Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I tohua a Zhitnik i te 81 o te katoa e te Los Angeles Kings i te 1991 NHL Entry Draft
i muri i tana tākaro mō Sokil Kyiv i te Soviet Championship League mō ngā tau e rua. I muri i tetahi atu tau, ka tae mai ia ki te NHL mo te tau 1992-93 NHL.