Buuxi weedha soo socota: Riendeau wuxuu ku qaatay xilli ciyaareedkii 1986 <unk> 87 iyo 1987 <unk> 88 isagoo u ciyaaraya kooxda ku xiran horyaalka hoose ee Montreal, Sherbrooke Canadiens ee AHL. Xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horreeyay ee xirfadeed, Riendeau waxaa la guddoonsiiyay Harry "Hap" Holmes Trophy isagoo u oggolaaday goolasha ugu yar ee AHL. In kasta oo uu diiwaan galiyay rikoodhyo guulo ah oo ku saabsan da'yarta, Riendeau wuxuu ku xanuunsaday muuqaalkiisii kaliya ee Montreal intii lagu jiray xilli ciyaareedkii 1987-88, kaas oo uu u ogolaaday 5 gool 36 daqiiqo. Iyada oo Montreal ay horey u haysatay goolhayaal aad u fiican oo ka tirsan Patrick Roy iyo Brian Hayward, Riendeau waxaa loo beddelay St. Louis 9kii Ogosto 1988 isaga iyo Sergio Momesso Jocelyn Lemieux, Darrell May iyo doorashada 2aad ee St. Louis (oo noqotay Patrice Brisebois)
Ciyaaryahankii ugu horeeyay ee NHL 1989