Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Toporowski akaberekerwa muPaddockwood, Saskatchewan. Mushure mokunge ataurwa, Toporowski akaramba achitamba hockey yechidiki yePrince Albert Raiders yeWestern Hockey League (WHL). Muna October 1994, maMambo akamutengesera, Guy Leveque, Dixon Ward, naKelly Fairchild kuToronto Maple Leafs mukutsinhana naEric Lacroix, Chris Snell, uye wechina-kutenderera kusarudza mu
Gwaro ra1996. Mumwaka miviri yakatevera, Toporowski akatambira Maple Leafs 'diki ligi yakabatana, St. John's Maple Leafs yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Mumwaka wa1996-97, Toronto yakamudana kumitambo mitatu yeNHL.