Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Sandlak akatamba majunior makuru neLondon Knights yeOntario Hockey League (OHL). Kuenda ku
1985 NHL Entry Draft aionekwa semumwe wevatambi vepamusoro-soro. Akasarudzwa neVancouver Canucks aine chechina chose chose; pa6'4 "uye 220 lbs akasarudzwa kuti agadzirise chishuwo cheCanucks chekurova kukuru kumberi. Akasimbisa chinzvimbo ichi nekuita kwakasimba pa1986 World Junior Championships, kwaaive kaputeni wechikwata cheCanada uye akatumidzwa zita rekutanga rekutamba. Akagutsikana kuti Sandlak aiva tarisiro nani pane kunonoka-kukura Cam Neely (uyo akaridza nzvimbo uye manyorerwo chete), Canuck utariri akasarudza kuti Neely akanga expendable, uye vakabata naye kuna Boston Bruins nokuda Barry Pederson mune chii kwaizova gare gare kunzi nevatsinhanisi vakawanda somumwe vakaipisisa dzaishandiswa nokusingaperi.