 Fox's road to the NHL started in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League playing for the Ottawa 67's under head coach Brian Kilrea who, coincidentally, played for Los Angeles during their inaugural season.Fox was a dominant scorer for Ottawa and notched a league best 166 points in 52 games during the 1979-80 season which convinced Los Angeles to use a first round selection on Fox at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum.Fox was able to use his skill and speed to crack the Los Angeles lineup for the 1980-81 season and finished his rookie campaign with a respectable 18 goals and 42 points for a strong Kings team which finished with a 43-24-13 record under head coach Bob Berry.