Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Colorado Avalanche họpụtara Tripp na mbụ na agba nke atọ, 77th n'ozuzu, na 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Ọ bataghachiri n'ọrụ agha afọ abụọ gara aga.
ka e mesịrị, ndị Calgary Flames wepụtara ya na agba nke abụọ, onye nke 42 n'ozuzu. N'agbanyeghi na ndi otu abuo di iche, oge abuo di elu na ntuli aka draft, o gaghi ahu oge NHL na-egwu egwu rue oge 2002-03 mgbe o mere egwuregwu itoolu maka New York Rangers. Oge ọzọ, 2003<unk>04, Tripp gbara egwuregwu 34 maka Los Angeles Kings.