at ▁started ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Lit v ín ov , ▁before ▁sp ending ▁a ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hockey ▁League ▁with ▁the ▁Mo ose ▁J aw ▁War riors , ▁joining ▁the ▁Blues ' ▁I HL ▁affili ate ▁the ▁Pe oria ▁River men ▁for ▁their ▁play off ▁run ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁organization ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁but ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Mo ose ▁J aw ▁for ▁further ▁development , ▁he ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁Ra iders . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁V op at , ▁along ▁with ▁Craig ▁Johnson , ▁Pat rice ▁T ard if ▁and ▁two ▁draft ▁pick s ▁were ▁trad ed ▁from ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Blues ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁for ▁Wayne ▁G ret z ky . ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁LA , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche ▁for ▁Eric ▁Lac ro ix , ▁but ▁never ▁played ▁a ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁A val anche ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black h aw ks ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁games ▁with ▁Chicago ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁for ▁Mike ▁Man el uk . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁V op at ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Fly ers ' ▁A