Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Chitsauko chinotevera mubasa raDowd chakatanga musi waJune 23, 2000, apo Minnesota Wild yakamusarudza panguva ye2000 NHL Expansion Draft. Musi waKurume 4, 2004, mushure memwaka ingangoita mina neWild, akatengeswa kuMontreal Canadiens mukutsinhana nekutora kwechina-kutenderera dhizaini muna 2004
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