Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I tākaro a Rupp i te hākehi kura tuarua i te Kura Tuarua o St. Edward i Lakewood, Ohio. I tuhia ia i te rauna tuatahi, te tuaiwa, na te New York Islanders i te 1998 NHL Entry Draft. I muri i te noho kore i te wa e takaro ana i te Rōpū Hockey o Ontario (OHL) me te Erie Otters, i kowhiria e Rupp te hoki ki te NHL Entry Draft, a, i muri mai ka kowhiria te 76th katoa i te 2000.
e ngā New Jersey Devils.