Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Neely akatamba hockey neRidge Meadows Hockey Association kwechikamu chikuru chebasa rake duku uye akatumidzwa zita kuMaple Ridge runyorwa rwevanhu vanokudzwa. NePortland Winter Hawks yeWestern Hockey League akatungamira timu kuChampionship yeChirangaridzo Cup, achiva timu yekutanga yeUS-based kutora Mukombe. Neely akasarudzwa neVancouver Canucks wechipfumbamwe wose mu 1983 kupinda kunyorwa
uye akatamba mwaka mitatu navo.