Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: LaBarbera ṣe ere hockey hockey junior pataki ni Western Hockey League (WHL) ni akọkọ pẹlu awọn Portland Winter Hawks fun awọn akoko mẹrin ati ni ṣoki pẹlu awọn ara ilu Tri-City ati awọn olori Spokane. Awon New York Rangers lo yan an ninu idije
1998 NHL Entry Draft ní ìpele kẹta, ẹni 66 ni gbogbo.