Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I mua i tana mahi ngaio, i tākaro a Murley i te hākinakina kōeke mō ngā tau e whā i te Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute i Troy, New York. I tuhia ia i te rauna tuarua (51st katoa) na te Pittsburgh Penguins i te 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Heoi, kaore ia i whiriwhiri kia tae atu ki Pittsburgh tae noa ki te tau 2002. I takaro a Murley me te &lt;a href="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton%20Penguins"&gt;Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins&lt;/a&gt; o te American Hockey League (AHL) i mua i tana karanga mo te tau 2003-2004.