Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Govedaris ni a bi ni Toronto, Ontario. Gẹgẹbi ọdọ, o dun ni 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament pẹlu ẹgbẹ hockey hockey kekere ti Toronto Marlboros. Ó jẹ́ ẹni kọkànlá nínú gbogbo àwọn tí Hartford Whalers yàn ní 1988 NHL Entry Draft
ó ṣe tán. O ṣe awọn ere 45 ni National Hockey League: 33 pẹlu awọn Whalers ati 12 pẹlu awọn Toronto Maple Leafs.