Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Flinn aizivikanwa somunhu aidzvinyirira. Akasarudzwa mumutambo wechishanu, wechi143 chose chose 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.