Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pye akasvika muMarquette mukupera kwa1987 uye akashanda sechinotsiva kuna Mike Jeffrey mumwaka wake wokutanga. Akatora chinzvimbo chekutanga pakutanga kwemwaka wake wechipiri uye akapa kukurudzira pakarepo muchinangwa. NMU yakabva pa6 kusvika pa2 muWCHA uye Pye akatungamira maWilcats kuWCHA Championship yavo yekutanga, vachitora MVP kukudzwa. Northern Michigan haina kukwanisa kubuda muchikamu chokutanga cheNCAA Tournament asi Buffalo Sabres yakanga yaona zvakakwana kusarudza Pye mumutambo we6 weNHL Draft
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