Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga yakanyorwa 72nd yose mu 1996 NHL Entry Draft nePittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh yakakundikana kusvika kune Kane pachibvumirano. Akapindazve basa racho muna
1998 uye akasarudzwa neNew York Rangers 114th yose. Akakamura mwaka wake wekutanga nhatu pakati peHartford Wolf Pack yeAmerican Hockey League neCharlotte Checkers yeECHL asati azopedzisira awana nzvimbo yakazara neHartford muna 2001-02. Pamberi 2002-03 mwaka, zvisinei, akanga vachinjaniswa kuna Tampa Bay mheni nokuda Gordie Dwyer, achipedza mwaka pamwe Springfield Falcons.