A graduate of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. ... joined the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Michigan State Spartans in 1981-82 where he spent four years. ... captured the team's Outstanding Rookie Award in 1982 and earned NCAA All-Tournament Team honours in 1984. ... signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in the summer of 1985. ... spent the majority of the 1985-86 season with the American Hockey League's New Haven Nighthawks, while playing in 15 games with the Kings. ... for three years, shared his time with Los Angeles and New Haven. ... traded to New Jersey Devils early into the 1988-89 season