Kammala wannan jumla: Rhodes ya rubuta ta Toronto Maple Leafs a zagaye na 6 na
1987 shigarwa daftarin, 112th overall. Bayan da Maple Leafs ya tsara shi, Rhodes ya halarci Jami'ar Michigan Tech, inda ya buga rikodin 37-49-1 sama da yanayi uku tare da Huskies. Duk da yake a Michigan Tech, Rhodes an yaba shi da zira kwallaye a wasan a ranar 21 ga Janairu, 1989.