Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Minard ya taka leda tare da Chilliwack Chiefs a British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) a kakar wasa ta 1994/95, inda ya sami lambar yabo ta Rookie na Shekara da Goalkeeper na Shekara kafin a zaɓe shi a zagaye na huɗu, na 83 a gaba ɗaya, ta Edmonton Oilers a cikin
Zaben shiga NHL na 1995.