Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Goneau waxaa markii hore qortay Boston Bruins ee 1994 NHL Entry Draft, laakiin wuxuu doortay inuusan la saxiixin iyaga. Laba sano ka dib
, waxaa qortay Rangers wuxuuna ciyaaray 41 kulan xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-97 ee NHL, isagoo ururiyay 10 gool iyo 3 caawin 13 dhibcood. Xilli ciyaareedkii xigay wuxuu ciyaaray kaliya 11 kulan oo uu dhaliyay 2 gool, isagoo inta badan xilli ciyaareedka la qaatay kooxda Rangers 'AHL, Hartford Wolf Pack. Ka dib markii uu qaatay xilli ciyaareedkii 1998-99 oo dhan Wolf Pack, Goneau wuxuu ku soo laabtay hal ciyaar oo kale xilli ciyaareedkii 1999-2000 kaas oo caddeeyay inuu ahaa kulankiisii ugu dambeeyay ee NHL.