Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga yakanyorwa 72nd yakazara mu1996 NHL Entry Draft nePittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh yakatadza kuwirirana naKane pachibvumirano. Akapindazve muhurongwa muna 1998
uye akasarudzwa neNew York Rangers yechi114 chose chose. Akakamura mwaka wake wekutanga nhatu pakati peHartford Wolf Pack yeAmerican Hockey League neCharlotte Checkers yeECHL asati azopedzisira awana nzvimbo yakazara neHartford muna 2001-02. Pamberi 2002-03 mwaka, zvisinei, akanga vachinjaniswa kuna Tampa Bay mheni nokuda Gordie Dwyer, achipedza mwaka pamwe Springfield Falcons.