Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I takaro a LaBarbera i te hockey hukapapa rangatahi nui i te Western Hockey League (WHL) me te Portland Winter Hawks mo nga wa e wha me te poto ki nga Tri-City Americans me Spokane Chiefs. I whakaingoatia ia e te New York Rangers i te tau
1998 NHL Entry Draft i te rauna tuatoru, 66th katoa.