Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I takaro a Rupp i te hokai kura tuarua i te Kura Tuarua o St. Edward i Lakewood, Ohio. I tuhia ia i te rauna tuatahi, te tuaiwa, na te New York Islanders i te 1998 NHL Entry Draft. I muri i te noho kore i te wa e purei ana ia i te Ontario Hockey League (OHL) me te Erie Otters, heoi, i kowhiria e Rupp te hoki ki te NHL Entry Draft, a, i muri mai ka kowhiria te 76 o nga katoa i te 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
2000 na nga New Jersey Devils.