Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko Iafrate te tuawha o nga whiringa katoa na te Toronto Maple Leafs i te
1984 NHL Entry Draft i muri i te mahi tuuturu me te Windsor Compuware Spitfires me te noho poto engari rongonui me te Belleville Bulls o te Ontario Hockey League (OHL). I takaro a Iafrate mo te Team USA i te 1984 Winter Olympics i Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. I te raumati o te 1984, i te wa e taraiwa ana a Iafrate i tetahi motuka me tana hoa kapa a Mike Vellucci i te wa i pa ai, ka hurihia e ia i nga wa maha. I peia a Vellucci mai i te motuka ka whati i tona tuara, ka ngaro i te wa katoa 1984-85, i te wa i whati ai a Iafrate i etahi whatianga.