Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Flinn aizivikanwa somutongi. Akasarudzwa mumutambo wechishanu, 143rd yose neNew Jersey Devils, mu 1998 NHL Entry Draft
. Akasarudzwa kubva kuQMJHL Flinn akaunganidza anopfuura maminetsi mazana maviri ezvirango mune yega yega yemwaka wake mina izere neTitans, Halifax Mooseheads uye Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.