Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Gorges ṣe awọn ọmọ-ọwọ pataki fun ilu rẹ Kelowna Rockets ti Western Hockey League (WHL) lati ọdun 2000 si 2004. Lẹ́yìn tí wọn kò mú un wọlé
Ọdún 2002, ó buwọ́ lu ikọ̀ San Jose Sharks gẹ́gẹ́ bí òsìsẹ́-ọ̀fẹ́. Gorges ni won pe ni Team WHL captain fun &lt;a href="CHL%20Canada/Russia%20Series%232003%20RE/MAX%20Canada-Russia%20Challenge"&gt; 2003 RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge&lt;/a&gt;. Ó tún jẹ́ ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ Team Canada ní 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, níbi tí ó ti gba àmì ẹ̀yẹ fàdákà. Ni 2004, awọn Rockets (pẹlu Gorges bi olori ẹgbẹ) gba Memorial Cup.