Kammala wannan jumla: An zabi Adams a zagaye na 9, 223rd gaba ɗaya, a cikin
1996 NHL Entry Draft ta Hartford Whalers inda ya sami bambanci na kasancewa na karshe da aka zaba. An tattara Adams ne bayan kakar farko a Jami'ar Harvard. Ya sha wahala rauni na ƙarshen kakar wasa a ranar 27 ga Disamba, 1997 a wasan da suka yi da Jami'ar Wisconsin  Madison.