Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Hodgson wuxuu bilaabay inuu ciyaaro hockey abaabulan isagoo afar jir ah Haliburton. Isagoo u ciyaaraya kooxda Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) ee Haliburton Huskies, wuxuu la ciyaaray Matt Duchene. Labaduba waxay ahaayeen saaxiibo carruurnimo ah waxayna wada ciyaareen inta lagu gudajiray xirfadahooda hoose iyo kuwa yaryar, oo ay ku jiraan Guutada Brampton iyo xulalka qaranka Kanada ee ka hooseeya 18 iyo ka hooseeya 20. Qoyskiisa waxa kale oo ay saaxiibo la ahaayeen qoyska Jeff Skinner oo ku soo koray Markham. Hodgson wuxuu u ciyaaray ciyaartoyda Toronto Jr. Canadiens ee Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), isagoo kabtan u ahaa koox ay ku jireen afar kale oo ugu dambeyntii la doortay
2008 NHL waxay qortay <unk> Alex Pietrangelo, Tyler Cuma, Josh Brittain iyo Stefan Della Rovere. Xilligii uu kooxda la joogay waxaa ka mid ahaa horyaalnimada gobolka. Hodgson ayaa markaa ku biiray OMHA's Markham Waxers, oo la tartamayay kooxdooda bantam 2004 <unk>05, ka dibna heerka midget 2005 <unk>06. Wuxuu diiwaan geliyay 51 dhibcood oo ka badan 30 ciyaarood xilli ciyaareedkiisii, isagoo sidoo kale diiwaan geliyay hal caawin laba kulan oo uu la yeeshay kooxda Junior A ee naadiga. Intii uu joogay barnaamijka Waxers, wuxuu la ciyaaray ciyaartoyda mustaqbalka ee NHL Steven Stamkos iyo Michael Del Zotto. Hodgson wuxuu sidoo kale la ciyaaray Stamkos kooxaha xagaaga ee sanadlaha ah, laga bilaabo da'da 11.