Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Dan asalin Kirkland Lake, ON kuma ɗan Ken da Goldie, Garth Joy ya buga wa Hamilton Steelhawks na OHL tsawon yanayi biyu har sai an tsara shi. An zabi Garth Joy a matsayin mai lamba 222 a cikin
Zaɓin shiga NHL na 1986. Shi ne na 11 da aka zaba a Minnesota North Stars, amma bai taba buga wasa ba. Ya ci gaba da buga wasan hockey na matasa na Hamilton Steelhawks kafin Kingston Raiders, wata kungiyar OHL ta saye shi. Bayan shekara guda tare da "Raiders", ya tsufa don yin wasan hockey a kan kankara a matakin matasa. Ya shiga Jami'ar St. Thomas, inda ya buga wasa daga 1991 zuwa 1994 kuma an zaba shi a matsayin All Canadian a 1993. A cikin 1993, an nemi ya buga wa Team Canada wasa a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya. Ya buga wasanni biyu, ya ci kwallo daya. Bayan kammala karatunsa na kwaleji Garth ya buga wasanni biyu na Vojens a cikin ƙungiyar wasan hockey na maza na Danish.