Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Yakanyorwa neHartford Whalers yeNational Hockey League mumutambo wechi12 we1990 NHL Entry Draft
, Chalifoux akashuma kuchikwata chepapurazi cheWhalers, shasha inodzivirira yeCalder Cup Springfield Indians. Akatamba mwaka mitatu yakatevera yeIndia, achishanda sechikwata chechitatu-mutsara pakati pezviviri zvekutanga. Mumwaka wa1994 - mwaka wekupedzisira wechirongwa cheIndia chemakore makumi mashanu nemaviri - aive achitamba zvirinani, achihwina poindi mumutambo, apo kukuvara kwepafudzi kwakagumisa mwaka wake mushure memitambo makumi mana nemana.