Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Mallette akasarudzwa 22nd yose neRangers mu1988 NHL Entry Draft
uye akatamba mitambo yemwaka wenguva dzose 456 mubasa rake rehunyanzvi, achihwina zvibodzwa makumi mashanu neshanu uye kubatsira makumi matanhatu neshanu pamapoinzi zana negumi nemapfumbamwe uye achiunganidza maminetsi gumi nemaviri nemakumi maviri nematanhatu. Achiri kutamba Tampa Bay, akatambura nekukuvara kumashure vachipesana neChicago Blackhawks musi waGumiguru 25, 1997, iyo yakazomumanikidza kuti arege basa.