Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei:
1996 NHL Entry Draft, na faʻatau atu Tezikov i le aso faʻatapulaʻa o le 1998-99 NHL vaitau i le Washington Capitals i le fesuiaiga mo Joé Juneau. Na ia faaaluina ni nai tausaga i le minors ae leʻi fefaʻatauaʻi atu i le Mighty Ducks o Anaheim, ona talosagaina lea i luga o faʻasalaga e le Vancouver Canucks.