Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muSaskatoon, Saskatchewan uye akakurira muAmherst, New York apo baba vake, Bill Hajt vaiva nhengo yeBuffalo Sabres. Akapinda Williamsville North High School uye akapedza kudzidza muna 1996. Hajt akanyorwa neEdmonton Oilers muchikamu chechipiri, 32nd yose mu 1996 NHL Entry Draft
mushure mekutamba junior hockey neGuelph Storm yeOntario Hockey League (OHL). Akava mudziviriri akaisvonaka mubasa rake duku neStorm. Hajt akapedza nguva muNational Hockey League, achitamba mumitambo mitanhatu, imwe neOilers mumwaka wa2000-2001, mamwe mashanu neWashington Capitals mumwaka wa2003-2004, uye haana kunyora poindi muNHL.