Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure memwaka wake wekukunda Centennial Cup neNotre Dame, Herter akatamira kuYunivhesiti yeNorth Dakota kunotamba hockey yekoreji neNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux yeWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Pakati pemwaka wake wokutanga, Herter akaverengwa somutambi mukuru anowanikwa pa
1989 NHL Entry Draft neNHL Central Scouting Bureau. Herter akapedza mwaka wake wekutanga aine zvibodzwa zvisere uye anobatsira makumi maviri nemana mumitambo makumi mana nemana. Kubatsira kwake makumi maviri nemana uye mapoinzi makumi matatu nemaviri akaisa-mwaka mumwe chete wekutanga kubatsira uye mapoinzi marekodhi kuNorth Dakota, kunyangwe marekodhi ake epfungwa akave akaputswa. Mushure memwaka, Herter akapinda 1989 NHL Entry Draft wechipiri wechipiri pakati pevatambi veNorth America, achidonhedza nzvimbo imwe muNHL Central Scouting Bureau yekupedzisira dhizaini. Musi waJune 17, 1989, akasarudzwa 8th yakazara neVancouver Canucks.