Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Hodge waxaa doortay Minnesota wareegga saddexaad (46aad guud ahaan) ee 1984 NHL Entry Draft
Waxaad Kadib wuxuu seddex xilli ciyaareed la ciyaaray Boston College, isagoo bilaabay xirfadiisa xirfadeed 1987/88 isaga oo la jooga Kalamazoo Wings ee Horyaalka Hockeyga Caalamiga ah. Wuxuu saddex xilli ciyaareed la ciyaaray Kalamazoo, isagoo sameeyay kulankiisii ugu horreeyay ee NHL shan kulan oo uu la ciyaaray North Stars 1988-89. Waxaa loo beddelay Boston Bruins bishii Ogosto 21, 1990 si loogu beddelo doorashada la soo xulay ee markii dambe loo adeegsaday in lagu doorto xiddiga difaaca ee Dallas iyo ku guuleystaha Selke Trophy Jere Lehtinen.