Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau a Govedaris i Toronto, Ontario. I a ia e tamariki ana, i takaro ia i te 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament me te kapa hockey hukapapa iti o Toronto Marlboros. I tīpakohia ia i te rauna tuatahi, i te 11 o ngā tau, e te kapa Hartford Whalers i te tau kotahi mano tekau mā rua
Ko te 1988 NHL Entry Draft. I takaro ia i nga keemu 45 i te National Hockey League: 33 me nga Whalers me te 12 me nga Toronto Maple Leafs.