Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I mua i tana mahi ngaio, i takaro a Murley i te hockey o te whare wānanga mo nga tau e wha i te Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute i Troy, NY. I tohua ia i te rauna tuarua (51st katoa) e te Pittsburgh Penguins i te tau 1996
1999 NHL Entry Draft, ahakoa kaore ia i whiriwhiri ki te ripoata ki Pittsburgh tae noa ki te 2002. I takaro a Murley me te &lt;a href="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton%20Penguins"&gt;Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins&lt;/a&gt; o te American Hockey League (AHL) i mua i tana karanga mo te tau 2003-2004.