Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau i Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, i whakatipuhia i Amherst, New York i te wa ko tana papa, ko Bill Hajt he mema o te Buffalo Sabres. I haere ia ki te Kura Tuarua o Williamsville ki te Raki ka mutu i te 1996. I tohua a Hajt e nga Edmonton Oilers i te rauna tuarua, te 32 o te katoa i te
1996 NHL Entry Draft i muri i te takaro i te hockey rangatahi me te Guelph Storm o te Ontario Hockey League (OHL). I noho ia hei kaitiaki tino pai i tana mahi rangatahi me te Storm. I noho a Hajt i te National Hockey League, e takaro ana i nga keemu e ono, kotahi me nga Oilers i te waa 2000-2001, ko etahi atu e rima me nga Washington Capitals i te waa 2003-2004, kaore ano kia tuhia he tohu i te NHL.