Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Makore maviri mumakore matatu ake makuru ekuyaruka basa neWestern Hockey League (WHL) yeMedicine Hat Tigers, Lupul akanyorwa neMighty Ducks yeAnaheim sesarudzo yekutanga yechikwata, yechinomwe yakazara, pa2002 NHL Entry Draft
. Rick Nash weLondon Knights akasarudzwa kutanga uye mumwe wake weLupul's Tigers Jay Bouwmeester akaenda wechitatu gore iroro. Mwaka wakatevera, Lupul akaita roster yekupedzisira yeCanada uye akatamba mu2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships muHalifax, Nova Scotia.