Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīpakohia a Iafrate i te tuawhā o te katoa e te Toronto Maple Leafs i te 1984 NHL Entry Draft
i muri i tana mahi nui ki te Windsor Compuware Spitfires me te noho poto engari rongonui ki 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.