Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Iafrate akasarudzwa wechina wepamusoro neToronto Maple Leafs mu
1984 NHL Entry Draft mushure mebasa rakatanhamara neWindsor Compuware Spitfires uye pfupi asi yakasarudzika kugara neBelleville Bulls yeOntario Hockey League (OHL). Iafrate akatambira Chikwata cheUSA mu1984 Winter Olympics muSarajevo, Yugoslavia. Munguva yezhizha ra1984 Iafrate akanga achityaira motokari newaanotamba naye Mike Vellucci apo yakadonha ndokupinduka kakawanda. Vellucci akakandirwa kunze kwemotokari ndokutyoka musana, achirasikirwa nemwaka wose wa1984-85, apo Iafrate akatyoka mbabvu.