Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Cooke akatamba junior ice hockey muOntario Hockey League (OHL) kwemwaka mitatu, kunyanya neWindsor Spitfires, asati atamba zvine hunyanzvi. Achinyora 95-poindi (yegumi yakazara muligi), 146-miniti-yechirango mushandirapamwe mumwaka wake wechipiri weOHL, akasarudzwa 144th yakazara neVancouver Canucks mu
1997 NHL Entry Draft. Achidzokera kuOHL kwemwaka wechitatu mushure mekunyorwa, akatengeswa kubva kuWindsor kuenda kuKingston Frontenacs musi waZvita 17, 1997, mukutsinhana naBrent L'Heureux. Cooke aizopedza mwaka nebasa rake reOHL naKingston.