Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Golden akanga ari mutambi mukuru wepaReading Memorial High School muMassachusetts, achitungamirira chikwata chake kuhwina mukombe weMiddlesex League uku achiwana mapoinzi anenge 3 pamutambo. Edmonton Oilers yakaguma ichimusarudza mumutambo wechipiri we1983 NHL Entry Draft uye akatanga kupinda muYunivhesiti yeNew Hampshire mumatsutso. Kugara kwaGolden kuDurham kwakatora mitambo minomwe chete uye akasiya pakati pemwaka kuti atambe zvese zvechikwata chechidiki-B uye paWorld Junior Championships
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