Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Iafrate akasarudzwa pachinzvimbo chechina neToronto Maple Leafs muna 1984 NHL Entry Draft
pashure pebasa rinoshamisa neWindsor Compuware Spitfires uye nguva pfupi asi yakasiyana neBelleville Bulls yeOntario Hockey League (OHL). Iafrate akatambira Chikwata cheUSA mu1984 Winter Olympics muSarajevo, Yugoslavia. Munguva yezhizha ra1984 Iafrate akanga achityaira motokari newaanotamba naye Mike Vellucci apo yakadonha ndokupinduka kakawanda. Vellucci akakandirwa kunze kwemotokari ndokutyoka musana, achirasikirwa nemwaka wose wa1984-85, apo Iafrate akatyoka mbabvu.