Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Graves malitere igwu hockey Junior B na King City, Ontario, n'ebe ugwu ebe a mụrụ ya na Toronto. Graves mechara sonye na Windsor Spitfires nke Ontario Hockey League (OHL) na 1985<unk>86 ma mee ihe karịrị otu isi ihe kwa egwuregwu dị ka rookie na OHL. A họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke 22 n'ime ndị Detroit Red Wings n'afọ
1986 NHL Entry Draft.