Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Brekke gbara hockey kọleji ya na Western Michigan maka Bill Wilkinson. Ọ gbara afọ maka Broncos, na-eje ozi dị ka onye isi ọzọ na oge nwata ya. Mgbe akpọrọ ya onye isi ndị otu maka oge okenye ya, Brekke nyeere Western Michigan aka na oge mmeri 24, nke atọ kachasị mmeri na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke mmemme (dịka nke 2019), wee ruo asọmpi NCAA naanị oge nke abụọ. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na ogo na ahịa Brekke bidoro ọrụ afọ abụọ, na-ekewa oge n'etiti AHL na ECHL mmekọ nke Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche, ndị otu nke depụtara ya na
Afọ 1991.