Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Trunev akarerwa muCherepovets hockey system uye akatanga kuzivikanwa nevasori vepasi rese nekutamba kwake mumutambo we2006 Mac's Midget muCanada kwaakavhoterwa kuchikwata chekutanga nyeredzi yese. Masangano akasiyana-siyana ekutsvaga akamuisa sechinhu chinogona kuitika chechina kana chechishanu chisarudzo chekutsvaga mu 2008 NHL Entry Draft
. Akazosarudzwa neMontreal Canadiens mumutambo wechishanu ne138th overall pick (yakambotengwa kubva kuCalgary Flames). Trunev akasarudzwa 3rd zvachose nePortland Winter Hawks yeWHL mu2008 CHL Import Draft. Trunev akatorwa navaAmerican veTri-City pashure pokunge Portland yamubvisa murondedzero yayo yaidzivirirwa.