Ka cika wannan jumla: An haifi Govedaris a Toronto, Ontario. A lokacin da yake matashi, ya taka leda a gasar 1983 na Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament tare da 'yan wasan hockey na Toronto Marlboros. An zaba shi a zagaye na farko, 11th gaba ɗaya, ta Hartford Whalers a cikin
Zaɓin shiga NHL na 1988. Ya buga wasanni 45 a cikin National Hockey League: 33 tare da Whalers da 12 tare da Toronto Maple Leafs.