Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I tohua a Sarich i te rauna tuarua, 27th katoa, i te 1996 NHL Entry Draft
e ngā Buffalo Sabres. Whai muri i tana takaro tuatahi i te hockey midget me nga Saskatoon Contacts, i takaro ia i te nuinga o tana mahi hockey rangatahi nui i tona kainga whanau i Saskatoon me nga Blades o te Western Hockey League.