Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - DeBoer an tsara shi ne na 237 na Toronto Maple Leafs a cikin 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Ka yi haƙuri. A lokacin, yana wasa da Windsor Spitfires a cikin OHL, kuma a cikin mafi kyawun lokacinsa, ya zira kwallaye 45 da taimakawa 46 don maki 91. Bayan Windsor, DeBoer ya ci gaba da bugawa Milwaukee Admirals na Ƙungiyar Hockey ta Duniya (IHL), yana wasa da su cikakkun yanayi biyu. A kakar wasa ta karshe tare da Admirals, ya zira kwallaye 27 da taimakawa 34 don maki 61 kuma ya yi ritaya bayan wannan kakar.