Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Ṣaaju ki o to ṣe NHL, Playfair dun fun Awọn oniṣowo Fort Saskatchewan ti o wa ni ariwa Edmonton. O ti dun fun awọn Edmonton Oilers ati Chicago Blackhawks lori awọn ti awọn oniwe-iṣẹ. Arakunrin rẹ àgbà Larry Playfair pín ọpọlọpọ awọn abuda kanna - awọn mejeeji ni a ṣe akojọ ni iyipo akọkọ ti NHL Entry Draft (Larry ni 1978 ati Jim ni
1982), ati awọn mejeeji dun junior hockey fun awọn Portland Winter Hawks ti awọn Western Hockey League. Àmọ́, Larry gbá nínú àwọn eré NHL 688; Jim fún 21.