Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Degerman ya fara aikinsa tare da Kiekko-Espoo, yana wasa a cikin ƙungiyoyin U18 da U20. A lokacin kakar wasa ta 1996-97, ya buga wasanni ashirin da uku a kungiyar Kiekko-Espoo ta manyan kungiyoyi a SM-liiga kuma ya ci kwallaye biyu, bayan haka ya dakatar da sana'arsa ta sana'a kuma ya shiga Jami'ar Boston. Degerman an zaba shi ne na 235 na gaba ɗaya ta Mighty Ducks na Anaheim a cikin
1997 NHL Entry Draft amma ya ci gaba da karatun kwalejinsa tare da Jami'ar Boston har zuwa 2000. Bayan kammala karatunsa na kwaleji, Degerman ya koma tsohuwar ƙungiyarsa a Espoo wanda yanzu aka sake masa suna Espoo Blues. Koyaya, ya sami damar buga wasa ɗaya ne kawai don ƙungiyar kuma ya shafe kakar wasa a Mestis don KJT. Ya koma Arewacin Amurka a 2001 don yin wasa a ECHL, ya raba kakar 2001-02 ECHL tare da New Orleans Brass da Reading Royals kafin ya yi ritaya.