Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I whanau a Govedaris i Toronto, Ontario. I a ia e tamariki ana, i takaro ia i te 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament me te kapa hockey hukapapa iti o Toronto Marlboros. I tohua ia i te rauna tuatahi, 11th katoa, na te Hartford Whalers i te 1988 NHL Entry Draft
He aha? I takaro ia i nga keemu 45 i te National Hockey League: 33 me nga Whalers me te 12 me nga Toronto Maple Leafs.