Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ray akatamba hockey yake yejunior neCornwall Royals yeOntario Hockey League (OHL). VaBuffalo Sabres vakanyora Ray mumutambo wechishanu, wechi97 zvachose mu 1988 NHL Entry Draft
. Akatamba mwaka miviri izere neRochester Americans yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL), panguva yaakawana mukurumbira semurwi anobudirira, achiwana maminetsi anopfuura mazana manomwe ezvirango mumitambo zana nemakumi maviri nemashanu. Ray akaita NHL yake kutanga pamwe Sabres munguva 1989-90 mwaka, umo akawana chinangwa chake chokutanga pamusoro ice. Akapinzawo chibodzwa pabasa rake rokupedzisira mumutambo wake wokupedzisira muNHL. Ray akava wenguva dzose pachikwata kutanga muna 1990-91 NHL mwaka, haana kupedza pamwe asingasviki 158 chirango maminitsi chero NHL mwaka kubva panguva iyoyo kunze kwake wokupedzisira. Mumutambo waipesana neQuebec Nordiques muna 1992, Ray akarova zvine utsinye mutsigiri weNordiques uyo akanga apinda muchando ndokusvika pabhenji reSabres. Anorangarirwa kuva anoshamisa pa6'0", Ray akanga ari mumwe wavatambi veNHL vakaoma zvikuru mukati mema1990. Muna 1999, NHL yakapa Ray King Clancy Memorial Trophy nokuda kwehutungamiri hwake uye zvipo zvevanhu muBuffalo neWestern New York. Kusvika parizvino anogara achishanda nechikwata cheBuffalo Sabres Alumni uye anogara muBuffalo, New York, achishanda nemasangano mazhinji emunharaunda.