Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tākaro a Chimera i tana mahi rangatahi i te WHL, mō Medicine Hat me Brandon. I whiriwhiria ia i te 121 o te katoa i te 1997 NHL Entry Draft
nā tana kapa kāinga, nā ngā Oilers o Edmonton, nā tōna tino tūtukitanga. I takaro a Chimera i nga wa e toru mo te Hamilton Bulldogs, i taua wa ko te kapa ahuwhenua a Oilers i te American Hockey League. I tana wa whakamutunga, i whakaingoatia ia ki te kapa AHL Tuatahi All-Star.