Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Maurice akatanga kutamba neWindsor Spitfires yeOntario Hockey League (OHL) muna 1984/85, achionekwa mumitambo makumi matatu nemasere nekirabhu uye achiwana rubatsiro rwezvitatu. Akachengetwa kunze kwechinyorwa mumitambo mina yekurova, sezvo Windsor yakatsvairwa neLondon Knights mumutambo wekutanga. Mushure memwaka wake wekutanga, Maurice akasarudzwa nePhiladelphia Flyers mumutambo wechi12, 252nd yose, mu1985 NHL Entry Draft
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