Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Tripp akatanga kunyorwa neColorado Avalanche mumutambo wechitatu, wechi77, mu1995 NHL Entry Draft. Akapindazve basa racho makore maviri gare gare
gare gare uye akasarudzwa neCalgary Flames mumutambo wechipiri, wechi42 chose chose. Pasinei nokurongwa nemapoka maviri akasiyana, nguva dzose dzakakwirira zvikuru mukusarudzwa kwekusarudzwa, aisazoona NHL nguva yekutamba kusvikira mwaka wa2002-03 paakatamba mitambo mipfumbamwe yeNew York Rangers. Mwaka unotevera, 2003-04, Tripp akatamba mitambo makumi matatu nemana yeLos Angeles Kings.