Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Maurice wuxuu bilaabay inuu la ciyaaro Windsor Spitfires ee Ontario Hockey League (OHL) 1984-85, isagoo ka soo muuqday 38 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray kooxda wuxuuna kasbaday seddex caawin. Waxaa laga joojiyay afar ciyaarood oo playoff ah, maadaama Windsor ay ku guuleysteen London Knights wareegga koowaad. Kadib xilli ciyaareedkiisii rookie, Maurice waxaa doortay Philadelphia Flyers wareegga 12aad, 252aad guud ahaan, ee 1985 NHL Entry Draft
, kaas oo ahaa xulashadii ugu danbeysay ee sanadkaa.