Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: He kaitohutohu 1991 o te Whare Wānanga o Colgate, i whiriwhiria a Woodcroft e te Chicago Blackhawks i te
1988 NHL Draft (134th katoa). Whai muri i te takaro i te hokai o te whare wananga, ka huri ia ki te pro me te hainatanga ki te Indianapolis Ice o te International Hockey League, i noho ai ia mai i te 1991 ki te 1993, whai muri i te wa ki te Prince Edward Island Senators o te American Hockey League i te 1993-94.