Kammala wannan jumla: Briske an rubuta shi ne na 80 na gaba ɗaya ta Mighty Ducks na Anaheim a cikin
1994 NHL Entry Draft, bayan da ya buga wasan hockey na matasa a gasar Hockey ta Yamma don Victoria Cougars da Red Deer Rebels kuma daga baya ya buga wa Tri-City Amurkawa. Mighty Ducks ne suka sanya hannu a kan yarjejeniyar a 1996 kuma ya shafe shekaru uku yana wasa a gasar Hockey ta Amurka, yana farawa da Baltimore Bandits na tsawon shekara guda kafin su koma Cincinnati, Ohio inda suka zama Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, inda ya buga wasanni biyu. Ya sanya hannu tare da Montreal Canadiens a 1999, amma ya shafe kakar 1999-00 yana wasa a AHL don Quebec Citadelles da kuma Ƙungiyar Hockey ta Duniya don Detroit Vipers da Long Beach Ice Dogs. Ya kasance tare da Vipers cewa Briske ya zira kwallaye guda daya a cikin sana'arsa. Lokacin 1999-00 zai zama na karshe a matsayin kwararre.