 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Sherven akaberekerwa kuGravelbourg, Saskatchewan uye akakurira kuMankota, Saskatchewan. Akasarudzwa neEdmonton Oilers mumutambo wegumi we1981 NHL Entry Draft. Akatamba mwaka mitatu yekoreji hockey yeYunivhesiti yeNorth Dakota kubva muna 1981 kusvika muna 84, kusanganisira chikwata chemakwikwi e1982 NCAA Mens Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. Akatambawo nokuda Canada National Junior Hockey chikwata kuti akahwina menduru yendarira panguva 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championshipsuye chikwata chenyika chevakuru chakakunda menduru yebronze paWorld Ice Hockey Championships muna 1983 mwedzi mina bedzi gare gare. Pane dzimwe nhambo mbiri bedzi apo vatambi veCanada vakatambira zvose zviri zviviri chikwata chevaduku nechikwata chevakuru mugore rimwe chete. 