hiː ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɐ stˈɛlɚ dʒˈuːnjɚ kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪððɪ ˈɑːɾɐwə sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, wˌɛɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː dʒˈuːnjɚ plˈeɪɚz tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd kɚɹˈɪɹ pˈɔɪnts.
He enjoyed a stellar junior career with the Ottawa 67's, where he became one of the few junior players to record more than 400 career points.