Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akazvarwa muKirkland Lake, ON uye mwanakomana waKen naGoldie, Garth Joy akatambira Hamilton Steelhawks yeOHL kwemwaka miviri kusvikira adzorwa. Garth Joy akasarudzwa 222nd yose mu 1986 NHL Entry Draft
. Akanga ari chisarudzo chechi 11 cheMinnesota North Stars, asi haana kutongotamba mutambo. Akaenderera mberi achitamba hockey yejunior yeHamilton Steelhawks asati atengwa neKingston Raiders, imwe timu yeOHL. Pashure pegore ne"Raiders", akanga akura zvikuru zvokusagona kutamba ice hockey pamwero wevaduku. Akanyoresa paSt. Thomas University, kwaakatamba kubva muna 1991 kusvika muna 1994 uye akasarudzwa seCanadian All muna 1993. Muna 1993, akakumbirwa kuti atambire Chikwata cheCanada muWorld Championships. Akatamba mitambo miviri, achihwina chibodzwa chimwe. Achitevera basa rake rekoreji Garth akatamba mwaka miviri yeVojens muDanish elite series varume ice hockey timu.