Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Romaniuk akaberekerwa muWinnipeg, Manitoba. Yakanyorwa 31st yose neyekumusha kwake Jets mu1988 NHL Entry Draft
, Romaniuk akatamba mitambo ye102 yenguva dzose, achiwana zvibodzwa gumi nematatu uye gumi nemana anobatsira mapoinzi makumi maviri nemanomwe, achiunganidza maminetsi makumi matanhatu nematatu.