o te Western Hockey League (WHL) mo nga tau e wha, a he takirua te Western Conference tuarua o te kapa All-Star i mua i tana whiwhinga i te rauna tuarua o te 2004 NHL Draft
e nga Rangers o New York.