Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Paaive achitamba hockey yechidiki yeSudbury Wolves yeOntario Hockey League (OHL), Valiquette akasarudzwa neLos Angeles Kings yeNational Hockey League (NHL) mu1996 NHL Entry Draft
mumutambo wechisere. Achitamba mamwe mwaka miviri muOHL neWolves neErie Otters, Valiquette haana kumbobvira atambira sangano reMadzimambo, uye muna 1998, zvino mushandi akasununguka, akasaina neNew York Islanders. Valiquette akatamba mumitambo mitanhatu yeNHL yeChitsuwa muna 1999-2000, asi zvimwe akatamba zvikwata zvakasiyana muEast Coast Hockey League (ECHL) neAmerican Hockey League (AHL) kusvika muna 2003. Apo Valiquette akaita mutambo wake wokutanga muna 2000, akanga ari muchengeti wemigwagwa akareba zvikuru kuti atambe mutambo muNHL pa 6-foot-6. Ben Bishop, akamira 6 tsoka 7, kubvira ipapo akapfuura Valiquette somurindi mukuru weNHL.