Buuxi weedha soo socota: Toporowski wuxuu ku dhashay magaalada Paddockwood, Saskatchewan. Ka dib markii la soo saaray, Toporowski wuxuu sii waday inuu u ciyaaro hockey-ga yar ee Prince Albert Raiders ee Horyaalka Hockey-ga Galbeedka (WHL). Bishii Oktoobar 1994, Kings waxay isaga, Guy Leveque, Dixon Ward, iyo Kelly Fairchild ugu beddeleen Toronto Maple Leafs si ay ugu beddelaan Eric Lacroix, Chris Snell, iyo wareega afaraad ee doorashada
Qorshaha 1996. Labadii xilli ciyaareed ee xigay, Toporowski wuxuu u ciyaaray kooxda Maple Leafs ee ka tirsan horyaalka hoose, St. John's Maple Leafs ee American Hockey League (AHL). Xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-97, Toronto waxay ugu yeertay seddex kulan oo NHL ah.