Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Toporowski akaberekerwa muPaddockwood, Saskatchewan. Mushure mokunge ataurwa, Toporowski akaramba achitamba hockey yechidiki yePrince Albert Raiders yeWestern Hockey League (WHL). Muna Gumiguru 1994, Madzimambo akamutengesera, Guy Leveque, Dixon Ward, naKelly Fairchild kuToronto Maple Leafs mukutsinhana naEric Lacroix, Chris Snell, uye wechina-kutenderera sarudza muna 1996 dhizaini
. Mumwaka miviri yakatevera, Toporowski akatambira Maple Leafs 'diki ligi yakabatana, St. John's Maple Leafs yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Mumwaka wa1996-97, Toronto yakamudana kumitambo mitatu yeNHL.