Buuxi weedha soo socota: Iafrate waxaa doortay Toronto Maple Leafs oo kaalinta afaraad ka galay
1984 NHL Entry Draft ka dib xirfad cajiib ah oo uu la yeeshay Windsor Compuware Spitfires iyo muddo gaaban laakiin caan ah oo uu la qaatay Belleville Bulls ee Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Iafrate wuxuu u ciyaaray Kooxda Mareykanka ciyaarihii Olombikada Jiilaalka ee 1984 ee Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Xilligii xagaaga ee 1984-kii, Iafrate wuxuu waday baabuur uu la socday kooxda Mike Vellucci markii ay shil gashay oo ay dhowr jeer ku rogmatay. Vellucci waxaa laga tuuray gaariga wuxuuna jebiyay dhabarkiisa, isagoo seegi jiray xilli ciyaareedkii 1984-85, halka Iafrate uu jabiyay xoogaa xabado ah.