Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Almond ni a yan ni akọkọ nipasẹ Minnesota Wild ni iyipo karun, 140th lapapọ ni
2007 NHL Entry Draft lati ọdọ awọn Kelowna Rockets ti Western Hockey League. Ó ṣe ìfilọ́lẹ̀ àkọ́kọ́ rẹ̀ nínú NHL ní February 12, 2010 lòdì sí Atlanta Thrashers, ó sì gba góòlù àkọ́kọ́ rẹ̀ ní April 4, 2010 lòdì sí Vancouver Canucks.