lˈɔːɹɛntsᵻz kɚɹˈɪɹ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ wɛn hiː plˈeɪd ðə fˈɜːst ʌv θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ʌv dʒˈuːnjɚ hˈɑːki wɪððə naɪˈæɡɹə fˈɔːlz flˈaɪɚz, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ hˈɑːki ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
Lorentz's career started in 1964 when he played the first of three years of junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers, which was part of the Ontario Hockey Association.