Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīpakohia a Adams i te whiringa tuaiwa, 223 o te katoa, i te 1996 NHL Entry Draft
nā ngā Hartford Whalers i whiwhi ai ia i te kōwhiringa whakamutunga. I whakaingoatia a Adams i muri i tana tau tuatahi i te Whare Wananga o Harvard. I raru ia i te whara o te pokohiwi i te marama o Tihema 27, 1997 i te keemu ki te Whare Waananga o Wisconsin <unk> Madison.